This Day in History | 1967 Russian cosmonaut dies in space crash

Colonel Vladimir Komarov, 40, is the first known victim of a space flight. He was an experienced cosmonaut, on his second flight, and had completed all his experiments successfully before

Offbeat | China to crack down on strippers at rural funerals

Chinese officials say they are cracking down on stripteases and other lewd shows that have become popular at funerals in some rural areas. The Ministry of Cultural said in a statement

Football | Champions League – Hernandez goal puts Real into semis, Juventus also joins last four

A late goal by Javier “Chicharito” Hernandez gave Real Madrid a tense 1-0 win over 10-man Atletico Madrid and a place in the Champions League semifinals yesterday. After the first leg of

Bizcuits | Why stay?

Are you an expatriate? Some foreigners don’t think of themselves as one because the term has been traditionally used to describe a high-flying executive on a fat package dropped into

Friday, April 24, 2015 – edition no. 2298

* Broadway musical in town this summer * A case of English proficiency * Translators to blame * EU leaders discuss plans to confront med migrant crisis   DOWNLOAD

Hungary: A safer gateway to Europe

* Movies: Adult beginners * Books: The stolen Ones by Owen Laukkanen * Music: Kindred by Passion Pit * Wine: The Wildness of Beauty III * Jack Black  by Paulo Coutinho * Times Square by

Times Square by Rodrigo

Jack Black

, former deputy-coordinator of IPM’s Centre of Sino-Western Cultural Studies, has been appointed the new head of Macau’s Economic and Trade Delegation to the WTO in Geneva, replacing Secretary Raimundo

Tea Leaks by Talkers

Apparently, “the” place to be this evening is the Praha Bar, a joint with a view at the Fisherman’s Wharf. It’s the monthly drinks event hosted by our favorite concern

Indie ‘Adult Beginners’ explores familiar territory

Are you happy?” is the prevailing question of its fair share of indie dramas. The cinema of borderline depressive thirtysomethings living in reasonably pleasant suburban environs might as well be a

‘Stolen Ones’ is exciting addition to Laukkanen’s series

Owen Laukkanen’s “The Stolen Ones” concerns human trafficking and follows two Romanian sisters, Irina and Catalina, who have been kidnapped to sell as sex workers. Irina escapes, triggering a sequence

Passion Pit feeling the ‘Kindred’ spirit

America’s reigning synthpop king, Passion Pit, is out with a third studio album, “Kindred,” a passable offering of tidy little electro ditties. For their heartfelt lyrics, Passion Pit (aka Michael Angelakos

The Wildness of Beauty III

(Continued from “The Wildness of Beauty II” on 27 March 2015) For those who enjoy not only the sensual pleasure brought about by the vinous experience but also a sense of

Food | THREE-DIMENSIONAL AROMATIC CUISINE

Chef Bühner is famous for his “three-dimensional aromatic cuisine”, an emphasis on the individual product’s natural flavours, a special penchant for low-temperature cooking and a harmonious balance of flavours and

Beauty | Skin revival

“Photofractional is a rejuvenation technology that combines Intense Pulsed Light with non-ablative skin resurfacing. Both skin tone and texture are treated simultaneously. The treatment works to stimulate deep collagen regeneration.

Migrants take long, winding road to reach EU gateway Hungary

From a Budapest hilltop overlooking a panorama of central Europe, Jean-Paul Apetey reflects on how far he’s come, how improbable and unexpected his journey has been — and yet how

Travelog | Germany’s black forest – Dark woods and mushrooms

The Black Forest gets its name from a canopy of trees so dense that the woods seem dark, pierced only by shafts of sunlight. Mushrooms sprout across the damp forest

Buzzr – A ‘Beat the Clock’ for the YouTube generation

This isn’t your grandparents’ “Beat the Clock.” Inside a soundstage at YouTube Space LA, a high-tech production facility operated by the streaming video site, a couple of YouTube stars have been

Screen People | Ben Affleck PBS probes slave-owning issue; actor expresses regret

Meanwhile, Affleck has expressed regret for seeking to have the information omitted from the episode that featured the actor and aired last October. “We deserve neither credit nor blame for our

The Buzz | Chinese man jailed for splashing ink on Mao Zedong portrait

A Chinese man was sentenced to 14 months in jail for splashing ink on the giant portrait of Communist revolutionary leader Mao Zedong in the heart of Beijing, state media

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