Professor has taken ‘selfie’ every day for last 30 years

Long before they were called selfies, Karl Baden snapped a simple black and white photo of himself. Then he repeated it, every day, for the next three

Kapok | Smoking gun

Is it me or are we being treated worse than headless chickens with tar-filled lungs? An opinion survey on to smoke or not to smoke in casinos conducted

Friday, February 24, 2017 – edition no. 2750

* Lilau Square | Gov’t shelves urban renovation plan * Kim Jong Nam murder | Malay police not seeking help from Macau * Inspiring talk on cerebral palsy * Power consumption hits record

It’s the Oscars! already | In L.A. land

* Movies: Get Out * Books: All Our Wrong Todays by Elan Mastai * Music:  Little Fictions by Elbow * Wine: The Monastic

Elbow loses a member and become more accessible

Less, it turns out, is more for the British band Elbow. On their seventh studio album, the art-rockers have lost a founding member, but the music they

What if this is a dystopian society we live in?

What if the world we know today is actually a dystopian society? Could the reason we don’t live like the Jetsons be attributed to one person’s mistake

In ‘Get Out,’ the two-faced horrors of racism

Fifty years after Sidney Poitier upended the latent racial prejudices of his white date’s liberal family in “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner,” writer-director Jordan Peele has crafted a similar

The Monastic Heritage

Speaking of monastic influence on viticulture and winemaking, Burgundy is probably the most obvious example, but it is not the only one. Germany’s historic wine regions have their fair

Food & Beverage | Sticker shock for olive oil buyers after bad Italian harvest

  From specialty shops in Rome to supermarkets around the world, lovers of Italian olive oil are in for some sticker shock this year, with prices

News of the world | Oscars look to ‘La La Land,’ host Kimmel for ratings boost

If the Oscars had doubled down on nominating films with actors named Ryan, the ceremony’s chances for a ratings bounce might be as likely as host Jimmy

Gaming | Adelson sees Japan as ultimate business opportunity

Japan is the ultimate business opportunity for  Las Vegas Sands Corp., said its billionaire chairman as he envisions an integrated resort that would attract convention tourism

Hong Kong | Donald Tsang gets 20 months in jail for misconduct

A former leader of Hong Kong was sentenced yesterday to 20 months in prison for misconduct after failing to disclose plans to rent a luxury apartment for

Kim Jong Nam murder | Police: Suspects in Kim’s death coated hands with poison

The two women suspected of fatally poisoning a scion of North Korea’s ruling family were trained to coat their hands with toxic chemicals then wipe them on

Courts | Ho used villa in Cheoc Van for personal matters, witness claims

The trial of former top prosecutor Ho Chio Meng continued yesterday with the questioning of several witnesses. The first witness called to the stand in the

HKZM bridge seawall collapse went unreported

The delayed Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge experienced a seawall collapse on reclaimed land along the east coast of the airport island back in 2014, due to irregular additions

Central Library | IC defends its position on Old Court site

The Cultural Affairs Bureau (IC) has issued a statement reiterating that their plan for the construction of the Central Library is in line with the

Group calls for second-hand smoke to be considered occupational hazard

The Macau Gaming Industry Frontline Workers’ Union delivered a petition this week to the government calling for second-hand smoke to be considered an occupational hazard to casino

Sands confident of achieving stricter smoking room standards

Sands China president and chief operating officer Wilfred Wong said yesterday that he is confident that the gaming operator will be able to meet the stricter technical

Japan expansion | Ho pledges to spend ‘whatever it takes’

Melco Crown Entertainment Ltd. has upped the ante against its casino rivals to win the chance to build a casino resort in Japan, declaring there’s no limit

College Board to boost SAT security globally

The firm that oversees registrations for the SAT college entrance exam is boosting security around the world following test-stealing and other cheating in recent years.

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