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Icons and Influencers
Who's making headlines and creating trends? Meet the social media icons and influencers who shape the world as we know it.
Content creator Libby Claire went viral for her video showing how to churn butter in a running vest while tackling a trail. Photo: Instagram/lib_claire
Food and Drinks

On the Menu | Making butter while you run? Why social media is churning with excitement

Churning and burning at the same time has gone viral on social media, even if it might not work so well in hot and humid Hong Kong.

Fame and celebrity

Video | Why Kris Jenner is considered good luck in China

Fashion

How London brand Chopova Lowena, and its cult carabiner skirt, came to be

Israel-Iran conflict

Jiang Xueqin, the viral ‘prophet’ predicting the world’s fate from a Beijing classroom

‘Professor Jiang’ has been dubbed ‘China’s Nostradamus’ after forecasting Trump’s election win and the war with Iran. But some of his ideas veer into conspiracy theory.

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Jiang Xueqin, a Chinese-Canadian teacher at a Beijing high school, has attracted a huge online audience after some of his geopolitical predictions came true. Photo: Handout
Art

Love and mythology drift across artist Faye Wei Wei’s dreamlike canvases

The British-Chinese artist’s monumental oil paintings blend love, mythology and lush flora, inviting viewers into immersive fantasy worlds.

Art

Painter Eunnam Hong explores identity through haunting self-portraits

The New York-based Korean artist cites filmmakers Wong Kar-wai, John Cassavetes and Hong Sang-soo, and painter Elizabeth Peyton as inspirations.

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Art

Artist Katja Seib’s surreal portraits blur reality, dreams and everyday life

The US-based German painter places her family and friends in allegorical scenes informed by her own life and classic European art school training.

Postpartum (2023) by Katja Seib. Photo: Elon Schoenholz © Katja Seib, courtesy of the artist and Sadie Coles HQ, London
Britain

UK police to reopen Andrew Tate rape probe

Hertfordshire Constabulary revives decade-old allegations as a civil trial is due to take place in June this year.

Trending in China

Ex-poor village boy, famous China education guru Zhang Xuefeng dies at 41 after run

Cardiac arrest kills educator with punishing work schedule who held controversial views on liberal arts study; was praised for pragmatism.

Art

Style according to … Pearl Lam, the Hong Kong-born founder of Pearl Lam Projects

The gallerist and curator shares some of her favourite things, from the paintings of Kerry James Marshall to the energy of Shanghai’s Xiangyang Park.

Pear Lam, founder of Pearl Lam Galleries. Photo: Handout
Luxury brands

A new monograph celebrates the storied legacy of shoemaker Roger Vivier

The book takes you inside the world of the brand, and its launch coincided with the opening of Maison Vivier, a restored hotel particulier in Paris.

Rizzoli has published the monograph Roger Vivier: Heritage and Imagination. Photo: Handout
Celebrity Families

Meet Lara Cosima, who just got engaged to Kering heir François Pinault Jr

The ‘modern-day Marie Antoinette’ and member of the Austro-Hungarian nobility has walked for Armani and drew internet attention at Le Bal in 2023

Fame and celebrity

Meet Beau Garrett, who plays Abby Reese in Taylor Sheridan’s The Madison

She was scouted as a model in her early teens and later made the transition to acting, appearing in shows like House, Glee and The Rookie.

Fame and celebrity

Meet Ben Schnetzer, who plays Van Davis in Taylor Sheridan’s The Madison

The UK-trained actor, who plays opposite Beau Garrett in the Yellowstone creator’s new show, got his big break in 2013 in The Book Thief.

Ben Schnetzer as Van Davis on Taylor Sheridan’s The Madison. Photo: @themadisonpplus/Instagram
Beauty

Are LED face masks skincare’s secret weapon or a flash in the pan?

Kendall Jenner and Hailey Bieber swear by them, but what is the truth behind celebrity glow trends and red light therapy?

