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DIGITAL LIFE | Tea ceremony still a respite from fast-paced world
Despite the rapid pace of our high-tech world, or perhaps because of it, the ancient Japanese tradition of tea ceremony is as popular as ... -
The Biodynamic Renaissance
The heritage of Château Durfort-Vivens (Deuxième Cru) can be traced back to the 12th century, and for 7 centuries it was continuously owned by ... -
SPICE IT UP WITH CHEF KEN
With a warm, mischievous smile, multi-award winning Chef Ken Xu at The Venetian Macao’s North walks over to our table, checking on the plate ... -
How to use a smart desk? Stand up!
You may want to sit down for this. Then get up. Then sit down again. That’s because there’s a desk out there that tells ... -
Murray delights as curmudgeonly ‘Vincent’
If we were going to be curmudgeonly about it — and “St. Vincent” is, after all, a movie about a curmudgeon — we’d focus ... -
‘Full Measure’ is realistic on every level
T. Jefferson Parker, known for his crime novels, delivers an emotional and gut-wrenching literary departure that’s miles away from what his fans and readers ... -
Jason Aldean focuses on his rock side on new album
Jason Aldean, who helped elevate hard rock dynamics and hip-hop conventions in contemporary country music, focuses on his rock side on his sixth studio ... -
DIGITAL LIFE | Stir Kinetic smart desk makes you stand up
Why does a desk need to be smart? One answer is that it has motors and needs smarts to control them. The motors raise ... -
The Classicism of Modernity II
(Continued from “The Classicism of Modernity” on 20 June 2014) The birthplace of Dionysian legends, Greece is rightly proud of its ancient roots and ... -
PAIRING WITH CONFIDENCE
There is no doubt that personally I am a big fan of all of the restaurants housed inside the Sofitel Macau at Ponte 16. ... -
Bellini’s opera opens Friday in Macau | Hard to play Norma
Roman occupied Gaul. Norma is a powerful druid priestess who compromised her ideals in the name of love. Another priestess had fallen in love ... -
‘Two Faces’ builds tension, has nice cast
Who can say no to a good Patricia Highsmith adaptation? Though her 1964 suspense thriller “The Two Faces of January” is not the easiest ... -
Jon Land delivers with ‘Strong Darkness’
In 1883, Texas Ranger William Ray Strong, assisted by the state’s famous “hanging judge,” Roy Bean, is on the trail of a serial killer ... -
Pianist Lang Lang tackles Mozart
This double-CD set is the first all-Mozart recording from the Chinese-born piano virtuoso Lang Lang, who at age 32 has achieved something approaching matinee ... -
MDT FEATURE | Italian theatre brings Vincenzo Bellini’s opera ‘Norma’ to town
In Roman occupied Gaul, Norma is a powerful Druid priestess who compromises her ideals in the name of love. Upon discovering her lover’s infidelity, ... -
The Shades of Green
Situated in the northwestern edge of Portugal facing the Atlantic Ocean, Vinho Verde is a little world of intrigue unto itself. First mentioned by ... -
PINK FOR REVOLUTION
It’s the time of year for the ‘Plush for PINK’ campaign at Conrad Macao, Cotai Central again! From now to the 31st of October ... -
Port wine in Portugal and Douro River vineyards
The story of port, just like the resilient Douro grapes of which it’s a blend, continues to be one of human creativity. This week’s ... -
‘Tracks’ leaves a mark
The movies, it seems, are increasingly headed down paths in the woods, out to open water and, in the case of John Curran’s excellent ... -
Brilliant new biography of Tennessee Williams
When “The Glass Menagerie” opened on Broadway in March 1945, the actress cast as Southern matriarch Amanda Wingfield got so drunk before the show ... -
Streisand’s timeless ‘Partners’ soars
Barbra Streisand’s “Partners” isn’t just about star-powered duets, but partnerships of love and family. It’s a love album for the ages, as fit for ... -
TRAVELOGUE |Port wine in Portugal and Douro River vineyards
Ribbons of bright green grape leaves alternated with golden stone walls as far as I could see along the steep banks of Portugal’s Douro ... -
The Carthaginian Resurgence III
(Continued from “The Carthaginian Resurgence II” on 11 July 2014) Located at the northern tip of Africa, Tunisia is merely 155km away from the ... -
RED FOR PASSION, WHITE FOR ROMANCE
There is no question that many of us are crazy about Riesling wines from Germany. They are fruity, floral, and sweet like a perfect ... -
Even seemingly benign causes draw China crackdown
Chinese authorities harass any group that mobilizes people outside their control, even if they are not aiming to challenge or criticize the Communist Party. ... -
Chastain, McAvoy make ‘Them’ a worthy trip
All the lonely people. Where do they all belong? You won’t hear that line in “The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them” (more on that ... -
Lancet imbues new novel with vivid sense of Japan
Art, social issues, culture and, yes, war — all the things that make or break a society — converge in Barry Lancet’s exciting second ... -
Opera’s Kaufmann turns to lighter fare
Is there anything Jonas Kaufmann can’t do? The great German tenor has long since conquered the worlds of grand opera and classical recital. Now ... -
NEWS OF THE WORLD | Even seemingly benign causes draw China crackdown
More than 30 people had gathered at Beijing’s most august Buddhist temple to remember the siblings, children and parents lost exactly six months earlier ... -
The Idyllic Treasure
Created by viticulturalist Henri Bouschet in 1866, Alicante Bouschet is a crossing of Petit Bouschet – per se a crossing of Teinturier du Cher ... -
The Korean Touch
Conrad Macao is welcoming Chef de Partie Mr. Kyonghoon Chong (Daniel) from Conrad Seoul who will be special guest chef at Grand Orbit restaurant ... -
War gives inspiration to Gaza’s artists
The themes and reality of war impose themselves on Gaza’s small but vibrant arts scene, and the latest conflict has been a powerful inspiration ... -
News of the World | War gives inspiration to Gaza’s artists
Palestinian filmmaker Khalil Mozayen’s latest work was already complexly layered — a movie within a movie about a director and screenwriter producing a film ... -
‘Last Days in Vietnam’ shows Saigon’s fall
There are many differences between America’s troubled exit from Iraq and its ramshackle retreat from Vietnam. But the U.S. flight from Saigon as seen ... -
No surprise the surprise U2 album shines
Everything about U2’s new album “Songs of Innocence” is unexpected. Like its very existence, for one, after the Irish rock band dropped it on ...
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