The Golden State VI

(Continued from “The Golden State V” on 29 January 2016) There seems to be two watershed moments, largely concurrent, in the meteoric rise of Californian wine in the secound

Food | Wild Brittany Blue Lobster

MGM MACAU’s French Brittany Blue Lobster Promotion is infused with Chef Khalife’s genius creativity. Quinoa is a healthy, gluten-free grain that works beautifully in salads. Blue lobster and quinoa citrus

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* Movies: Zoolander 2 * Books: This was not the plan by Cristina Alger * Music: Hidden city by the cult * Wine: The Levantine Cedar * Food: A unique collaboration   DOWNLOAD

‘Zoolander 2’ tries a little too hard to up the ante

In case you don't follow the global fashion calendar, Fashion Week has just begun in New York, bringing with it a few nice clothes plus the usual over-the-top weirdness —

A workaholic dad learns to adapt in ‘This Was Not the Plan’

Charlie Goldwyn's life plan has gone awry. He didn't plan on being raised by a single mother. He didn't plan on his wife dying. He didn't plan on relying on

The Cult deftly climbs new heights on ‘Hidden City’

The Cult has had its ups and downs over the more than 30 years since its debut. "Hidden City" shows the band climbing new heights. Led by mystically inclined singer and

Digital Life | With restraint, YouTube rolls out original programming

Michael “Burnie” Burns hears a discrepancy. Before greeting moviegoers at the debut of his film, the writer-actor is eavesdropping on all the big-budget movie trailers playing ahead of his much smaller

The Levantine Cedar

Home to one of the most ancient winemaking cultures in the world, Lebanon has been producing wine for at least 5,000 years. Archaeology indicates that vitis vinifera was probably brought

Food | A Unique Collaboration

Wynn Macau’s Japanese restaurant Mizumi launches an unprecedented experience, by collaborating with three Michelin-starred chefs; each heralded in a Japanese culinary tradition – sushi, tempura and teppanyaki, in one remarkable restaurant. In

Thais’ best friends

* Movies: Hail, Caesar! * Books: The cowshed by Ji Xianlin * Music: Cold Chilling: Compton by various artists * Wine: The burgundian heritage * Food: Celebrate the season of love   DOWNLOAD

In ‘Hail, Caesar!’ a studio fixer’s faith is tested

The Coen canon reaches a crescendo — or rather a warped inversion of one — in "Hail, Caesar!" when the brothers assemble a quartet of religious leaders from various faiths

Various Artists, “Cold Chilling: Compton” (PRMD)

California knows how to party. So goes the refrain on 2Pac's enduring rap favorite "California Love." That love is on display in the form of an homage on "Cold Chilling:

‘The Cowshed’ a stark reminder of dark time in China

China doesn’t make it easy for its people to openly discuss sensitive issues. Some were surprised, then, when a professor at one of the country’s most prestigious universities published this

News of the World | In latest fad, Thais treat ‘child angel’ dolls like pets

Mix one part superstition, two parts fashion, a dab of celebrity idolatry and a heap of media frenzy, and what do you get? The "child angel" dolls, the latest craze in

The Burgundian Heritage

The comparison and contrast between Bordeaux and Burgundy seem to have an uncanny power to constantly attract passionate arguments from both camps. This age-old topic is argued along the lines

Food | Celebrate the season of love

During the season of love, whether you are single or attached, Mandarin Oriental, Macau invites everyone to celebrate Valentine’s Day with an abundance of heart-melting elements. The Forbes five-star Vida

#jimmythebull | Divorce, dog and instagrams

* Movies: The finest hours * Books: Alive, alive oh! And other things that matter by Diana Athill * Music: I long to see you by Charles Lloyd & The Marvels * Wine:

Waves and nostalgia wash over ‘The Finest Hours’

Waves of water and nostalgia wash over the drenched and drippy "The Finest Hours," a Norman Rockwell painting tossed into stormy CGI seas. The disaster drama, directed by Craig Gillespie ("Lars

Diana Athill, 98, offers up enchanting new memoir

Diana Athill, 98, still has a few things to teach us about growing old with dignity and humor and grace. Her latest memoir, "Alive, Alive Oh!" follows the unlikely literary celebrity

2 guitars, spiritual feel to Charles Lloyd’s latest

The guitars flanking saxophonist Charles Lloyd on his latest album nudge him in a more spiritual direction. There's a prayerful feel even to the pop tunes "Masters of War" and

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