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Mary Stephen’s mother, Hilda Stephen, whose maiden name was Yick Chuk-kwan, in a still from Palimpsest: The Story of a Name.

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Review | Palimpsest: The Story of a Name – Mary Stephen’s riveting study of identity

Hong Kong-born director Mary Stephen’s documentary explores her obscure heritage against a background of colonialism and self-reinvention.

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Where a French-Canadian CEO goes in Hong Kong for dumplings, seafood and more

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7 special Father’s Day 2026 lunches, dinners and more in Hong Kong

17 Jun 2026 - 12:45PM

Health & Wellness

She put on 35kg in 6 months from a hormonal disorder. How she dealt with it

Personal trainer Ashleigh Martin reveals her journey with PMOS – until recently called PCOS – and why her lifestyle overhaul avoids GLP-1s.

17 Jun 2026 - 11:20AM

Ashleigh Martin took up MMA fighting after rapidly gaining weight and experiencing erratic periods due to PMOS, a condition previously known as PCOS. Photo: Ashleigh Martin

Food & Drink

An American pastry chef reinvents the hotpot with immigrant-inspired twists

Inspired by her cross-cultural upbringing, Natasha Pickowicz breaks traditional hotpot rules to blend regional Chinese styles with new ingredients.

17 Jun 2026 - 11:26AM

Entertainment

Review | Toy Story 5: Jessie takes on tech in Pixar’s flawed but enjoyable sequel

A tablet threatens to render the gang obsolete in Toy Story 5, which will charm children but is the first to not stand up to adult scrutiny.

17 Jun 2026 - 3:23AMvideocam

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Arts

David Hockney and his love affair with Los Angeles

David Hockney immortalised Los Angeles through his paintings of swimming pools, palms and sunny homes.

16 Jun 2026 - 8:15PM

British artist David Hockney, with one of his dogs in his arms, at home in Los Angeles, California, in 1987. Photo: Getty Images

Travel & Leisure

Trouble in paella-dise: how not to eat the Spanish speciality in its home city

Paella is very important in Valencia, where the dish is communally consumed and the city’s World Paella Day attracts chefs the world over.

16 Jun 2026 - 7:15PM

Entertainment

Review | Dog Day Evening: Kafkaesque comedy reflects on a Hong Kong hostage incident

Inspired by a true story, Dog Day Evening explores the often infuriating world of customer hotlines and service cancellations.

16 Jun 2026 - 5:33PMvideocam

Food & Drink

7 top places for sticky rice dumplings in Hong Kong for the Dragon Boat Festival

These hotel restaurants are offering a range of traditional and modern ‘zongzi’ for the Dragon Boat Festival on June 19.

16 Jun 2026 - 1:21PM

Truffle dumplings with Yunnan ham, conpoy and abalone from Above & Beyond. The restaurant at Hotel Icon is among the various Hong Kong hotel restaurants offering zongzi, or sticky rice dumplings, to celebrate the 2026 Dragon Boat Festival. Photo: Hotel Icon

Chinese culture

How a Chinese empress shaped her country without ever taking the throne

Empress Xiaozhuangwen secured power, averted crises and deposed enemies while raising and guiding China’s longest-serving emperor.

16 Jun 2026 - 7:15AMvideocam

A painting of Empress Xiaozhuang (1613-1688), known for most of her life by the title Grand Empress Dowager. After securing power by having her son ascend the throne in 1643, she raised his successor, her grandson Kangxi, who would go on to be China’s longest-ruling monarch, reigning from 1661 to 1722. Photo by: Pictures From History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

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Why A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ producer is going even smaller for Season 2

Ira Parker talks about the Game of Thrones spin-off’s Season 2 and how stars Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell are like brothers off-screen.

15 Jun 2026 - 9:15PMvideocam

Travel & Leisure

How Marilyn Monroe owned her beauty and sexuality with pioneering boldness

Marilyn Monroe’s inspiring efforts to create and shape her public image are being celebrated at LA’s Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

15 Jun 2026 - 7:15PM

Entertainment

Why Hirokazu Koreeda paired Haruka Ayase and a TV comic in Sheep in the Box

A-lister Haruka Ayase and television comic Daigo Yamamoto star as a grieving couple confronting an AI ‘resurrection’ in Sheep in the Box.

