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Why Oliver Stone’s Snowden film remains a terrifying surveillance warning 10 years on
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Why Oliver Stone’s Snowden film remains a terrifying surveillance warning 10 years on

 19/09/2026
Momofuku’s David Chang takes detours on a culinary road trip across the US
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Momofuku’s David Chang takes detours on a culinary road trip across the US

 19/09/2026
Bespoke jewellery is on the rise in Asia. Why wear what everyone else is wearing?
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Bespoke jewellery is on the rise in Asia. Why wear what everyone else is wearing?

 19/09/2026
How much sex should a couple have? Focus on quality over quantity, experts say
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How much sex should a couple have? Focus on quality over quantity, experts say

 19/09/2026
Reflections | A Polish priest’s perilous mission to save a doomed Chinese dynasty with Catholic links
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Reflections | A Polish priest’s perilous mission to save a doomed Chinese dynasty with Catholic links

 19/09/2026
Review | Netflix K-drama The Scandal review: Son Ye-jin, Nana anchor Dangerous Liaisons adaptation
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Review | Netflix K-drama The Scandal review: Son Ye-jin, Nana anchor Dangerous Liaisons adaptation

 18/09/2026
Where to celebrate Negroni Week 2026 in Hong Kong, September 21–27
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Where to celebrate Negroni Week 2026 in Hong Kong, September 21–27

 18/09/2026
How Astrid Jorgensen’s Pub Choir shows anyone can sing. No auditions, no judgment
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How Astrid Jorgensen’s Pub Choir shows anyone can sing. No auditions, no judgment

 18/09/2026
From Cheng Pei-pei to Michelle Yeoh, Hong Kong cinema’s history of action heroines
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From Cheng Pei-pei to Michelle Yeoh, Hong Kong cinema’s history of action heroines

 18/09/2026
Hong Kong young fashion designers named at YDC as VIP judge Rok Hwang urges a customer, not a bubble
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Hong Kong young fashion designers named at YDC as VIP judge Rok Hwang urges a customer, not a bubble

 18/09/2026
No time for the gym? How micro-workouts could help busy professionals improve their health
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No time for the gym? How micro-workouts could help busy professionals improve their health

 18/09/2026
This Hong Kong home was designed to be family-friendly without feeling immaculate
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This Hong Kong home was designed to be family-friendly without feeling immaculate

 17/09/2026
Tribute exhibit for Leslie Cheung; Hong Kong’s Gen Z coffee boss: 7 Lifestyle highlights
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Tribute exhibit for Leslie Cheung; Hong Kong’s Gen Z coffee boss: 7 Lifestyle highlights

 17/09/2026
Prime Video K-drama A Love Other Than Yours: Seo Kang-joon, Ahn Eun-jin face 10-year itch
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Prime Video K-drama A Love Other Than Yours: Seo Kang-joon, Ahn Eun-jin face 10-year itch

 17/09/2026
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, September 18-20
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, September 18-20

 17/09/2026
On the Menu | Is New York’s Bar Leone a copycat of Hong Kong’s ‘World’s Best’ original?
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On the Menu | Is New York’s Bar Leone a copycat of Hong Kong’s ‘World’s Best’ original?

 17/09/2026
The tragic Qing dynasty politician whose legacy lives on in descendant’s new novel
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The tragic Qing dynasty politician whose legacy lives on in descendant’s new novel

 17/09/2026
Hong Kong theatre legend Fredric Mao launches foundation to boost city’s performing arts
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Hong Kong theatre legend Fredric Mao launches foundation to boost city’s performing arts

 16/09/2026
HBO Max K-drama The Ordinary Jackpot: Lee Joon-hyuk hides a lottery win in workplace drama
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HBO Max K-drama The Ordinary Jackpot: Lee Joon-hyuk hides a lottery win in workplace drama

 16/09/2026
Where a champion Hong Kong barista goes for local comfort food and Italian dishes
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Where a champion Hong Kong barista goes for local comfort food and Italian dishes

 16/09/2026
How Jet Li’s trainer Wu Bin, 89, ages well and still nurtures martial arts talent
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How Jet Li’s trainer Wu Bin, 89, ages well and still nurtures martial arts talent

 16/09/2026
She’s telling Hong Kong’s culinary stories through an Instagram ‘staging’ series
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She’s telling Hong Kong’s culinary stories through an Instagram ‘staging’ series

 16/09/2026
Review | Benjamin Grosvenor joins Hong Kong Sinfonietta for a memorable night
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Review | Benjamin Grosvenor joins Hong Kong Sinfonietta for a memorable night

