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The Swedish Connection
Generally reliable and readily available, Grandes Marques champagnes remain dominant in terms of market share, but champagne-aficionados would be aware of, indeed delighted by, ... -
OUTSHINING THE CAPITAL
When we ask the French which city is the center of French gastronomy, many of them would say it’s Paris. However, there is now ... -
Seoul: Trains, fast cell service, palaces and food
* South Korea’s hyper-efficient capital offers much to tempt travelers. You can explore Korea’s rich historic heritage and savor the delights of its surprisingly ... -
Akin’s ‘The Cut’ puts Armenian massacre on screen
Fatih Akin’s “The Cut” is the first movie by a director with Turkish roots to tackle an issue long taboo in the country: the ... -
‘Bad Feminist’ essays are sharp, funny
Roxane Gay may call herself a bad feminist — she cops to loving pink and dancing to misogynist music — but she is a ... -
Ty Segall at height of his powers
In another time and collective mental headspace Ty Segall might have been a pop star. With his dreamy new album, “Manipulator,” the Los Angeles ... -
TRAVELOGUE: Seoul: Trains, fast cell service, palaces and food
South Korea’s hyper-efficient capital doesn’t immediately spring to mind when you think of exotic Asian destinations. But this mega-city offers much to tempt travelers ... -
The Spirit of Japan
A linguistic rendition of the Chinese term shaojiu, shochu has been produced in Okinawa and Kyushu since the 16th century. What is now known ... -
PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS
“As I ate the oysters with their strong taste of the sea and their faint metallic taste that the cold white wine washed away, ... -
Girls from Brazil’s favelas find escape in ballet
More than 20 girls from a rough Sao Paulo neighborhood known as crackland are learning the graceful art of ballet. The time they spent ... -
Meta and mad, ‘The Congress’ is a trip
Very soon, this whole structure that we all love so much will be gone,” prophesies Danny Huston’s wide-grinning movie studio head in Ari Folman’s ... -
Author’s ode to crosswords is right on the mark
If you love solving crosswords, you know how it feels to be in the fraternity. There’s the rush of matching wits with a mysterious ... -
Grande’s ‘My Everything’ is everything
This is how you follow up an impressive debut: simply step into the recording booth, and be amazing yet again. Maybe it’s easier said ... -
NEWS OF THE WORLD | Girls from Brazil’s favelas find escape in ballet
Past the graffiti-covered overpass and subway tracks, in a slum penned in by high-rises, 8-year-old Gabriela Aparecida fixes her curly hair into a bun ... -
COMFORT WITH AN ITALIAN FLAIR
By now we all know that SOHO at City of Dreams is the hottest spot to be for casual dining, but more than that, ... -
The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance
The Anglo-Portuguese alliance is the oldest one in the world that is still in force. Ever since the Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1373, which is ... -
Vegas offering all but marriage to LGBT tourists
Las Vegas is looking to attract the LGBT community. Vegas isn’t the only gambling town doing so. Atlantic City has promoted itself aggressively as ... -
A sweet Moretz rescues ‘If I Stay’
Tis clearly the season for exceedingly attractive young adults in mortal peril. Just two months ago, we had the charming Shailene Woodley as a ... -
An insightful look at digital-age clutter
The End of Absence: Reclaiming What We’ve Lost in a World of Constant Connection” (Current), by Michael Harris I fall asleep to the glow ... -
Artists cover landmark Johnny Cash album
Throughout his career, Johnny Cash sang about the downtrodden, giving a voice to the voiceless. But his 1964 concept album, “Bitter Tears: Ballads of ... -
NEWS OF THE WORLD: Vegas offering all but marriage to LGBT tourists
While gay couples still can’t get married in the marriage capital of the world, Las Vegas wants to let them know they — and ... -
The Lord of Barsac
In the enticing world of sweet Bordeaux, if Barsac exemplifies elegance as opposed to Sauternes’s power, Château Climens (Premier Cru) would be the epitome ... -
THE ESSENCE OF HEALTH
Any of you who are into anti-aging and plastic surgery will know that the Koreans are really crazy about looking good. From the latest ... -
Lauren Bacall | Fashion to die for
* Bacall, who died this week at 89, was a fashion darling of a unique sort. A model at 16, later a pal of ... -
A family is tested in ‘No Safe House’
A family’s past continues to haunt Terry Archer and his family as they find it impossible to move on with their lives in Linwood ... -
‘Let’s Be Cops’ falls flat on humor
At one point during “Let’s Be Cops,” actor Damon Wayans Jr. has a scene in which a huge naked man’s groin is inches from ... -
A forlorn Sinead O’Connor
After a rough few years for Sinead O’Connor, as she dealt with a 16-day marriage and canceled a tour due to mental illness, it’s ... -
The fashion world looks back on Lauren Bacall
Lauren Bacall had one condition when the Fashion Institute of Technology wrote recently to ask if it could turn hundreds of personal garments she ... -
The Pride of Hungary
Located some 240km northeast of Budapest, Tokaj is Hungary’s preeminent wine region, so important in Hungarian history that its vineyards are mentioned in the ... -
FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH
Late summer and early autumn is the best time to get together with friends, relax and have a great time, because the weather is ... -
The dangerous days of Pins aND PassWords
Here’s one tip to make your password(s) safer and easy to remember: think of a sentence and use just the first letter of each ... -
‘Journey’ – nice ingredients, bland result
Take one Oscar-winning British actress. Add an appealing supporting cast. Lather on the picturesque French countryside. Sprinkle liberally with gorgeous food shots, from bubbling, ... -
Elizabeth Little’s ‘Dear Daughter’ is engrossing
The unlikable protagonist with a biting personality and outrageous actions, but who is fascinating at the same time, has never been more popular. Just ... -
Shaver shows staying power on new album
Old cowboys love to lament that contemporary country music’s in a sorry state and guilty of casting aside sage singers and songwriters — like ... -
NEWS OF THE WORLD | 7 steps to stronger, more secure passwords
Rarely does a week go by without news of another hacking incident. On Tuesday, The New York Times reported that a Russian crime ring ...
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