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Mabel Lui is a reporter on the Culture desk. She previously wrote for Time Out Hong Kong and graduated from Scripps College in Claremont, California with a Bachelor of Arts in Media Studies and Art. A bright-eyed kid at heart, she loves the feeling of discovering something new and finding underrated restaurants in her beloved home city of Hong Kong.
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Margaret Cho, comedian and actress, talks to the Post about racism in the US, the erasure of Asians from American history and how she feels about inspiring a new generation of Asian-American entertainers.
Margaret Cho, comedian and actress, talks to the Post about racism in the US, the erasure of Asians from American history and how she feels about inspiring a new generation of Asian-American entertainers.
The AI choir, trained with vocal samples from singers including Leslie Cheung, joined the Hong Kong Baptist University symphony orchestra for a performance of Lo Ta-yu’s Pearl of the Orient.
The AI choir, trained with vocal samples from singers including Leslie Cheung, joined the Hong Kong Baptist University symphony orchestra for a performance of Lo Ta-yu’s Pearl of the Orient.
Interns gain skills and self-confidence working in the pastry kitchen and restaurants at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental under a training programme for people with disabilities.
Interns gain skills and self-confidence working in the pastry kitchen and restaurants at The Landmark Mandarin Oriental under a training programme for people with disabilities.
The Hong Kong Philharmonic announces a season featuring music director Jaap van Zweden for the first time since he was denied a quarantine waiver in autumn 2021.
The Hong Kong Philharmonic announces a season featuring music director Jaap van Zweden for the first time since he was denied a quarantine waiver in autumn 2021.
The museum opens on July 2, and its initial exhibitions feature more than 900 national treasures loaned by the Palace Museum in Beijing.
The museum opens on July 2, and its initial exhibitions feature more than 900 national treasures loaned by the Palace Museum in Beijing.
It’s Anita Mui, Maggie Cheung, Faye Wong, Michelle Yeoh and Leslie Cheung up against Keung To, Tina Leung, Serrini, Tyson Yoshi and Hilary Tsui, but who do you think is the most stylish?
It’s Anita Mui, Maggie Cheung, Faye Wong, Michelle Yeoh and Leslie Cheung up against Keung To, Tina Leung, Serrini, Tyson Yoshi and Hilary Tsui, but who do you think is the most stylish?
Aromatherapy using essential oils can relieve pain, lift spirits and soothe the digestive system, and is being used to treat side effects of cancer treatment.
Aromatherapy using essential oils can relieve pain, lift spirits and soothe the digestive system, and is being used to treat side effects of cancer treatment.
Simple skincare is the key to clearing up or preventing teenage acne, says a dermatology expert, as is the use of sunscreen and the willingness to stick to a daily regimen.
Simple skincare is the key to clearing up or preventing teenage acne, says a dermatology expert, as is the use of sunscreen and the willingness to stick to a daily regimen.
From Queen’s Pier and Ho Tung Gardens to PMQ and Tai Kwun, we look at the old historical buildings that have dominated Hong Kong’s preservation debate during the last 25 years.
From Queen’s Pier and Ho Tung Gardens to PMQ and Tai Kwun, we look at the old historical buildings that have dominated Hong Kong’s preservation debate during the last 25 years.
Ahead of its opening to the public on July 2, the US$450 million museum gives a preview of three of its nine inaugural exhibitions, including national treasures loaned by the Palace Museum in Beijing.
Ahead of its opening to the public on July 2, the US$450 million museum gives a preview of three of its nine inaugural exhibitions, including national treasures loaned by the Palace Museum in Beijing.
Meet the father-son cooks and hosts of Made with Lau and Hunger Pangs, two YouTube shows where they bond over food and show how to cook dishes such as fried rice and General Tso’s chicken.
Meet the father-son cooks and hosts of Made with Lau and Hunger Pangs, two YouTube shows where they bond over food and show how to cook dishes such as fried rice and General Tso’s chicken.
Paintings, projections and NFTs show a colourful East-meets-West aesthetic in Tomokazu Matsuyama’s Harmless Charm exhibition at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong.
Paintings, projections and NFTs show a colourful East-meets-West aesthetic in Tomokazu Matsuyama’s Harmless Charm exhibition at Sotheby’s in Hong Kong.
Fashion brands are releasing Pride Month collections. Here are five of the best, including a collaboration between French brand Ami and Olympic medallist Tom Daley and one between Cher and Versace.
Fashion brands are releasing Pride Month collections. Here are five of the best, including a collaboration between French brand Ami and Olympic medallist Tom Daley and one between Cher and Versace.
That’s the question an exhibition at Hong Kong’s Villepin art gallery tries to answer, with portraits by artists Francis Bacon, Zeng Fanzhi, George Condo, Adrian Ghenie and Yukimasa Ida.
That’s the question an exhibition at Hong Kong’s Villepin art gallery tries to answer, with portraits by artists Francis Bacon, Zeng Fanzhi, George Condo, Adrian Ghenie and Yukimasa Ida.
