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Teen comedy ‘DUFF’ gives genre a social media spin

All teen comedies owe some debt to John Hughes and Amy Heckerling. The milieu of suburban teenage life that they explored decades ago has defined the genre since. The social divisions,

Lippman deals with parenthood in ‘Hush Hush’

Laura Lippman’s novels about Baltimore private investigator Tess Monaghan have never followed the predictable mode. Instead, the series about this sometimes cranky, perceptive young woman has afforded Lippman a way

’80s hair metal giants join forces for Sweet & Lynch

Is this heaven-sent hair metal, or did they just get lucky? Either way, Sweet & Lynch have hit it out of the park on the debut album by some of

Food | AN AFTERNOON IN THE GARDEN

Spring is here and it marks a new beginning. Wynn Macau announces the debut of afternoon tea at Café Esplanada, offering a refreshing afternoon tea experience in a heavenly oasis. Guests

The Burgundian Newcomer

With 100+ appellations, 600+ premier cru and 30+ grand cru climats, Burgundy is quite possibly the most intellectually demanding region to understand. The pleasure of studying its wine is akin

TRAVELOG | ‘Legalize Marijuana’ – Jamaica lawmakers decriminalize small amounts of ganja

Marijuana has been pervasive but illegal in Jamaica for decades, consumed as a medicinal herb, puffed as a sacrament by Rastafarians and sung about in the island’s famed reggae music. After

SPA | Flowing Infinity

Feeling like taking care of the skin on your face as well as on your body but don’t know which spa treatment is best for both? I personally recommend the

Curses protected Indian river, but now it faces modern world

There was an actual curse at first, a long held belief that the Chambal River was unholy. There was the land itself, and the more earthly curse of its poor-quality

Screen People | Oscars | Redmayne lends voice to ‘Thomas & Friends’

Fresh off an Oscar win for his portrayal of Stephen Hawking in “The Theory of Everything,” the British actor will be heard in the next installment in the “Thomas &

Conference Show | Q&A: ‘Modern Family’ producer talks episode shot with iPhone

For this week’s “Modern Family,” producers put down their expensive professional cameras and shot the episode with iPhones and other Apple devices. Seen through the eyes of character Claire Dunphy

The Buzz | Ooops! Vatican seeks to quell Mexican anger over pope’s drug remark

The Vatican sought yesterday to defuse a diplomatic tiff with Mexico after Pope Francis referred to the possible “Mexicanization” of his native Argentina from drug trafficking, the latest instance of

World briefs

CHINA’s manufacturing activity edged up to a four-month high in February although export orders decreased for the first time in nearly a year, in the latest sign of uncertainty for

Stolen statue, painting returned to Italian government in NYC

Decades after being stolen in Italy, an ancient statuette and an 18th-century painting were returned to the country’s government yesterday after turning up in New York. The handover marked the latest

Gaming | CNY Weak revenue trends in both VIP and mass segments

  Macau casino shares plunged in Hong Kong trading on weak gambling over the Lunar New Year holiday period fueling expectations that revenue from Chinese high-rollers will continue to slump in

Explaining the Seac Pai Van fiasco | Lowest bidder tends to neglect quality

Following the discovery of various flaws in the public housing estate in Seac Pai Van, including that of paper bags inside the apartments’ walls and cracks appearing on walls and

Gaming | Citi cuts Feb revenue to MOP17.5bn, down 54 pct

Referring to its sources, Citi Research has indicated that Macau’s table Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) for the first 23 days of February reached MOP13.3bn (or MOP14.0bn, including an estimated MOP700m

Asian Film Awards return to town, nominees announced

The 9th Asian Film Awards (AFA), set to be held in Macau on March 25, feature 74 nominations and 42 films from eight countries, the Asian Film Awards Academy announced

American production ‘Now You See Me’ to be filmed in Macau

The American production “Now You See Me: The Second Act” will be filmed in Macau between March 12 and 18. The crew will be filming at various historical locations as

CRIME | Customs raid fake purse shop during CNY

The Macau Customs Service (SA) revealed that it has transferred a female shop owner to the Public Prosecution Office after she was found selling counterfeit products. During the Chinese New Year

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