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 | Toy Story 5 writer-director Andrew Stanton on spending 34 years with the franchise Andrew Stanton has spent more than half his life with Toy Story. He was the lead writer on the first three movies in the franchise, a script saviour on the fourth, and now, co-writer and co-director of Toy Story 5. “It wasn’t the plan. But it wasn’t not the plan,” he says. Stanton has done more than think about Woody and Buzz for the past 34 years. At Pixar, he made A Bug’s Life and two Oscar-winners: Finding Nemo and Wall-E. But Toy Story was the movie that started it all, the one he and his... Source: © SCMP News |
 | A 60-year-old Singaporean pole dancer, Guizhou’s spicy food: 7 Lifestyle highlights We have selected seven Lifestyle stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing. 1. Are you ageing well? 5 simple tests to get a picture of your biological age We can do simple tests like these at home to assess how well we are ageing, allowing us to compare our chronological age (the number of years we have lived) with our biological age (how well our cells and systems are ageing). 2. Inside the 14k,... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Netflix K-drama Sold Out on You: Ahn Hyo-seop and Chae Won-bin lead familiar rural romcom Lead cast: Ahn Hyo-seop, Chae Won-bin Latest Nielsen rating: 3.3 per cent Business Proposal actor Ahn Hyo-seop is riding high following his voice performance in Netflix’s chart-busting animated phenomenon KPop Demon Hunters, but K-drama fans have been deprived of his on-screen presence for three years. That wait has finally come to an end with the rural romantic comedy Sold Out on You. Alongside Ahn, Chae Won-bin gets her first leading actress credit following her award-winning turn in the... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Asian-American mother challenges tough Chinese traditions for new mums with modern recipes When Taiwanese-American journalist and cookbook author Clarissa Wei gave birth to her first child three years ago, she did everything “right” – at least by Taiwanese post-partum care standards. She checked into a dedicated confinement centre, expecting a month of nourishing herbal soups, expert recovery advice and the kind of rest that Chinese tradition has prescribed new mothers for centuries. Instead, she felt lost. “To be honest, the food wasn’t great,” Wei says. “I developed post-partum... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Chinese desserts like red bean, black sesame and sago soups are having their moment again Several years ago, I opined about the misguided hate towards Chinese desserts, and how a subset of Hongkongers were attempting to buck the stereotype of sweet soups and puddings as boring, one-dimensional or too sweet. In the time since, the usual wave of sugary trends has waxed and waned: from croffle madness to the rise and fall of doughnut shops to the dominance of Dubai chocolate and all of its iterations. Now, Hong Kong is seeing a resurgence of dessert specialists that are honing in on... Source: © SCMP News |
 | What the rise of ‘Wasians’ like Alysa Liu and Hudson Williams means for part-Asian identity What do athletes Alysa Liu and Eileen Gu, actors Lola Tung and Hudson Williams, and singer Megan Skiendiel of Katseye all have in common? They have all been the focus of heavy media attention this year – and all are biracial. Beyond their talents, online discourse has frequently fixated on their racial identity. Specifically, they are all part-Asian and part-white – or “Wasian” in Gen Z language, a contemporary term for “Eurasian” that has been popularised by American internet culture. This has... Source: © SCMP News |
 | The Devil Wears Prada 2 movie review: iconic fashion comedy gets a slick but muted update 3.5/5 stars “Villains are always the most interesting,” remarks Kenneth Branagh’s character in this sequel to The Devil Wears Prada. The villain is – or rather was – Miranda Priestly, the editor-in-chief of fashion magazine Runway, brilliantly played by Meryl Streep in the 2006 movie. Said to be inspired by Vogue’s Anna Wintour, Streep’s Oscar-nominated turn arguably deserved the prize – such was her pitch-perfect take on a nightmare boss who would regularly toss her coat and expect her... Source: © SCMP News |
