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John Skelley plays an adult Harry Potter in a performance of Harry Potter and The Cursed Child on Broadway. Photo: AP
World of performing arts

John Skelley’s Harry Potter journey from Broadway understudy to star

Every time Skelley thinks he’s done with the play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, ‘opportunity kind of keeps coming back’.

TV shows and streaming video

HBO’s Heated Rivalry scores with mix of hockey and queer sports romance

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Art

Famous horse-related works of art as the Year of the Horse 2026 approaches

Britain

Sophie Kinsella, Shopaholic author, dies at 55 from brain cancer

The celebrated British author wrote over 30 books, and leaves behind a legacy of humour and relatability.

Author Sophie Kinsella poses on Wimbledon Village high street, London in 2004. Photo: AP
Author Sophie Kinsella poses on Wimbledon Village high street, London in 2004. Photo: AP
What to do in Hong Kong

5 things to do in Hong Kong and ways to help this weekend, December 5-7

Whether heading to a bar that gives proceeds to Tai Po fire victims or donating essentials, there are various ways you can help this weekend.

Fashion

Who is Jeffrey Banks and why did Ralph Lauren call him his ‘other son’?

Designer Jeffrey Banks recounts over 50 years in fashion in his memoir, including when Lauren gave him one of his own suits to wear to prom.

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Books and literature

A look inside The Handmaid’s Tale author Margaret Atwood’s new memoir

Book of Lives: A Memoir of Sorts reveals secrets behind some of Atwood’s most famous novels as well as moments of frustration and betrayal.

Margaret Atwood speaks during an interview in New York in November 2025. The author unveils her secrets, inspirations and resilience in her new memoir. Photo: AP
Margaret Atwood speaks during an interview in New York in November 2025. The author unveils her secrets, inspirations and resilience in her new memoir. Photo: AP
Books and literature

China’s crackdown on same-sex love stories leaves women ‘less happy’

Despite the largest crackdown yet, danmei stories are still available in China – but they are far tamer and, some say, just not as good.

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Books and literature

How Bruce Lee went from martial arts star to enduring Asian-American icon

Jeff Chang explores why, 50 years after his death, Bruce Lee remains ‘a hero to people all around the world’ in Water Mirror Echo.

Books and literature

British-Hungarian writer David Szalay wins Booker Prize for ‘Flesh’

Szalay’s exploration of troubled masculinity beat favourites Kiran Desai and Andrew Miller to claim the prestigious US$65,500 literary award.

Author David Szalay after being named as the winner of the 2025 Booker Prize. Photo: PA via AP
Books and literature

Tokyo bookshop where Korean translations spark ‘conversation across borders’

Since 2015, publisher Kim Seung-bok has used her shop Chekccori to connect Japanese readers with top Korean authors ‘in the right way’.

Books at Chekccori, in Tokyo. The shop’s 4,000 titles include translated works by top Korean authors as their popularity rises in Japan. Photo: Instagram/chekccori
Books at Chekccori, in Tokyo. The shop’s 4,000 titles include translated works by top Korean authors as their popularity rises in Japan. Photo: Instagram/chekccori
Books and literature

‘Marvellous idea’: Children’s Booker Prize for kids’ fiction announced

Launching in 2026, the Children’s Booker Prize will see a winner chosen by a combined panel of child and adult judges and awarded US$66,600.

Books and literature

Hong Kong-born poet stunned into silence by detractors finds voice again

Sarah Howe’s new collection comes a decade after her TS Eliot Prize win as a young part-Chinese female was met with racism and misogyny.

Books and literature

Horrors of World War II seen through the eyes of Hong Kong women

Emma Pei Yin’s debut novel about three women during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong is a powerful story of resistance and resilience.

