‘Poltergeist’ solid remake of haunted house classic

It’s infrequent and particularly satisfying when the remake of an especially memorable film equals or exceeds the experience of the original. In 1982, “Poltergeist” saw the brilliant pairing of “The

Cussler’s ‘Piranha’ is great book for summer reading

Piranha,” the latest in the Oregon Files series of novels by Clive Cussler, has a new co-author, Boyd Morrison, and proves to be the best entry in the series to

Whitesnake delves deep into Purple past on new album

Who says you can’t go home? David Coverdale delves deep into his Deep Purple background on the new Whitesnake album, which re-does songs from his tenure fronting the legendary classic rock

The Wildness of Beauty IV

(Continued from “The Wildness of Beauty III” on 24 April 2015) In the 16th century, Corsica became a major battleground for Habsburg Spain and Valois France over the control of the

Food | The Italian job

There is a new, ultra-talented, extraordinary chef in town, and I cannot wait to tell you more about him. Lovers of Italian cuisine, boys and girls, listen up. Discerning diners

Cotai 2.0 | Channeling Batman, Versailles: Macau’s new wave of resorts

  Macau is doubling down even as the odds change. The world’s casino capital this week welcomed the first of a new wave of lavish casino resorts for its up-and-coming Cotai

Screen People | Actress interrupted – Judge closes book on last Lohan criminal case in Los Angeles

Lohan’s career was already in trouble when she was arrested twice for driving under the influence in 2007, but the charges and two ensuing court cases cost the once-promising actress

scITech | Youtube – After a decade online, The Tube is redefining celebrity

It’s a meet-and-greet worthy of an A-list star. Outside the three-story bookstore at the outdoor shopping mecca known as The Grove, hundreds of mostly young women have formed a line that

Travelog | Milan Expo – 2015 US pavilion seeks to be catalyst in food security discussion

Fields of waving grain may have come to symbolize the United States’ industrialized agriculture, but the U.S. pavilion at Expo 2015 world’s fair is seeking to lead the conversation on

The Buzz | Jaguar Land Rover profit falls most in 2 years

Jaguar Land Rover became the latest casualty of a slowdown in Chinese auto demand, reporting its steepest drop in quarterly profit in two years after retail deliveries slumped in the

World briefs

CHINA-TAIWAN Mainland authorities have ruled out the possibility of its citizens being allowed to gamble in Taiwan, as casinos are mooted on one of a number of Taiwanese islands which

S. Korean hoops coach suspected of manipulating games

South Korean police plan to question a high-profile basketball coach over allegations that he manipulated games he coached to make money from gambling. Seoul police official Kim Seong-woon said yesterday they

Architect calls for suitable urban renewal policies

Explaining why many old buildings have been left idle, veteran architect Joy Choi pointed to the absence of suitable laws and policies as something that is hindering urban renovation. The

Galaxy phase 2 and Broadway open | Mass market will be ‘the new normal,’ says Francis Lui

As Galaxy Entertainment Group (GEG) opened Macau’s first new projects in three years on the Cotai Strip, its vice-chairman Francis Lui stressed yesterday that the mass market will become “the

Scholar | Mindset change needed to promote disability acceptance

Schools need to become more welcoming in order to further the city’s inclusive policy when it comes to children with disabilities, suggested assistant professor Wong Meng Ee of Singapore’s National

Number of non-resident workers increases by 18 pct

The Human Resources Office recorded that by the end of April there were 115,565 non-resident workers from mainland China, up by 21.67 percent year-on-year. A total of 22,352 were from

More mainland health professionals slated to counter staff shortage

After the opening ceremony of the second health center in Taipa yesterday morning, the Secretary for Social Affairs and Culture, Alexis Tam, who officiated at the event, disclosed to the

New health center in Taipa opens

Among the medical personnel of the new staff that have been hired for the centre, as Cheang Seng Ip, Deputy Director of the Health Bureau (SSM) revealed, some were employed

Survey on manpower needs and wages | Average earnings increase during Q1

At the end of the first quarter of 2015 hotels in Macau had 45,817 full-time employees, up by 2.6 percent year-on-year, according to the Survey on Manpower Needs and Wages

Arts | Carving wood to raise environmental awareness

For French artist Mickael Obrenovitch, carving wood isn’t just about completing an artwork. He’s also hoping to raise awareness of environmental issues, particularly regarding deforestation in Indonesia. “Human Roots,” an exhibition

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