 | 6 of the best new K-dramas to watch in May 2026, including The Wonderfools on Netflix South Korea’s drama schedule was loaded up in early spring and many of those shows remain on air. While not having quite as much firepower in store, May will still feature a wide variety of romance, action, thrills and comedy. Read on to find out what to catch over the next month. 1. My Royal Nemesis Lead cast: Lim Ji-yeon, Heo Nam-jun Lim Ji-yeon won acclaim for her searing turn in The Tale of Lady Ok, and now she is back in period drama mode in May’s first new K-drama offering, My Royal... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Why Lacma’s new US$724 million David Geffen Galleries space flows like oceans While it looks like a freeway on-ramp as it hovers over Wilshire Boulevard in the Los Angeles area of Southern California, the people behind the new building anchoring the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Lacma) define it with aquatic imagery. The free-flowing sections of the David Geffen Galleries housing the museum’s permanent collection are named after the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans and the Mediterranean Sea. They are meant to run together physically and culturally as bodies of... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Your Hong Kong weekend drinks guide for April 30-May 2 This Labour Day weekend, transport yourself to the heart of Italy at Artifact Bar, which is hosting the famed Rome watering hole The Court; or to Mexico via Cruise Restaurant & Bar, which is serving up a special menu called Port of Call: Mexico. For those who want a taste of France, the Mandarin Oriental The Landmark Hong Kong is unveiling its new champagne bar concept, Blanc de Noirs. Thursday, April 30 Artifact Bar x The Court Rome Close out April – and welcome the long weekend – at Artifact,... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Cold War 1994 movie review: Hong Kong crime thriller prequel is a star-studded blast 3.5/5 stars The blockbuster prequel Cold War 1994 delivers exactly what it promised. Viewers come for the ridiculously overstuffed cast but stay for the relentlessly – almost ostentatiously – convoluted tale of power, corruption and betrayal. While you may not find its plot realistic, it is undeniably entertaining throughout. The new release opens with a quick recap of Cold War (2012) and Cold War 2 (2016), before moving six months forward to Hong Kong in 2017. Louis Koo Tin-lok’s new character,... Source: © SCMP News |
 | The best restaurants and bars in Hong Kong, Macau and the GBA, revealed Monday night saw the unveiling of the 100 Top Tables Guide 2026, published by the South China Morning Post (SCMP). Now in its 14th year, the publication is an annual independent guide to the best fine dining restaurants and bars in Hong Kong, Macau and the wider Greater Bay Area (GBA), as judged by the SCMP’s dedicated food writers. The new edition features 100 Hong Kong restaurants, 25 distinguished Macau establishments, 10 outstanding restaurants from the GBA, and 25 of the most noteworthy... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Spice Girl Melanie C on new album Sweat, rave culture and making people ‘feel good’ Get your heart pumpin’. She will make you “Sweat”. Such is the promise sung by the artist known as Melanie C – or Mel C and Sporty Spice of the game-changing 90s girl group Spice Girls – in the lead single from her ninth album of the same name. Atop a sample of Diana Ross’ “Work That Body” and sleek house-pop production, it is equal parts club banger and workout anthem, something for the DJ booth and a runner’s playlist. Surprised? Don’t be. Eight or so years ago, Melanie C began DJing,... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Beyond steak: how to dry-age fish, lamb and poultry, according to 3 Hong Kong chefs Walk into any serious steakhouse in Hong Kong today and you’ll find dry-aged beef on the menu, often for double the price of regular steak. What was an age-old practice has, in the past decade, made a comeback as chefs seek to unlock a deeper dimension of flavour. But here’s what most diners don’t realise: the technique has moved beyond beef. Across the city, chefs are dry-ageing fish, lamb, chicken and pigeon. Can the same process that transforms a slab of beef do the same for other... Source: © SCMP News |
 | ‘Exceptional’ steak, ‘fresh’ shrimp dumplings: wine lover’s top Hong Kong restaurants Sam Chong is the director of wine at New World Millennium Hong Kong Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui East. He spoke to Andrew Sun. I am a comfort food person at heart, but I also appreciate fine dining when the occasion calls. Growing up, seafood was always on the table. My parents loved it, so I developed a deep appreciation for fresh seafood from an early age. My father is not a chef, but he truly enjoys cooking so I was always spoiled with great home-cooked food. For me, quality ingredients and... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Your Hong Kong weekend food guide for May 1-3 May kicks off with a bang as Hong Kong’s dining scene swings from fiery Northern Chinese to Cantonese seafood and a bold new Asian steakhouse debut. The first weekend of the month brings Hutong’s Guizhou chilli revival, Celestial Court’s sustainable tasting menus, and The Orient Steakhouse’s harbour-view Josper grills. For more fine dining, see the newly announced 2026 100 Top Tables Guide. Friday, May 1 Hutong marks over two decades of Northern Chinese flair with a limited-time Red Lantern... Source: © SCMP News |