15 Jun 2026 - 4:15PMvideocam

Haruka Ayase in a still from Sheep in the Box, Hirokazu Koreeda’s latest sci-fi drama. Daigo Yamamoto co-stars.

Health & Wellness

How ultra-processed foods increase dementia risk, and ‘healthy’ items to avoid

From instant noodles to soft drinks, UPFs set people up for chronic diseases that raise the risk of developing dementia, experts say.

15 Jun 2026 - 12:56PM

Ultra-processed foods, from instant noodles and breakfast cereals to bread, contain colourants, flavour enhancers and preservatives that can be detrimental to gut health and indirectly lead to a decline in cognitive health. Experts explain how and share which foods to avoid. Photo: Dickson Lee

Arts

Meet the young collectors shaking up the art scene in China’s Greater Bay Area

From Hong Kong to Shenzhen and Guangzhou, a new generation of collectors is emerging who are more keen to share their art with the public.

16 Jun 2026 - 1:01PM

Entertainment

How Pang Ho-cheung’s early black comedies disrupted Hong Kong cinema

The writer-director’s You Shoot, I Shoot (2001) and Men Suddenly in Black (2003) injected a dose of dark satire into a waning local industry.

14 Jun 2026 - 6:15PMvideocam

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Chinese Zodiac

Is the Year of the Horse’s fifth month lucky for you? Forecasts for all signs

Feng shui master Andrew Kwan breaks down this lunar month’s prospects for all 12 Chinese zodiac signs in work, finances, romance and health.

14 Jun 2026 - 7:15AM

How’s your luck in the Year of the Horse 2026’s fifth month? Feng shui master Andrew Kwan gives his predictions for all 12 Chinese zodiac animal signs. Photo: Shutterstock

Food & Drink

What are alkaline rice dumplings, the Dragon Boat Festival sweet treat?

Alkaline rice dumplings, traditionally eaten during the Dragon Boat or Tuen Ng Festival, boast a rich history that dates back to ancient times.

12 Jun 2026 - 2:48PM

Health & Wellness

She had a cocaine addiction. Daily meditation helped her quit

While not a cure-all for addiction, meditation offered this Hong Kong writer a low-pressure path to recovery and self-awareness.

17 Jun 2026 - 3:24PM

Food & Drink

On the Menu | How one bite of oyster in Hong Kong ruined food trip but taught valuable lessons

A nasty bout of food poisoning in Hong Kong turned an ensuing food holiday in Japan into an exercise in endurance and humility.

11 Jun 2026 - 12:23PM

Oysters are sold at a food stall at the Hong Kong International Food Tasting Festival 2026 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre in Wan Chai on April 3, 2026. At a unrelated dinner, SCMP food editor Charmaine Mok suffered a nasty bout of food poisoning after eating just one bite of oyster. Photo: Dickson Lee

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The ancient temples of Angkor Wat provide a stunning backdrop for the Angkor Empire Marathon. Photo: Cambodia Tourism Board

Why Cambodia’s Angkor marathons are a big winner with runners from around the world

The Southeast Asian nation’s ever more popular running events pass through scenery so beautiful even racers stop to take photographs.

In partnership with:Cambodia Tourism Board

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The grounds of the Sentosa Janda Baik resort are a riot of lotus leaves, statuesque traveller’s palms, coconut trees and fragrant frangipani. Photo: John Brunton

Escape KL’s bustle with a short trip to Janda Baik, a Malaysian eco-gem

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An exhibit in "Dan Flavin: Grids" at David Zwirner's Hong Kong gallery. Photo: courtesy David Zwirner

Dan Flavin’s luminous legacy shines in Hong Kong’s first solo exhibition

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Ornate structures at the Tiger Balm Garden, in Tai Hang, in 1986. Photo: SCMP Archives

In pictures: Haw Par Mansion and the long-lost Tiger Balm Garden

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How Hong Kong’s all-female Renegades dragon-boating team is making waves

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Love at first ride: Hong Kong’s Penfold Park now a horse-themed playground for young fans

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