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Ulrich Tukur plays the title role in the 2009 film John Rabe, which recounts the Nanking massacre from a Western standpoint. Photo: Handout

Entertainment

John Rabe, film with a Western angle on the Nanking massacre

The film tells the story of the Japanese massacre of Chinese civilians through the eyes of ‘good’ Nazi John Rabe.

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Self-love, not marriage or motherhood: Korean women spurn family life

20 Mar 2025 - 4:15PM

Review | Assassin’s Creed Shadows is a vast and vibrant open-world spectacle

20 Mar 2025 - 7:45PMvideocam

Health & Wellness

Ozempic workouts are the latest exercise craze, but are they anything new?

Workouts at gyms to combat muscle loss caused by GLP-1 drugs are gaining traction, but do they differ from regular strength training?

20 Mar 2025 - 6:45PMvideocam

Trainers are targeting patients on GLP-1 weight-loss drugs. Some say the workouts are just regular resistance training repackaged. Photo: Shutterstock

Entertainment

Gwyneth Paltrow has ‘a lot of sex’ with Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme

‘OK, great. I’m 109 years old. You’re 14,’ Gwyneth Paltrow recalls thinking of acting with Timothée Chalamet in coming film Marty Supreme.

20 Mar 2025 - 2:15PM

Entertainment

Review | The latest Sniper Elite game, Resistance, is a great stealth shooter

The popular Sniper Elite series continues with a new main character on a mission to destroy a Nazi secret weapon programme in eastern France.

20 Mar 2025 - 6:15PMvideocam

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Arts

Review | Deliciously terrifying David Boring show mixes post-punk sounds with horror

The underground indie group’s one-off event included them live-scoring horror music videos by local filmmakers and a Butoh performance.

20 Mar 2025 - 6:09PMvideocam

Janice Lau of David Boring performs at Current Plans in Wong Chuk Hang, Hong Kong, on March 15, 2025. The one-off show, titled “Stare Out From Your Own Burning”, included the band live-scoring horror music videos by local filmmakers with new songs. Photo: Elton Fung

Food & Drink

Profile | Chinese food? Hong Kong-born chef Tony Mok is redefining it

After working at lauded Michelin-star Hong Kong restaurants including Amber and Mono, young chef is finding his own voice.

20 Mar 2025 - 12:45PM

Health & Wellness

The more your waist expands, the bigger the loss of brain capacity later on

A bigger midriff in our forties is linked to poorer cognitive function in our seventies, international study finds.

20 Mar 2025 - 3:15PM

Arts

Top pianist cancels US tour, asks ‘Have we learned nothing from the 1930s?’

Andras Schiff says he feels morally obliged to withdraw from his 2025-26 season US concerts, noting that arts and politics are inseparable.

20 Mar 2025 - 1:21PM

Hungary-born British pianist and conductor Andras Schiff had been slated to appear with the Philadelphia Orchestra as both conductor and soloist in works by Bach and Mozart, and in pure orchestral pieces by Bartok and Kodaly, on May 7, 8 and 9 at the Marian Anderson Hall. Photo: Yutaka Suzuki

Food & Drink

Italy’s oldest barista, still serving at 100, asks: ‘Why should I stop?’

Since her last holiday 67 years ago, Anna Possi has opened her cafe in northern Italy every day. ‘I’m around people. I feel good,’ she says.

20 Mar 2025 - 4:15AM

Anna Possi, 100, outside her cafe Bar Centrale in Nebbiuno, in northern Italy, where she has been serving coffee every day for 67 years. Photo: courtesy of Anna Possi

Entertainment

Review | Snow White: Rachel Zegler carries Disney’s bland live-action remake

Lacking the magic of some other live-action remakes of Disney classics, Snow White is missing the heart you expect from the House of Mouse.

20 Mar 2025 - 3:00AMvideocam

Health & Wellness

‘A tsunami of addiction disorders’ facing young people, study suggests

More than a quarter of 10- to 17-year-olds show risky or pathological use of digital media, study says, with 1 in 20 considered addicted.

18 Mar 2025 - 4:24PM

Food & Drink

Ketchup? Ramen? Adobo? Thank Chinese food culture for these and more

While Chinese cuisine has absorbed outside ingredients and techniques, many dishes around the world have drawn from it.

19 Mar 2025 - 7:15AM

Many know of the connection between China’s la mian (pulled noodles) and Japan’s ramen. Photo: Shutterstock

K-drama

When Life Gives You Tangerines midseason recap: moving period K-drama

This touching story of Jeju islanders plays out over decades as urbanisation and modernisation change their worlds.

19 Mar 2025 - 9:18AMvideocam

IU in a still from When Life Gives You Tangerines. Photo: Netflix

Entertainment

Can Assassin’s Creed Shadows, set in feudal Japan, save developer Ubisoft?

The struggling French gaming giant is staking its future on the latest title in the Assassin’s Creed historical action-adventure franchise.

20 Mar 2025 - 5:45AMvideocam

Health & Wellness

10 things about dementia to ask a doctor to keep your brain healthy

Dementia risk factors range from mental health to diet. Ask your doctor about them to help you slow down or prevent the onset of disease.

17 Mar 2025 - 10:58AMvideocam

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Health & Wellness

How to wake up happy and stay that way? The secrets to being a morning person

Do you wake up on the right or wrong side of the bed? A Hong Kong-based counsellor explains how diet, exercise and visualising your day help.

15 Mar 2025 - 9:21AM

Your mood upon waking can determine how you feel the whole day, research shows. A Hong Kong-based counsellor offers his tips for getting out of the right side of the bed. Photo: Shutterstock

Entertainment

Profile | Sam Hui, the ‘father of Cantopop’ whose music and film roles struck a chord

He popularised Cantopop and helped revive Hong Kong cinema after Bruce Lee died. We look at the enduring legacy of the ‘Elvis of The Orient’.

28 Feb 2025 - 9:50AMvideocam

Health & Wellness

Aiming to live long? Dos and don’ts from 5 longevity experts

Professors, a surgeon and a scientist on how to feel young and healthy for as long as possible, mentally as well as physically.

6 Mar 2025 - 1:09PMvideocam

Health & Wellness

Which foods help you sleep? Recipes for a good night’s rest in cookbook

Eat better to sleep better is the mantra of a researcher who studied which foods promote and hinder rest. Her findings led to a cookbook.

16 Mar 2025 - 9:00AM

Eatin gnuts, seeds and whole grains helps promote sleep. Photo: Shutterstock

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ComplexCon Hong Kong 2025 unveils a star-studded music lineup featuring headliners Metro Boomin and Zico. Photo: ComplexCon

ComplexCon Hong Kong announces Metro Boomin and Zico as 2025 headliners

A meeting of American and Asian hip-hop, the concerts also feature Quavo, Hong Kong favs MC Jin and Jace, and South Korea’s Changmo and B.I.

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Tilda Swinton hits Hong Kong to make the case for film preservation and praise the magic of old cinema. Photo: Courtesy of Chanel

Tilda Swinton brings star power to a conversation on classic Hong Kong films

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NJZ, formerly NewJeans, are coming to ComplexCon Hong Kong

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Angela Wu, associate professor at HKUST’s division of life science, and department of chemical and biological engineering. Photo: TMT

She tried several careers but found her niche in genetic sequencing

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Florence Chan came up with an idea for a device that allowed AI to be eyes for the visually impaired. Photo: TMT

Can AI help the blind navigate their world? This innovation may be the answer

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