 | At 60, this pole-dancing Singaporean influencer is showing how to age well At 60, Vicsland Poh is not just ageing – she is polishing a second act that challenges every cliché of the silver years. Known to her TikTok followers as the “Corridor Runway Aunty”, Poh has transformed the communal space outside her Singapore flat into a high-fashion stage. The depth of her story, however, lies beyond the camera lens. By taking up diverse physical challenges and pursuing new knowledge, she proves that a person’s seventh decade can be one of expansion. The posts on her Instagram... Source: © SCMP News |
 | It started with Crazy Rich Asians. How mahjong is booming across the US The smell of sautéed prawns wafted through the event hall behind Hot Shot Coffee in Denver, in the US state of Colorado. Cody Peeler, stood behind a rice cooker and a hotplate, worried the aroma would offend the cafe’s clientele. But to the dozens who had gathered on a Saturday morning in January to play mahjong, it was a most welcoming sign. It meant Peeler’s mapo tofu gumbo station was open. Food is a central component of the free monthly meet-up, the Honour Tile Society. Peeler and his... Source: © SCMP News |
 | ‘Sex is a language in this show’: Heated Rivalry’s Rachel Reid and Jacob Tierney open up To the cheers and applause of thousands of attendees at the annual fan convention BookCon, Jacob Tierney, director-screenwriter of the hit TV series Heated Rivalry, and Rachel Reid, author of the books it is based on, walked on to the main event stage at New York’s Jacob Javits Convention Centre. The two Canadians have been international celebrities for just a few months and still find themselves wondering if all the noise is for someone else. “We don’t really get to experience this kind of... Source: © SCMP News |
 | The World of Frozen at Disneyland Paris delights guests with a magical Olaf and more By Lauren Taylor “I can see Elsa’s palace!” my five-year-old exclaims with pure joy, the first time it comes into view at Disneyland Paris. On the other side of a lake is a realistic-looking, snowy mountain, on which Elsa’s Ice Palace is perched. The World of Frozen – an immersive experience based on the popular film franchise inside Disney Adventure World (formerly Walt Disney Studios Park) – is now open to the public, and we are among the first to access this huge new section of the... Source: © SCMP News |
 | How Hong Kong crime films have evolved in the national security law era Hailed as a triumphant reinvigoration of the Hong Kong police thriller, the star-studded 2012 film Cold War revolves around a high-stakes power struggle within the upper echelons of the city’s police force. Winner of nine prizes at the 2013 Hong Kong Film Awards (HKFA), the action blockbuster notably aligned itself with an institutional slogan of pride: “Hong Kong is Asia’s safest city.” Yet just 14 years after its release, the cinematic landscape – much like the city itself – has drastically... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Drag Race royalty Manila Luzon on Asian representation and providing a platform for others Filipino-American drag queen Manila Luzon did not think her career would last this long. She gained international attention in 2011 for finishing as the runner-up on the third season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Unbeknown to her, the show would become a cultural juggernaut, bringing drag to mainstream attention and spawning over 100 seasons across its spin-offs globally. “We were the pioneers of the sisterhood. So all of my future sisters got to have an idea of what to expect,” Luzon says. “I did not... Source: © SCMP News |
 | A British-Canadian chef’s nod to Hong Kong childhood at 2-Michelin-star London restaurant When it comes to cooking, chef Jeremy Chan refuses to be boxed in. At Ikoyi, the two-Michelin-star London restaurant he co-founded in 2017, his creations don’t sway towards West African cuisine, despite having borrowed the establishment’s name from his co-founder’s hometown in Lagos, Nigeria. Nor does the food overtly tell of Chan’s international background – born in Britain to a Chinese father and Canadian mother, he grew up between Hong Kong, Canada and the United States. Instead, it is a... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Yo-Yo Ma, Gustavo Dudamel among stars of HK Phil’s 2026-27 season Nearly two years after news of his appointment, 26-year-old Finnish-Filipino conductor Tarmo Peltokoski has officially arrived in Hong Kong to step into his full role as music director of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Hailed by international critics as one of the most exciting young conductors in the world, Peltokoski will take the orchestra on an ambitious international tour just two months into his tenure. In November, the HK Phil will embark on a four-country, eight-city European... Source: © SCMP News |
 | The 10-minute morning exercise workout that millions of Japanese people wake up to do This is how much of Japan wakes up. It is called Radio Taiso – Exercise Radio in English – a simple yet dynamic way to start the day. Every morning at 6.30am, Japanese radio plays music accompanied by basic callisthenics instructions. Millions perform the movements in parks, workplaces, schools – and at home. Radio Taiso has an almost 100-year history. It was formally introduced in 1928, coinciding with the enthronement of Emperor Hirohito. The tradition endures because the exercises are... Source: © SCMP News |
