In defeat, is Jose Mourinho still worth our time?

Already a proven winner, Jose Mourinho now must become a specialist in failure, too. When the Chelsea manager used that phrase last year to take a cheap swipe at Arsenal

Bizcuits | Being green

For those who remember Kermit the Frog, “it’s not easy being green.” We can try very hard but unless the infrastructure is available, minimising our carbon footprint is difficult; almost

Friday, October 16, 2015 – edition no. 2420

* The Parisian Macao’s Eiffel Tower tops out * government headquarters to open to the public this weekend   DOWNLOAD

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* Movies: Crimson Peak * Books: See Me by Nicholas Sparks * Music: Revival by Selena Gomez * Wine: The Mediterranean Heart III * Food: Creations Without Boundaries   DOWNLOAD

Del Toro’s ‘Crimson Peak’ casts a gothic spell

The most pressing threat in Guillermo del Toro's gothic horror "Crimson Peak" isn't the ooze-filled cauldrons of dead souls in the basement of the old Victorian mansion, nor the plotting,

‘See Me’ takes readers on roller-coaster ride of emotions

Colin grew up bouncing from military school to military school with his parents expending little effort to try and understand their son. After being countlessly bullied, he turns to violence

Selena Gomez brings her A-game to ‘Revival’

Sophomore albums are notoriously tricky propositions, but Selena Gomez's second solo venture, "Revival," breezes through to the finish line — the dance floor —with 11 nearly impeccable tracks that skip

Digital Life | Amazon’s gizmos aim to be assistants for your abode

When I brought home review models of Amazon's Echo speaker, a sort of smart, voice- controlled speaker, and two Dash buttons that reorder household products with a single touch, I wasn't

The Mediterranean Heart III

(Continued from “The Mediterranean Heart II” on 17 July 2015) The British penchant for fortified wines may variously be due to the cool climate of the British Isles, recurrent wars with

Food | Creations without boundaries

Tucked away in the most local part of town near the Kiang Wu hospital is a French patisserie, and it is a pastry shop like no other. It is not

The Buzz | Cheever chronicles drinking in America in new book 

Drinking, and not drinking, is as old as America itself, from the beer-loving pilgrims on the Mayflower and Paul Revere’s boozy horse ride to Prohibition and the rise of Alcoholics

New films scrutinize Brazil’s World Cup legacy 

Last year’s World Cup in Brazil may have been the “cup of cups” for football fans, but for Brazilian taxpayers, who forked out some USD11.5 billion for the month-long tournament,

World Briefs

CHINA A former vice minister of public security goes on trial in northern China for alleged bribery, the latest senior figure linked to the country’s former security czar to be

Opening ceremony of the legal Year | Courts face record high workload and emerging pressure

Court of Final Instance President Sam Hou Fai urged for changes to regulations in light of a growing number of litigious cases, which has left the basic court’s collegiate bench

MP | Harsher punishment is not sole remedy to curb rising crime rate

The introduction of harsher punishment alone might not be the sole measure that can be used to rein in rising crime despite the number of cases that inundated the Public

Chui reaffirms efforts to ensure judicial independence

Judicial independence will continue to remain under the government’s watch, Chief Executive Chui Sai On pledged in his address to legal practitioners yesterday. He firstly extolled how the principle of “one

Branches all over the Asia-Pacific region

In 1986 the club opened its first Asian branch in Hong Kong. “Hong Kong is quite a strong , it is well supported and sponsored,” Keith Buckley noted. After HK,

Lighthouse Club Macau Anniversary | 10 years assisting families of fatal construction accident victims

The Lighthouse Club Macau, a locally registered construction charity that provides financial assistance to the families of workers involved in fatal construction-related accidents, is celebrating its tenth anniversary this week. 

Echo Chan leaves Forum Macau, replaced by Cristina Morais

After half a year as coordinator of Forum Macau’s Support Office, Echo Chan is leaving the post, to be replaced by Cristina Morais, who currently heads the external department at

Retail | Sa Sa’s sales plumet 10.4pct in Macau, HK

Sa Sa International Holdings Ltd saw its retail sales plummet by 10.4 percent year-on-year in Hong Kong and Macau during the National Day golden week holiday season. Simon Kwok, chairman and

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