The Prussian Red

The 10th largest (by volume) wine-producing country worldwide, Germany has a total of 13 wine regions, five of which – Saale-­Unstrut, Ahr, Sachsen, Mittelrhein and Hessische Bergstraße – are miniscule,

Food & Beverage | General Mills tweaks big brands: More cinnamon, more protein

Sprinkle more cinnamon on Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal, switch to antibiotic-free chicken for Progresso soups, pump up the protein in Yoplait yogurts. Those are some of the tactics General Mills

Oh Britannia!

  * Movies: The Magnificent Seven * Books: Home by Harlan Coben * Music: Braver Than We Are by Meat Loaf * Wine: The Buyer’s Caveat * Food & beverage: Negative online reviews are double-edge

‘The Magnificent Seven’ rides again, with more guns

Deciding to remake “The Magnificent Seven” with a fresh batch of movie stars is certainly no sin. John Sturges’ 1960 tome, itself a remake of Akira Kurosawa’s classic “Seven Samurai,”

Meat Loaf, Steinman reunite on ‘Braver Than We Are’

The cover of "Braver Than We Are" bears two names, those of rock belter Meat Loaf and songwriter Jim Steinman. It's a rare writer who gets his name front and center,

‘Home’ by Harlan Coben is suspenseful & twisty tale

Fans of Harlan Coben will be thrilled to learn that he brings back his iconic series character Myron Bolitar to tackle a mystery over 10 years old in "Home." Bolitar's best

News of the World | Proposal to revive royal yacht draws fans, foes in Britain

The U.K. may be sailing into an uncertain future outside the European Union, but if campaigners have their way, Britannia will rule the waves again. A Conservative lawmaker and the Daily

The Buyer’s Caveat

It may sound ludicrous or “let them eat cake” to say that Bordeaux wine is generally inexpensive and that it is for everyday drinking, given how much attention is paid

Food & Beverage | Any news is good news… Negative online reviews are double-edge sword for businesses

It is a double-edged cybersword: a negative review of a restaurant or other business, posted for the world to see. Anyone who peruses Yelp!, TripAdvisor, Google and companies' own websites can

Saving the snow cat

READ MORE * Movies: Snowden * Books: Nutshell by Ian McEwan * Music: In Search of Better Days BY Incognito * Wine: The Norman Orchard * Food & drink: Jesus and beer   DOWNLOAD

Patriot games in Oliver Stone’s ‘Snowden’

Edward Snowden, who cast himself as the hero of his own spy movie, gets the real thing in Oliver Stone's Hollywoodized biopic of the National Security Agency whistleblower. Who but an

Ian McEwan’s ‘Nutshell’ is ‘Hamlet’ in miniature

It takes a lion's nerve to rewrite "Hamlet" from the viewpoint of a fetus, a stunt conceived and sweetly achieved by Ian McEwan in his latest novel, "Nutshell." McEwan's 197-page thimble

Better than ever days for Incognito

One may ask how a band achieves longevity, especially when members have come, gone and come back again. For an answer, you need look no further than Bluey, the co-founder

News of the World | Snow leopards’ return brings hope to remote Afghan region

The leopards range across the snowy mountains of a dozen countries in Central and South Asia, but their numbers had declined in recent decades as hunters sought their spotted pelts

The Norman Orchard

If the world of brandy is a clan, grape brandy in its various forms would be the patriarch, having for long occupied centre stage and overshadowing its poor cousin pomace

Food & Drink | Jesus and beer Religious groups combine faith, cold brews

Angela Caddell started struggling with her Christianity 14 years ago when she came out as gay. But a gathering at a bar to talk faith over a cold beer once

Food & Drink | Bar cars returning to Connecticut-New York commuter trains

Railroad cars equipped with bars for serving alcohol are returning to commuter trains running between New York City and Connecticut, restoring a tradition dating back 50 years that evoked the

Sandra from Macau | Beauty with a cause

READ MORE * Movies: Sully * Books: The Pigeon Tunnel by John le Carre * Music: Schmilco BY Wilco * Wine: The Quintessence of Japan VII * Food & drink: Beef, cheese, poblano and beer 

Eastwood’s ‘Sully’ stubbornly refuses to soar

In “Sully,” Clint Eastwood’s haunted and sterile docudrama of Capt. Chesley Sullenberger’s 2009 landing of Flight 1549 on the Hudson, Eastwood has drained away all the superficial, rah-rah heroism of

Spy novelist le Carre relates stories from his life

Of stories to dine out on, David Cornwell has an abundance. Or should we say John le Carre has? Cornwell's pen name overshadows the title on the cover of this,

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