 | 100 Top Tables 2026: celebrating Hong Kong’s best restaurants, bars and F&B talents With awards spanning 10 categories, 100 Top Tables celebrates the exceptional restaurants, bars and individuals that make Hong Kong and Macau’s F&B scenes truly world-class. Here are this year’s outstanding winners. Best Chef Vicky Cheng Some might ignore his talents, but for us, there is no more accomplished local chef than Vicky Cheng. The fact that the Michelin Guide continues to overlook Wing is either negligent or worse. Most chefs struggle to keep even one fine dining restaurant at the... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Fur is back in fashion as vintage trend drives coat sales, but is it misguided? Laura Jacobs thought she would never wear animal fur, having witnessed years of protests over its use in clothing – until suddenly she started spotting it all over New York. Jacobs fished out the long mink her grandmother left her years ago and took it to a Manhattan furrier to give it a second act. Fur “was stigmatised for so long”, Jacobs says, posing before a full-length mirror and assessing a potential crop. But the return of real fur “fits with everything that’s going on with recycling and... Source: © SCMP News |
 | How this Hong Kong chef cooks ‘old style’ tastes of the city using innovative techniques At 15, most Hong Kong teenagers are fretting over exams. At that age, Kan Wong, the newly appointed executive Chinese chef at Celestial Court at the Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers, was up to his elbows in a wok, learning a lesson his father never intended to teach. “I started helping my dad out in the kitchen when I was only nine years old,” he says. “He thought it would teach me a lesson so I would study harder at school. But I fell in love with the work.” Born into a working-class family in... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Tarmo Peltokoski and Leila Josefowicz lead Hong Kong Philharmonic in thrilling concert While the benefits of raising toddlers on Mozart are compelling, Dmitri Shostakovich’s music, particularly his Symphony No 11, should be avoided at all costs. Given its highly “cinematic” depictions of war, pre-performance disclaimers such as “explicit musical content” or “listener discretion advised” would not go astray even for any uninitiated concertgoer. Of its “brutal, horrific” nature, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra’s music director designate Tarmo Peltokoski also addressed the 11th’s... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Incredible works of Wu Guanzhong reimagined in Hong Kong dance crossover Chinese painter Wu Guanzhong (1919-2010) remains one of the most important artists of the 20th century – a bridge-builder who combined traditional ink painting with the bold abstraction of Western modernism. Later this month, the Hong Kong Dance Company (HKDance) will explore his visual language in the cross-disciplinary Grand Dance Poem In Between – Wu Guanzhong’s Ink Odyssey. Co-presented with the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and co-organised by the Hong Kong Museum of Art (HKMoA),... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Hong Kong music-theatre production The Diary challenges perceptions of classical music Classical music – in particular, opera – is often perceived as an elitist, old-fashioned art form. Hong Kong’s Anima Ensemble is challenging this perception with The Diary. The original concept marries Dominick Argento’s one-act opera A Water Bird Talk and Leos Janacek’s song cycle The Diary of One Who Disappeared with contemporary dance, theatre and media art. Making opera an accessible experience is no easy task, but The Diary conductor and co-artistic director Vivian Ip Wing-wun believes that... Source: © SCMP News |
 | What is ‘nonnamaxxing’? Viral health trend embraces an Italian grandmother’s lifestyle Forget complicated wellness routines and expensive supplements: the latest health trend taking over social media looks a lot like an Italian grandmother’s daily life – and experts say it might actually work. “Nonnamaxxing”, a viral movement circulating widely on TikTok, encourages people to adopt the simple, intentional habits of an Italian grandmother, or “nonna”. The concept has captured Gen Z’s attention, but its appeal stretches across generations. At its core, the trend champions the... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Singapore’s Amanda Heng on making feminist art in a country that wasn’t ready for it Since the late 1980s, Singaporean artist Amanda Heng Liang Ngim has invited the public to participate in unusual performances. In Singapore, Tokyo and Paris, people have joined her in walking barefoot backwards through the city streets with high-heeled shoes stuffed in their mouths to protest unfair beauty standards. In other instances, they have joined Heng for more intimate gatherings, where they help her peel raw bean sprouts and chat over tea. “Today you call that community building, but for... Source: © SCMP News |
