https://www.scmp.com/rss/511397/feed Chloe Henson is a graduate student in journalism at the University of Hong Kong interning with SCMP's Lifestyle/Culture desk. Before coming to Hong Kong, Chloe lived in the United States and worked with a nonprofit that focuses on climate. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Cleaning out the home is a good way to start the new year. And decluttering usually requires sorting through your closet to make space and clear out old attire. It may be tempting to throw away unused items to make room for the latest trends in fast fashion. But the old clothes we toss and the new ones that replace them have an environmental cost. According to a report from local non-profit Redress, Hong Kong produces more than 392 tonnes of textile waste a day, with clothing making up about... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3165039/how-keep-used-and-unwanted-clothes-out-landfill-tips-help?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3165039/how-keep-used-and-unwanted-clothes-out-landfill-tips-help?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 29 Jan 2022 08:15:11 +0000 A man lies in front of a 7-Eleven that, from the front, looks as if someone’s rampaged through the convenience store. He’s sprawled on top of a display that’s been knocked over. Two men come over, help him up and sit him by the storefront to take care of him. Another starts to clean up, while the cashier can be seen making a phone call from behind the counter. The manager of Instagram page LKF Meltdown counts this among the top posts on the account. LKF stands for Lan Kwai Fong, Hong Kong’s... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3163905/passed-out-drunk-instagram-page-hong-kong-nightlife?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3163905/passed-out-drunk-instagram-page-hong-kong-nightlife?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 22 Jan 2022 01:15:11 +0000 Looking back over the past couple of years on the lunar calendar, the Year of the Ox saw many of the same struggles that plagued the Year of the Rat. The coronavirus pandemic continues to affect our lives, and economic conditions remain uncertain. Still, the upcoming Year of the Tiger is said to be one of many changes, and with those changes come opportunities. Each sign will get a chance to improve their fortunes in love, business, career and other personal areas of growth. We consulted John... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3163421/year-tiger-2022-your-luck-or-out-zodiac-sign-predictions-love-health?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3163421/year-tiger-2022-your-luck-or-out-zodiac-sign-predictions-love-health?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 16 Jan 2022 01:15:18 +0000 Another deadly incident in Myanmar has resurfaced long-standing conversations about an industry to which Hong Kong and China have close ties. A landslide at a jade mine near Hpakant, in northern Kachin state, left at least three people dead and dozens missing in December 2021. Disasters like this regularly hit the open-pit mines in the state, which is a huge source of high-quality jade. In July 2020, another landslide near Hpakant triggered by heavy rainfall killed at least 160 miners. In July... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3163194/how-chinese-demand-myanmars-jade-fuels-deadly-corrupt?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3163194/how-chinese-demand-myanmars-jade-fuels-deadly-corrupt?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 13 Jan 2022 10:15:07 +0000 Despite the coronavirus pandemic and political and economic uncertainty the world over, texters in 2021 preferred to keep it light when it came to the emojis they used. An annual study by Facemoji Keyboard – an app developed by Chinese tech company Baidu – shows 80 per cent of the most used emojis in the world expressed positive emotions like laughter, love and affection. The “face with tears of joy” continued a six-year streak of being the most used emoji this past year, despite being deemed... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3162506/most-popular-emojis-2021-face-tears-joy-still-top-choice?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3162506/most-popular-emojis-2021-face-tears-joy-still-top-choice?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 09 Jan 2022 10:15:20 +0000 As the world steps into 2022, Kate Middleton is preparing to leave a decade behind her. The Duchess of Cambridge celebrates her 40th birthday on January 9. It’s been more than 10 years since Middleton married Britain’s Prince William and almost 20 since she came into the public eye as a potential future princess. Perhaps more than anything else, the world has got to know Middleton through her fashion sense. She’s well-known for her style – just about any brand she wears experiences a boost from... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3162054/kate-middleton-40-how-fashion-choices-duchess-cambridge?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3162054/kate-middleton-40-how-fashion-choices-duchess-cambridge?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Jan 2022 08:15:21 +0000 Canto-pop boy band Mirror can reflect on 2021 as a year of success. The group rose to fame in 2018 after its 12 members competed in ViuTV’s reality talent show Good Night Show – King Maker. Despite starting off just before a period of social unrest in Hong Kong that was followed by a global pandemic, the band has achieved meteoric success in the city, especially in the past 12 months. Their influence has grown to such an extent that they’ve touched just about every aspect of popular culture in... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3160783/how-hong-kong-boy-band-mirror-led-canto-pop-revival-2021?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3160783/how-hong-kong-boy-band-mirror-led-canto-pop-revival-2021?