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SCMPSri Lanka will reopen its borders to foreign tourists this week after a 10-month hiatus, officials said, with travellers subject to tough Covid-19 protocols.The announcement came despite a surge in Covid-19 cases and deaths, as authorities sought ...
SCMPLast year, Parasite made history when it became the first foreign-language film to win the Academy Award for best picture. Bong Joon-ho’s darkly comic satire claimed four awards that night, including the newly retitled best international feature f...
The New York TimesThe actor, known for starring roles on shows like “Your Honor” and “The Wire,” has a new apartment — with a key to the pa...
The New York Times“Craft in the Real World,” by Matthew Salesses, dismantles assumptions about the art of fiction and how it should be writt...
The New York Times“Trio” follows three characters who are connected to a disastrous film production and each has a personal crisis to deal wi...
The New York TimesEmily Rapp Black ponders the unanswerable in her new memoir, “Sanctuar...
The New York Times“Craft: An American History,” by Glenn Adamson, considers the often disparaged tradition of artisanal work from colonial days to today’s maker moveme...
SCMPVetiver, a clumpy perennial grass with brownish-purple flowers and roots with a distinct woody and earthy aroma, may not look out of the ordinary, but its manifold uses, particularly in traditional Indian medicine, are quite amazing. The name of ...
SCMPAs much of the world tightens lockdowns to stem coronavirus, Dubai has flung its doors open, branding itself as a sunny, quarantine-free escape – despite a sharp rise in cases.While mask-wearing and Social distancing are strictly enforced, life in...
SCMPHow did you get interested in cooking? “My father was a big part of it. Every Friday he would go to the market – he still does – buy ingredients and cook a family meal for eight to 15 people. He doesn’t have to cook, but he enjoys doing it. He lik...
The New York Times“Normally, after a president’s term, they show before and after photos to prove how much the job aged him. This time, they’re showing before and after photos of all of us,” Jimmy Fallon joked on Mond...
SCMPFollowers of South Korea-based boy band WayV trended the phrase “protect WayV” worldwide on Twitter after members of the band expressed frustration at obsessive fans – including one who allegedly tried to take photos of them on their way to a rest...
SCMPWith his energetic comic expressions, slapstick humour, and funny yet fluent Hindi commentary, Indian YouTube sensation Ajey Nagar has amassed more than 28 million subscribers on his channel, CarryMinati. Although CarryMinati is the most-subscrib...
The New York TimesThe socialite and style setter began making a name for himself as a teenag...
SCMPThe first book in the “Chronicles of Hong Kong” series was launched in late December by the Hong Kong Chronicles Institute, which aims to publish by 2027 a total of 66 volumes to provide detailed accounts of various aspects of the city from ancien...
SCMPKimberley Ho grew up in tropical Malaysia where the sun shines brightly all year round, and had the importance of wearing sunscreen drummed into her. So when the co-founder of family-focused skincare label Evereden discovered from a dermatologist...
The New York TimesThe actor, best known as the clumsy Neville Longbottom of “Harry Potter” fame, is a dashing suitor in the PBS reboot of “All Creatures Great and Smal...
SCMPA South Korean internet star who live-streams herself binge-eating various foods – a phenomenon known as mukbang – is in hot water amid an online dispute over whether kimchi is Korean or Chinese.The YouTuber, who goes by the name Hamzy, found hers...