 15/09/2026
Profile | ‘Real experiences’: Mondrian Hong Kong general manager on why community matters
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Profile | ‘Real experiences’: Mondrian Hong Kong general manager on why community matters

 15/09/2026
How a Vietnamese chef is turning family favourites into Michelin-starred feasts
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How a Vietnamese chef is turning family favourites into Michelin-starred feasts

 15/09/2026
16th Gwangju Biennale rises above controversies as one of art world’s best in recent years
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16th Gwangju Biennale rises above controversies as one of art world’s best in recent years

 15/09/2026
Who won at the Emmys? Widow’s Bay scores 14 awards, The Pitt takes best drama series
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Who won at the Emmys? Widow’s Bay scores 14 awards, The Pitt takes best drama series

 15/09/2026
Why are Chun-Li’s thighs so big? The Street Fighter character’s origin and cultural impact
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Why are Chun-Li’s thighs so big? The Street Fighter character’s origin and cultural impact

 15/09/2026
Bob Mackie, who dressed stars from Cher to Whoopi Goldberg and Pink, dies at 87
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Bob Mackie, who dressed stars from Cher to Whoopi Goldberg and Pink, dies at 87

 15/09/2026
Venice 2026: 10 of the festival’s best movies, from Woman Unknown to Possible Love and Musk
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Venice 2026: 10 of the festival’s best movies, from Woman Unknown to Possible Love and Musk

 14/09/2026
9 movie locations in Prague you may recognise, from XxX to Van Helsing and Amadeus
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9 movie locations in Prague you may recognise, from XxX to Van Helsing and Amadeus

 14/09/2026
Should you walk your cat? Los Angeles pet owners and vets weigh in
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Should you walk your cat? Los Angeles pet owners and vets weigh in

 14/09/2026
Why France’s Louvre Museum is looking East to help fund its €1 billion transformation
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Why France’s Louvre Museum is looking East to help fund its €1 billion transformation

 14/09/2026
How this Hong Kong Gen Z coffee entrepreneur is filling market gap with her can-do attitude
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How this Hong Kong Gen Z coffee entrepreneur is filling market gap with her can-do attitude

 14/09/2026
Voyage of the Eight Graces by Hong Kong Dance Company: A modern reimagining of the literati arts
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Voyage of the Eight Graces by Hong Kong Dance Company: A modern reimagining of the literati arts

 14/09/2026
Review | Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom movie review – Aardman’s hilarious horror spoof
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Review | Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom movie review – Aardman’s hilarious horror spoof

 13/09/2026
Hong Kong artist Lau Wai looks at the unsettling future of humans and AI in solo show
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Hong Kong artist Lau Wai looks at the unsettling future of humans and AI in solo show

 13/09/2026
‘Authentic’: Chinese-Canadian director’s queer love story starring Joan Chen
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‘Authentic’: Chinese-Canadian director’s queer love story starring Joan Chen

 13/09/2026
Why sleeping less than apes helped humans become Earth’s dominant species
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Why sleeping less than apes helped humans become Earth’s dominant species

 13/09/2026
Review | Pianist Eric Lu brilliantly reflects Chopin’s genius in HK Phil concert
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Review | Pianist Eric Lu brilliantly reflects Chopin’s genius in HK Phil concert

 13/09/2026
Review | Venice 2026: Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors movie review – Lav Diaz’s brutal colonial epic
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Review | Venice 2026: Let Us Through, Dear Ancestors movie review – Lav Diaz’s brutal colonial epic

 12/09/2026
Profile | Who is Nana, the K-pop idol and star of Netflix K-dramas The Scandal and Mask Girl?
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Profile | Who is Nana, the K-pop idol and star of Netflix K-dramas The Scandal and Mask Girl?

 12/09/2026
Opinion | Hong Kong’s contemporary artists deserve a bigger stage in its museums
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Opinion | Hong Kong’s contemporary artists deserve a bigger stage in its museums

 12/09/2026
Hong Kong wants to be Asia’s next fashion hub. This event could help make it happen
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Hong Kong wants to be Asia’s next fashion hub. This event could help make it happen

 12/09/2026
Reflections | Amid Trump’s ‘Lake America’ stink, the Chinese emperor whose renaming campaign backfired
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Reflections | Amid Trump’s ‘Lake America’ stink, the Chinese emperor whose renaming campaign backfired

 12/09/2026
Famous Chinese women in folklore, from Hua Mulan to a consort who brought down a dynasty
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Famous Chinese women in folklore, from Hua Mulan to a consort who brought down a dynasty

 12/09/2026
Review | Venice 2026: A Bit of Light movie review – Iranian drama strikes a melancholic chord
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Review | Venice 2026: A Bit of Light movie review – Iranian drama strikes a melancholic chord