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Dec 2021 03:45:17 +0000 December has seen the return of two popular TV shows featuring protagonists searching for fashion, friendship and love in the city. Emily in Paris, the Netflix show that earned over 58 million household views within its first 28 days during its pandemic debut last year, launched its second season on December 22. Earlier this month And Just Like That, a revival of Sex and the City, premiered on HBO. US writer Darren Star created both Sex and the City and Emily in Paris, and the comedy-dramas also... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3160940/how-emily-paris-outfits-are-influenced-sex-and-city-shows?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3160940/how-emily-paris-outfits-are-influenced-sex-and-city-shows?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Dec 2021 20:15:11 +0000 After a year dominated by the coronavirus pandemic, 2021 gave us all a chance to reset and remember some of the other things that interest us – like dystopian Korean dramas or immune-boosting fungi. The Post’s lifestyle section kept up with all kinds of cultural news and expert health advice to help navigate the year. As 2021 comes to a close, we take a look at the articles we published that touched readers the most throughout the year. Here are the top 10. 10. Liked Squid Game? 6 other K-drama... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3160683/jackie-chan-working-bruce-lee-squid-game-influences-health?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/entertainment/article/3160683/jackie-chan-working-bruce-lee-squid-game-influences-health?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Dec 2021 23:15:16 +0000 The global pandemic is dragging on and 2021 is ending with a new, highly transmissible mutant strain. Yet auction houses this week reported a bumper year that was boosted by Asian demand, a surge in online bidding and a new acronym that has dominated art market news this year: NFT. The two biggest auction houses in the world sold a total of US$14.4 billion of art, watches, jewellery, wine and other collectibles in 2021, 53 per cent more than their combined sales in 2020. Sotheby’s retained its... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3160790/how-nfts-online-bidding-and-asian-demand-helped-auction?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3160790/how-nfts-online-bidding-and-asian-demand-helped-auction?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Dec 2021 09:15:23 +0000 Billie Eilish is leaving her teenage years behind. The American musical superstar celebrates her 20th birthday on December 18. Over the course of her two decades, she’s taken home seven Grammys and two American Music Awards, among numerous other accolades. Eilish has also established herself as a red carpet favourite. Like many artists, her style has evolved periodically since her SoundCloud hit Ocean Eyes launched her to fame in 2015. Through the years, she’s flaunted flowing neon green Chanel... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3160025/billie-eilishs-best-looks-she-turns-20-white-nike-kicks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3160025/billie-eilishs-best-looks-she-turns-20-white-nike-kicks?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 18 Dec 2021 09:45:21 +0000 There is a scene in Shakespeare-inspired drama production #1314 in which a man sings gently about his love for a woman while standing directly on her supine body. It is one of many moments in the stage adaptation of the Bard’s sonnets that speak of the inevitable coexistence of beauty and ugliness in love and in life. This work for Théâtre de la Feuille by its founder and artistic director, Ata Wong Chun-tat, was premiered in the Chinese capital, Beijing, five years ago, but the physical theatre... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3159527/shakespeare-sonnets-adapted-stage-collaboration-where-actors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/3159527/shakespeare-sonnets-adapted-stage-collaboration-where-actors?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Dec 2021 04:45:21 +0000 This story has been made freely available. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Welcome to the South China Morning Post’s live coverage of the 2021 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMAs). Hosted by Lee Hyori, the ceremony was broadcast live from Paju, South Korea, and included appearances and performances from many popular K-pop acts, as well as special performances from Ed Sheeran.  BTS were not there but were the night’s big winners, taking home Artist, Song, Album and... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/news/article/3159193/k-pops-2021-mamas-live-updates-biggest-korean-music-awards?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/k-pop/news/article/3159193/k-pops-2021-mamas-live-updates-biggest-korean-music-awards?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 11 Dec 2021 08:30:26 +0000 Nothing screams fashion more than baggy shorts and an oversized graphic T-shirt. That’s according to Google’s 2021 Year in Search results, which listed American actor Adam Sandler as the most-searched name in the “celebrity outfits” category, anyway. Sandler’s casual style seems to have given him the edge over the likes of Britney Spears, who ranked second on the list, and Harry Styles, who came in at number six. The actor has captured the admiration of the internet this year with his laid-back... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3159197/adam-sandler-more-stylish-harry-styles-britney-spears-year?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/fashion-beauty/article/3159197/adam-sandler-more-stylish-harry-styles-britney-spears-year?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Dec 2021 10:15:19 +0000