 | How The One-Armed Swordsman sequels took Hong Kong martial arts films to the next level The 1967 film The One-Armed Swordsman changed Hong Kong martial arts cinema forever. Its two sequels, while less influential, remain well-regarded and highly entertaining. Here is how those two follow-ups kept the legend alive. Return of the One-Armed Swordsman (1969) The massive success of the original film made Chang Cheh a “million-dollar director” – and a sequel inevitable. Although leading actor Jimmy Wang Yu returned, this follow-up was a very different film. Screenwriting legend Ni Kuang... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Ringo Starr on his new country album Long Long Road: ‘It’s like the road I’ve taken’ Not many 85-year-olds are as fit as Ringo Starr. The former Beatle has released yet another album. On it, he indulges his lifelong passion for country music – with some high-profile guests. Working on his 2025 album Look Up with T Bone Burnett was so much fun that he is now following it up. The restless Brit has been back in the studio with the American country icon and has emerged with his 22nd studio album, Long Long Road. The album title has something autobiographical about it, and, at 85,... Source: © SCMP News |
 | From azure to cerulean, how some of the most fashionable shades of blue got their names It’s not just blue, it’s not turquoise, it’s not lapis; it’s cerulean. That pivotal monologue in The Devil Wears Prada explained how haute couture created a million-dollar industry based on that most specific shade of blue. Cerulean derives from Latin caeruleus, encompassing “blue, dark blue, blue-green”, suggested to be a result of a dissimilation of caelulum (changing one of the “l” sounds to “r”), the diminutive of caelum (“heaven, sky”) – the Latin word caeruleus was applied by Roman authors... Source: © SCMP News |
 | He swore he wouldn’t be a chef. Now he owns a 2-Michelin-starred restaurant in Manila Josh Boutwood has a confession to make: the founder of Manila-based Helm – the only restaurant in the Philippines with two Michelin stars – once swore that he would not become a chef. Born in the UK to a Filipino father and an English mother, Boutwood spent his earliest years in Boracay before moving back to England for primary school, then again to the Philippines for middle school and, finally, to Spain at age 11. His parents were both hoteliers and restaurateurs. “No matter which parent I was... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Are you ageing well? 5 simple tests to get a picture of your biological age If you had been a fly on my study wall this morning, you might have been startled to see me rise from a seated position on the floor several times, and then time myself as I stood on one leg, first with my eyes open and then with them closed. We can do simple tests like these at home to assess how well we are ageing, allowing us to compare our chronological age (the number of years we have lived) with our biological age (how well our cells and systems are ageing). Here are five to try. 1.... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer talk motherhood in Apple TV’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles Michelle Pfeiffer and a toddler named Elle Fanning first crossed paths as screen partners in the early 2000s, in a story that explored matters of adulthood, parenthood, and the value of love and family amid the chaos of life. Fanning was playing a younger version of her sister Dakota, then seven years old, who was making her major feature-film debut. The role was that of the daughter of a man with an intellectual disability, played by Sean Penn, fighting to secure custody of her in I Am Sam.... Source: © SCMP News |
 | K-drama The Scarecrow: serial killer thriller echoes classic film Memories of Murder Lead cast: Park Hae-soo, Lee Hee-joon, Kwak Sun-young Latest Nielsen rating: 4.1 per cent Picture the scene: outside a rural town in 1980s South Korea, a red scarecrow stands in a field of pale reeds, within which stalks a serial killer whose diabolical acts will consume the detectives who later search for him in vain. From its opening moments and all through its first two episodes, ENA’s new period investigative drama The Scarecrow is unable to escape the spectre of Bong Joon-ho’s landmark... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Netflix drama Straight to Hell review: Erika Toda dazzles as Japan’s famous fortune-teller 4.5/5 stars Lead cast: Erika Toda, Sairi Ito, Toko Miura Anchored by a sensational central performance from Erika Toda, Netflix’s new drama series Straight to Hell spans 60 years of recent Japanese history as it charts the controversial life of celebrity fortune-teller Kazuko Hosoki. The 37-year-old actress, best known internationally for her breakout role in the Death Note films, portrays this mercurial figure between the ages of 17 and 66, as she claws her way out of abject poverty in the... Source: © SCMP News |