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Emma Pei Yin is a Britain-born author who spent much of her childhood in Hong Kong where her debut novel, When Sleeping Women Wake, is set. Her book, she tells the Post, was shaped by her memories of her grandparents. Photo: courtesy of Emma Pei Yin
Books and literature

Ian McEwan shares his vision of the future in new book What We Can Know

British author Ian McEwan talks about climate change, the past and future, and his latest novel What We Can Know.

Ian McEwan, British novelist and screenwriter, has published a new novel, What We Can Know. Photo: AP
Ian McEwan, British novelist and screenwriter, has published a new novel, What We Can Know. Photo: AP
Hong Kong culture

His viral Instagram videos on Hong Kong’s libraries are ‘like a time capsule’

Steven Harrison Stratman, who captures everyday scenes from libraries across Hong Kong, explains why they’re more than just book collections.

Books and literature

Author of Loveboat, Taipei was writing about AI long before it was cool

Her agent didn’t understand, so it was shelved. Now, Abigail Hing Wen is releasing The Vale, a decade-old story about a child in an AI world.

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Books and literature

The Moomins’ 80th birthday draws fans across Europe for special event

Fans flocked to Tampere in southern Finland to celebrate the country’s most lovable literary cartoon family, created by author Tove Jansson.

Moomins fans celebrate the 80th anniversary of the publication of the Finnish children’s classic, The Moomins and the Great Flood, and the birthday of the author Tove Jansson, in Tampere, Finland, on August 9, 2025. Photo: AP
Moomins fans celebrate the 80th anniversary of the publication of the Finnish children’s classic, The Moomins and the Great Flood, and the birthday of the author Tove Jansson, in Tampere, Finland, on August 9, 2025. Photo: AP
Books and literature

How origami cranes she received as a child inspired author’s new novel

Evelyn Skye says her 10th book, The Incredible Kindness of Paper, is an important story right now with its roots in human connection.

Books and literature

Love books about haunted objects and possessed possessions? Check these out

From Stephen King’s tale about a demonic car to accounts of cursed furniture, you’ll never look at objects the same after reading these.

Books and literature

Godzilla’s 70 years of film celebrated in huge new book with over 900 photos

Godzilla: The First 70 Years is a 432-page book filled with stories, interviews and photos of one of cinema’s most enduring figures.

Godzilla: The First 70 Years: The Official Illustrated History of the Japanese Productions. Photo: TOHO
Books and literature

How foodie novel Butter stirs up Japan’s issues with sexism and misogyny

Asako Yuzuki’s novel has gained a cult following around the world for skewering Japan on its problems with how women are viewed and treated.

Japanese author Asako Yuzuki speaks during an interview in Tokyo on June 24, 2025. Her new novel Butter was inspired by the real-life story of “Black Widow” Kanae Kijima, a woman sentenced to death in 2012 for poisoning three men she met online. Photo: AFP
Japanese author Asako Yuzuki speaks during an interview in Tokyo on June 24, 2025. Her new novel Butter was inspired by the real-life story of “Black Widow” Kanae Kijima, a woman sentenced to death in 2012 for poisoning three men she met online. Photo: AFP
YouTube and YouTubers

Profile | Who is Cari? Popular South Korea-based YouTuber’s social media rise

Seoul-based YouTuber Cari shares her journey as a content creator who offers authentic glimpses into Korean life, reading and solo travel.

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TV shows and streaming video

Is Stephen King happy with The Institute TV adaptation? Yes, very much so

King’s screen adaptations notoriously run hot and cold, but the new TV adaptation of his 2019 novel The Institute definitely gets his approval.

Books and literature

If books could kill: how lethal toxic pigments were used for millennia

An exhibit at a US museum looks at how mercury, arsenic, lead and ‘orpiment’ created visuals both incredibly seductive and highly dangerous.

19th century drawing by a preteen Flemish boy named Carel shows him sitting under a broken and dying tree, beset by a winged skeleton thrusting two arrows at his chest. Two grown men stand nearby, and one is pointing directly at the youth. The illustration is titled “Mors” or “death.” (Handout/The Walters Art Museum/TNS)
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