 11/09/2026
Profile | How Cantopop lyricist Wyman Wong pushed Hong Kong’s LGBTQ, style and emotional boundaries
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Profile | How Cantopop lyricist Wyman Wong pushed Hong Kong’s LGBTQ, style and emotional boundaries

 11/09/2026
On This Day | Hong Kong star Deanie Ip wins best actress at Venice Film Festival – from the SCMP archive
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On This Day | Hong Kong star Deanie Ip wins best actress at Venice Film Festival – from the SCMP archive

 11/09/2026
This Leslie Cheung 70th birthday exhibition offers an intimate look at the Cantopop star
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This Leslie Cheung 70th birthday exhibition offers an intimate look at the Cantopop star

 11/09/2026
Year of the Horse 2026 eighth month predictions for all 12 Chinese zodiac signs
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Year of the Horse 2026 eighth month predictions for all 12 Chinese zodiac signs

 11/09/2026
Disney+ K-drama Made in Korea season 2: Hyun Bin returns for dark 1980s political thriller
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Disney+ K-drama Made in Korea season 2: Hyun Bin returns for dark 1980s political thriller

 10/09/2026
‘Worth zero’: why stolen Renoir paintings have little black market value
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‘Worth zero’: why stolen Renoir paintings have little black market value

 10/09/2026
When Hong Kong cinema embraced sex and gore, sugar’s link to dementia: 7 Lifestyle stories
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When Hong Kong cinema embraced sex and gore, sugar’s link to dementia: 7 Lifestyle stories

 10/09/2026
5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, September 11-13
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5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, September 11-13

 10/09/2026
Mouthing Off | Join my dinner club, where the sole purpose is to share food, not network or socialise
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Mouthing Off | Join my dinner club, where the sole purpose is to share food, not network or socialise

 10/09/2026
How Hong Kong chef Tiffany Lo picked herself up after closing her beloved French bistro
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How Hong Kong chef Tiffany Lo picked herself up after closing her beloved French bistro

 10/09/2026
Inside Cantopop singer Jude Tsang and property investor Kevin Yeung’s Hong Kong home
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Inside Cantopop singer Jude Tsang and property investor Kevin Yeung’s Hong Kong home

 10/09/2026
Review | 54 horses dazzle at Cavalluna’s Hong Kong debut, despite cliché story
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Review | 54 horses dazzle at Cavalluna’s Hong Kong debut, despite cliché story

 09/09/2026
Review | Once Upon a Time in the Middle East movie review: Shen Teng leads bombastic anti-war drama
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Review | Once Upon a Time in the Middle East movie review: Shen Teng leads bombastic anti-war drama

 09/09/2026
Vegan dim sum, salads, Indian: where a Polish marketing manager eats in Hong Kong
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Vegan dim sum, salads, Indian: where a Polish marketing manager eats in Hong Kong

 09/09/2026
12 years after surviving breast cancer, a new health scare tests an American journalist
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12 years after surviving breast cancer, a new health scare tests an American journalist

 09/09/2026
Chinese matcha’s rapid rise and the Hong Kong couple stirring up the UK tea scene
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Chinese matcha’s rapid rise and the Hong Kong couple stirring up the UK tea scene

 09/09/2026
Review | Practical Magic 2 movie review: Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman reunite for dull sequel
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Review | Practical Magic 2 movie review: Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman reunite for dull sequel

 09/09/2026
Hong Kong Ballet takes on China’s Mogao Caves in Dunhuang: In Search of Light
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Hong Kong Ballet takes on China’s Mogao Caves in Dunhuang: In Search of Light

 08/09/2026
The making of Hope, Na Hong-jin’s sci-fi spectacular and most expensive Korean film ever
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The making of Hope, Na Hong-jin’s sci-fi spectacular and most expensive Korean film ever

 08/09/2026
Why China’s Unesco-listed Kaiping watchtowers are best discovered on two wheels
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Why China’s Unesco-listed Kaiping watchtowers are best discovered on two wheels

 08/09/2026
How Hong Kong artisan perfume house Floriography bottles memories and the city’s vibes
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How Hong Kong artisan perfume house Floriography bottles memories and the city’s vibes

 08/09/2026
Review | Venice 2026: Arrested Memory movie review – Ethan Ruan leads Sabu’s muddled crime thriller
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Review | Venice 2026: Arrested Memory movie review – Ethan Ruan leads Sabu’s muddled crime thriller

 08/09/2026
Review | Venice 2026: Look Back movie review – Hirokazu Koreeda explores childhood manga dreams
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Review | Venice 2026: Look Back movie review – Hirokazu Koreeda explores childhood manga dreams

 08/09/2026