The three-screen cinema at the M+ museum in West Kowloon will show themed film and video art programmes, new feature films, restored classics and experimental works.
The three-screen cinema at the M+ museum in West Kowloon will show themed film and video art programmes, new feature films, restored classics and experimental works.
You might recognise Tang Wei from her breakout role in Ang Lee’s 2007 film Lust, Caution alongside Marvel’s Tony Leung or from her Hollywood turn in Blackhat next to Chris Hemsworth.
You might recognise Tang Wei from her breakout role in Ang Lee’s 2007 film Lust, Caution alongside Marvel’s Tony Leung or from her Hollywood turn in Blackhat next to Chris Hemsworth.
Hong Kong has reopened to visitors, and the city has five new or updated attractions to draw incoming tourists, from the M+ and Palace museums to the new Water World at Ocean Park.
Hong Kong has reopened to visitors, and the city has five new or updated attractions to draw incoming tourists, from the M+ and Palace museums to the new Water World at Ocean Park.
Art Central, a satellite fair running alongside Art Basel Hong Kong, has changed focus this year to show boundary-pushing works by Hong Kong artists.
Art Central, a satellite fair running alongside Art Basel Hong Kong, has changed focus this year to show boundary-pushing works by Hong Kong artists.
Local buyers dominate the event, which is just over half the size it was in 2019, because of travel restrictions.
Local buyers dominate the event, which is just over half the size it was in 2019, because of travel restrictions.
The Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep collection is built on the watch technology that accompanied the 2019 Mariana Trench dive that set a record for delving into Earth’s deepest places.
The Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep collection is built on the watch technology that accompanied the 2019 Mariana Trench dive that set a record for delving into Earth’s deepest places.
While studying art at Oxford, Woo won a national drug-free bodybuilding title. Now back in Hong Kong, the personal trainer is opening a gym/studio.
While studying art at Oxford, Woo won a national drug-free bodybuilding title. Now back in Hong Kong, the personal trainer is opening a gym/studio.
From a Buddhist meditation in sign language to art addressing race, power and identity, there’s plenty to check out during Art Basel week in Hong Kong.
From a Buddhist meditation in sign language to art addressing race, power and identity, there’s plenty to check out during Art Basel week in Hong Kong.
Tsoi Wing-cheung, 62, quit smoking on the day of Hong Kong’s handover from Britain to China in 1997. His passion for running and sport, he says, helped him kick his 20-year smoking habit.
Tsoi Wing-cheung, 62, quit smoking on the day of Hong Kong’s handover from Britain to China in 1997. His passion for running and sport, he says, helped him kick his 20-year smoking habit.
The city and its people are the subjects of Yeung Hok-tak’s show “What a Big Smoke Ring”, a colourful, lighthearted and nostalgic collection of paintings.
The city and its people are the subjects of Yeung Hok-tak’s show “What a Big Smoke Ring”, a colourful, lighthearted and nostalgic collection of paintings.
Split over two floors whose layouts are a mirror image of the other, ‘Double Vision’ at the former Central Police Station complex seems designed to confuse.
Split over two floors whose layouts are a mirror image of the other, ‘Double Vision’ at the former Central Police Station complex seems designed to confuse.
Hong Kong bars took eight spots on the list including first and third, and Singapore 11. For Jay Khan, co-founder of top-placed Coa, it’s a celebration after two extremely tough years amid the pandemic.
Hong Kong bars took eight spots on the list including first and third, and Singapore 11. For Jay Khan, co-founder of top-placed Coa, it’s a celebration after two extremely tough years amid the pandemic.
Yenn Wong and Elizabeth Chu were not long out of university when they took the reins at JIA Boutique Hotel and ZS Hospitality. Laura Offe defied her chef father to train in hospitality and is in business with her brother.
Yenn Wong and Elizabeth Chu were not long out of university when they took the reins at JIA Boutique Hotel and ZS Hospitality. Laura Offe defied her chef father to train in hospitality and is in business with her brother.
The pandemic has decimated Hong Kong nightlife, and its live-music scene has been hit hard by venues closing, especially the loss of Sense 99. But the Wanch is returning and there is hope for other venues.
The pandemic has decimated Hong Kong nightlife, and its live-music scene has been hit hard by venues closing, especially the loss of Sense 99. But the Wanch is returning and there is hope for other venues.
British painter Phoebe Richardson’s mostly miniature paintings of Hong Kong show off everything from its skyscrapers to abundant nature, as well as its dynamic energy and people.
British painter Phoebe Richardson’s mostly miniature paintings of Hong Kong show off everything from its skyscrapers to abundant nature, as well as its dynamic energy and people.
Some beauty products such as eye creams, moisturisers, retinol and acne medication benefit from being kept at a constant cool temperature, but others definitely don’t.
Some beauty products such as eye creams, moisturisers, retinol and acne medication benefit from being kept at a constant cool temperature, but others definitely don’t.
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