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* Movies: Barry * Books: Perfume - A century of Scents  by Lizzie Ostrom * Music: Peace Trail by Neil Young * Wine:

In ‘Barry,’ a young Obama, long before ‘hope’

N ot since young Abe have the early formations of an American president inspired as much moviemaking as Barack Obama’s early life. Vikram Ghandi’s “Barry,” a snapshot of Obama as

‘Perfume’ by Lizzie Ostrom a solid pop culture guide

Fragrance has always been wrapped in social and economic issues, controversy, memories and history as Lizzie Ostrom so persuasively shows in the lively “Perfume: A Century of Scents.”

Neil Young tackles pipeline, technology on ‘Peace Trail’

Prolific rocker Neil Young is at his curmudgeonly best on “Peace Trail,” bemoaning his place in the current generation while standing up for his decades- long commitment to fighting for the underdog. In

News of the World | Smog chokes Chinese cities, grounding flights, closing roads

Thick, gray smog fell over Beijing on Tuesday, choking China’s capital in a haze that spurred authorities to cancel flights and close some highways in emergency measures to cut down on

The Rhodanien Time Capsule

Students and drinkers of Generations X and Y know by experience the complexity – at times confusion – of EU law with regards to education and wine. At

Food & Beverage | When fat equals flavor, USD260 steaks get Japan diet makeover

Seikou Sekimura is betting that aficionados of  Japan’s Wagyu beef - one of the world’s most-expensive meats - are ready for a diet version of the fat-laden, melt-in-your-mouth delicacy.

Miss Toughness

* Movies: Lion * Books: Out of Bounds by Val McDermid * Music: 4 Your Eyez Only by J. Cole * Wine: The

Can you go home again? The lovely ‘Lion’ says yes

There are two ways to view “Lion.” One is as a heart-warming tale of love beyond boundaries and the incandescent pull of home. The more cynical view is that

Police detective Karen Pirie returns in ‘Out of Bounds’

Detective Chief Inspector Karen Pirie has always been a workaholic. But now immersion in her work doesn’t just give her life structure, it also has become a kind of

J. Cole’s low-key return focuses on fragility of life

J. Cole’s latest album, “4 Your Eyez Only,” is an intimate one. It unfolds like an old journal that’s been unearthed and shared with an audience of

NEWS OF THE WORLD | Miss World contestant challenges China on organ-harvesting

Anastasia Lin was due to compete at Miss World last year when it was hosted by China but was barred from entering the country due to her activism

The Holy Spirit

One of Germany’s 16 Bundesländer (Federal States), Freistaat Bayern (Free State of Bavaria) is no doubt one of the most powerful and characterful. Covering some 70,500 sqkm – equivalent

Food & Beverage | Ready for breaded cutlets of a different kind? Cauliflower!

  Let's say that one of your New Year's resolutions is to eat healthier and lose some weight. Join the crowd, right? In practice, what we

Film Awards season opens

* Movies: Neruda * Books: Tom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance by Mark Greaney * Music: Blue & Lonesome by The Rolling Stones

A poet on the run in startlingly great ‘Neruda’

Chilean director Pablo Larrain is on a hero’s quest to destroy the conventional biopic it seems. He turned the post-assassination days of Jacqueline Kennedy into an atmospheric examination of

Tom Clancy true ‘Faith and Allegiance’

The latest novel featuring Jack Ryan, Tom Clancy's iconic hero and now president of the United States, delivers all the elements that fans expect from the franchise.

‘Blue & Lonesome’ by the Rolling Stones

It shouldn't be a surprise, really, but still it's a bit startling to hear just how well the Rolling Stones can play the blues. Strip away the

News of the World | The Oscars: ‘Moonlight,’ ‘La La Land’, ‘Manchester by the Sea’ separate from award season pack

In Hollywood’s early but rapidly solidifying awards season, two films — radically different in tone and tune — have separated themselves from the pack: “Moonlight” and “La

The Progenitor of East Asia

Since the invention – more likely to be accidental than intentional – of grain-based beer, fruit-based wine and grain-based cereal wine predates written history, it falls on the

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