 | How viral ube drinks and desserts are taking over South Korean cafes Long a staple in Filipino desserts, ube has become the newest obsession in South Korean cafes. The root crop, also known as purple yam and commonly exported from the Philippines, is turning up in everything from creamy desserts to colourful drinks as its popularity spreads worldwide. Ube first went viral for its visual appeal as it gives off a distinct violet hue when added to desserts and drinks, taking the place of the long-reigning green of Japan’s matcha. The starchy tuber is now a mainstay... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Not just home to Lao Gan Ma, Guizhou is where China’s chilli culture was born The last few years have seen chilli crisp grow in international fame, with the crunchy, oily, umami-packed condiment being drizzled over eggs, folded into ice cream and debated with an intensity that borders on obsession. In 2024, that fervour bubbled over into a lawsuit when chef David Chang of the Momofuku restaurant empire claimed “common law” rights to “chili crunch” after acquiring the trademark for “chile crunch”, sparking outrage across the food world and ultimately forcing the company to... Source: © SCMP News |
 | The history of China’s hospitality industry and how its inns evolved over time Just when I thought I had exhausted my appetite for buffets, a Sunday brunch at a French restaurant in Crowne Plaza Kuala Lumpur proved a delightful corrective. There was free-flowing sparkling wine, a generous spread and a parade of desserts that made restraint all but impossible. I am told that another restaurant in the same hotel offers a Saturday “Straits of Malaya” buffet showcasing Malay cuisine. The prospect is enticing, though it will have to wait a few weekends. At my age, one must eat... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Are ice baths good for you? What you need to know before taking the plunge Scroll through Instagram and you might think ice baths are the ultimate biohacking ritual. From actor Chris Hemsworth to podcaster Joe Rogan, the message is unanimous: a few minutes in freezing water can supposedly help suppress inflammation, fortify immunity and provide a dopamine-driven mental clarity. The hype has spawned a global industry of cold-plunge tubs, recovery clubs and social media challenges. According to Danish scientist Susanna Soberg, a leading researcher on cold-water... Source: © SCMP News |
 | How a zoo’s sights, sounds and smells can benefit people with dementia Christel Krueger stared in awe at a mother hippopotamus and its offspring sleeping on a sandbar through the thick glass and murky water of their enclosure at the Berlin Zoo. Krueger, 86, and her daughter were on a specialised zoo tour in March for people with dementia that was organised by Malteser Berlin, part of the international Catholic aid organisation The Sovereign Order of Malta. On the tour with Krueger, Ingrid Barkow watched from her wheelchair as the elephants roamed their habitat,... Source: © SCMP News |
 | 11 of the best Mother’s Day 2026 menus in Hong Kong for a special treat This Mother’s Day (May 10), whether mum dreams of a Mediterranean brunch, Michelin-star French fare with harbour views, a Spanish buffet or contemporary Chinese flavours, there is a table in town with her name on it. Read on for where to book these and plenty of other indulgent options. 1. Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic Following its recent upgrade to two Michelin stars, Cristal Room by Anne-Sophie Pic is delivering a Mother’s Day feast worthy of the most important woman in your life. Sunday... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Netflix K-drama If Wishes Could Kill review: high school horror with a chilling tech twist 3/5 stars Lead cast: Jeon So-young, Kang Mi-na, Baek Sun-ho, Hyun Woo-seok, Lee Hyo-je From shopping and dating to content creation, these days it feels like there is very little that you cannot do with your smartphone. Netflix’s latest original K-drama, If Wishes Could Kill, pushes that reality just a little bit further. What if there were an app that could grant your deepest desires? In the world of this series, that app exists and it is called Girigo. There is just one catch: once your wish... Source: © SCMP News |
 | Michael Tilson Thomas, legendary US conductor and ‘bad boy of classical music’, dies at 81 Grammy-winning conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, the birdlike maestro affectionately dubbed MTT and a “bad boy of classical music” who has led almost all the major orchestras of the United States and Europe since his teen years, has died in his San Francisco home. Born in Los Angeles, the celebrity conductor and former child prodigy died Wednesday of glioblastoma, The New York Times wrote. He was 81. He had a brain tumour removed in 2021 and underwent months of therapy. The 1960s wunderkind long... Source: © SCMP News |
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