Kendall Jenner, who recently became a Therabody ambassador, with the TheraFace Mask Glo. Photo: Handout
100 Top Tables: Cities of Gastronomy

The young English YouTubers bringing Korean food diplomacy to Macau

Known for their viral ramen videos and visiting Buckingham Palace with Blackpink, the British duo are bringing their brand of food diplomacy to Macau.

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Macau Government Tourism Office
Fashion

In their words: Qiqi Yam’s support of Hong Kong’s designers and fashion scene

‘Asia’s first supermodel’ celebrates the roles of local designer Robert Wun, pioneering retailer Joyce Ma, and actors Maggie Cheung, Cherie Chung, and her husband, Simon Yam.

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TV shows and streaming video

Who is Michael J. Berman, who founded the magazine George with JFK Jr?

Berman – played by Michael Nathanson in Ryan Murphy’s Love Story – never reconciled with the Kennedy scion after a serious falling out in 1997.

Michael J. Berman (right) is played by Michael Nathanson (right of left), pictured with Paul Anthony Kelly, who stars as John F. Kennedy Jr in Love Story. Photos: @michael_nathanson, @victoriahaganinteriors/Instagram
Fashion

In their words: Hilary Tsui on her favourite moments in fashion in Hong Kong

The former actress on Karl Lagerfeld’s Chanel couture show, home-grown labels Lau Hei and Yat Pit, and style icons Maggie Cheung and Edison Chen.

United States

Action movie star Chuck Norris dies at 86

His epic fight with kung fu superstar Bruce Lee in ‘The Way of The Dragon’ helped turn Norris into an icon.

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Fame and celebrity

Who was Lauren Bessette, Carolyn Bessette’s sister who died with her?

Ryan Murphy’s Love Story charts the whirlwind romance between Carolyn and JFK Jr – and new episodes feature Lauren Bessette, played by Sydney Lemmon.

Lauren Bessette died in the tragic plane crash that also killed her sister, Carolyn Bessette, and the latter’s husband, John F. Kennedy Jr. Photos: Facebook; AP
Fashion

Meet the founder of LoveShackFancy, Rebecca Hessel Cohen

She grew up in the offices of Seventeen magazine where her mother worked as creative director, was an editor at Cosmopolitan, and started her own brand in 2013.

LoveShackFancy founder Rebecca Hessel Cohen at the Victoria’s Secret fashion show 2025. Photo: @loveshackfancy/Instagram
Sexual harassment and assault

Video | Tate brothers party in Hong Kong, sparking controversy

Andrew and Tristan Tate, brothers who are facing rape and human trafficking charges in Romania and the UK, visited Lan Kwai Fong and a restaurant in Causeway Bay.

Singapore

‘Super Rich’ star David Yong hit with 12 new charges in Singapore

The Evergreen Group CEO, who has been in and out of court since August 2024, now faces a total of 17 charges.

Fashion

In their words: Mimi Tang defines 20 years of setting trends in Hong Kong

Formerly at Kering overseeing Gucci, Saint Laurent and more luxury brands, Tang recalls Louis Vuitton’s fashion show in Hong Kong, and names her style icons.

Mimi Tang, pictured at the SCMP office in November 2021, believes that Hong Kong’s position as a style capital is partly down to its rich mix of cultures. Photo: Xiaomei Chen
TikTok

Meet Marcelo Wang, the influencer teaching Rihanna phrases in Mandarin

The content creator boasts over 1 million followers on Instagram, just attended Milan Fashion Week – and speaks Portuguese, too.

Chinese influencer Marcelo Wang with Rihanna at a Fenty Beauty event. Photo: @marcelowang0527/Instagram
Art

In their words: Wing Shya recalls 20 years of style highs in Hong Kong

The Wong Kar-wai collaborator reflects on the city’s evolving style, memorable fashion shoots and local trendsetters like Vivienne Tam and Yat Pit.

Fashion

In their words: Douglas Young, founder of Hong Kong lifestyle brand G.O.D

The creative entrepreneur often adds a humorous slant to his homeware and apparel, and cites local icons from Bruce Lee and Labubu to Cathay Pacific and Chow Tai Fook as inspirations.

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