Binoche, Stewart excel in Assayas’ meditation on age 

The aging actress has always been a deliciously potent subject for movies, from Norma Desmond in “Sunset Boulevard” to Margo Channing in “All About Eve” and way beyond. It’s clear why: The

Narrative of ‘Adult Onset’ feels intensely personal

Ann-Marie MacDonald’s latest novel, “Adult Onset,” tracks a week in the life of Mary Rose MacKinnon. A famous author of YA novels, Mary Rose is stalled on starting the last book of a

Halestorm delivers tight, yet very basic rock

Grammy-winning rock band Halestorm is out with its third studio album, “Into the Wild Life,” 13 tracks of edge-free power rock, spurred on Lzzy Hale’s strong vocals — if anything

The Latino-Slavic Crossroad II

(Continued from “The Latino-Slavic Crossroad” on 20 March 2015) By 1914, Moldavia had become the winery, indeed the largest wine production area, of the Russian Empire. Just as Moldavian viticulture seemed

Food | Imperial Cuisine at Jade Dragon

With splendid and sophisticated décor, Jade Dragon is the perfect venue to launch the reputed Family Li menu. Guests are able to enjoy more than 20 different dishes from the

SPA | Detox Retreat

Pamper your mom during Mother’s day at MGM Macau’s Six Senses Spa. Let her enjoy a journey with body brushing incorporating a Detoxifying Body Polish to exfoliate and improve skin

Film master classes by Greenaway and Makhmalbaf

I doubt whether or not the famously controversial, in-­your-face Peter Greenaway would have a very long conversation with idealist and humanist filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf. The common ground would be narrow,

Screen People | Pamela Anderson – Actress helps promote Phoenix jail’s all-vegetarian meals

The former “Baywatch” star was in town yesterday to help promote Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s all-vegetarian meal program. Arpaio says cutting meat from the meals served to the more than 8,000 inmates

Travelog | Sunny holidays – European vacation as much as 25 percent cheaper due to euro

Vacations in Europe have a new attraction: the euro’s steep drop in value is making the continent much cheaper for tourists from across the world, especially the United States and

scITech | Techbits – Analyzing medical data, breaking smartphones

Your smartphone could be a valuable tool for medical research — and for treating a variety of ailments. IBM wants to use the power of its Watson computing system — which

The Buzz | Brazilian teams on alert because of dengue fever outbreak

Brazilian teams are on alert because of a dengue fever outbreak that has already affected some of the country’s top clubs. Three players were diagnosed with the mosquito-borne disease this week,

World briefs

CHINA accuses the Dalai Lama of inciting a wave of self-immolations among Tibetans that are widely seen as desperate protests against Chinese rule in the Himalayan region. The exiled Tibetan

Turkish PM says Pope joined ‘evil front’ against Turkey

Ahmet Davutoglu made the comments at an event in Ankara outlining the ruling party’s platform for June parliamentary elections and presenting its candidates. He called the pope’s description of the

Citywide power outage affects 100,000 households

Roughly 100,000 users of the region’s electricity provider, Companhia de Electricidade de Macau (CEM), experienced a power outage yesterday morning to varying extents.  The outage was triggered by an abrupt

Tap Seac arts center expected to attract youths into creative industries

Regarding the government’s plan to revamp the rundown Hotel Estoril into a youth center for arts education and live performances, youth and creative industries groups expect that the new center

A week-long program to celebrate Rui Cunha Foundation

In celebration of its third anniversary, the Rui Cunha Foundation has scheduled a week-long program of events to take place from April 20 to 28, including legal seminars, school events,

Meeting the Media | Government spokesperson system to be ‘more standardized’

Government spokesperson and director of the Government Information Bureau, Victor Chan Chi Ping, said yesterday that the new government team “was striving to strengthen its dissemination of information and its

Courts | Game installer responsible for Fisherman’s Wharf accident

The Court of Second Instance (TSI) has ruled that the designer and installer of a powerboat game called “River of Fire,” which paralyzed a Chinese tourist at the Fisherman’s Wharf

US-based union questions CE regarding ‘undocumented’ Cotai land deal

The US-based International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) sent a letter to the Chief Executive Chui Sai On requesting that his office provide details on a deal that ultimately allowed

Gov’t to move up application process of affordable housing units

The Executive Council (ExCo) has concluded its discussions on the draft bill of an Affordable Housing Law amendment, which proposed moving up the drawing process of selecting applicants, rather than

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