https://www.scmp.com/rss/516307/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Ishani Sarkar Ishani Sarkar If you’ve ever wondered what multi Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Taylor Swift enjoys listening to when she’s not working on her own tunes, the answer is in her newly released Disney+ docuseries, Taylor Swift: The End of an Era. Avid fans noticed that the star was listening to an audiobook in the series and figured out from an excerpt that it was Liz Moore’s New York Times bestselling novel, The God of the Woods. Swift is in good company. In 2024, the title was recommended by former US... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3336905/what-was-book-taylor-swift-listened-end-era-all-you-need-know-about-god-woods?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3336905/what-was-book-taylor-swift-listened-end-era-all-you-need-know-about-god-woods?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:00:29 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service Freakier Friday hits theatres this weekend, marking a triumphant big-screen comeback for Lindsay Lohan, the irrepressible star of Mean Girls who has endured more than her fair share of tabloid scrutiny and infamy. Her charming and spunky screen presence made her a child and teenage star, but she stumbled through a rocky patch in her 20s with misguided life and career choices. But since moving to Dubai, marrying and becoming a mum, she’s rediscovered her creative spirit and re-emerged on-screen... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3321076/lindsay-lohans-wild-ride-teen-star-comeback-queen-herbie-freakier-friday?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3321076/lindsay-lohans-wild-ride-teen-star-comeback-queen-herbie-freakier-friday?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 08 Aug 2025 22:00:12 +0000 A major Hollywood production will be based in Macau over the summer – and is likely to join the ranks of a 1974 James Bond film and Now You See Me 2 (2016) as one of the biggest international films shot in the city dubbed the Las Vegas of the East. On May 30, The Macao News reported that Oscar-nominated director Edward Berger will be filming in the former Portuguese enclave from June until August. The movie is based on a 2014 novel of the same name, with big-name stars signed on to the project... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3266409/could-be-biggest-hollywood-movie-shot-macau-las-vegas-east-what-know-about-ballad-small-player?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3266409/could-be-biggest-hollywood-movie-shot-macau-las-vegas-east-what-know-about-ballad-small-player?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 14 Jun 2024 04:00:16 +0000 Rejoice! Benedict Cumberbatch is back on our screens with today’s big Netflix drop, Eric – and hopefully you’re as excited as we are. The limited series’ slightly bonkers premise should help: the show introduces us to Vincent (Cumberbatch), New York’s most celebrated puppeteer and the creator of the city’s most popular kids’ TV show. When Vincent’s nine-year-old son Edgar disappears on the way to school one day, the distraught dad’s sanity begins to unravel as he becomes increasingly convinced... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3264536/glorious-return-benedict-cumberbatch-5-reasons-watch-new-netflix-series-eric-doctor-strange-stars?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3264536/glorious-return-benedict-cumberbatch-5-reasons-watch-new-netflix-series-eric-doctor-strange-stars?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 29 May 2024 22:00:09 +0000 It’s been six years since Crazy Rich Asians was released, with the film becoming an instant hit in the box office and global phenomenon for its candid representation of the ultra-wealthy Asian-American community to Hollywood and the world. Many of its stars were relatively obscure before joining the production, but actors like Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Awkwafina, Sonoya Mizuno and Ronny Chieng have gone on to become A-listers in their own right, while veteran Malaysian actress... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3259573/what-happened-crazy-rich-asians-2-over-half-decade-og-films-release-sequel-still-tbc-though-broadway?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3259573/what-happened-crazy-rich-asians-2-over-half-decade-og-films-release-sequel-still-tbc-though-broadway?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:00:18 +0000 The beginning of every new year is not unlike the David Bowie and Freddie Mercury song “Under Pressure”. We all know the expectations of what any new year can bring, either from within ourselves or from external forces. And Taylor Swift, who is currently in the midst of her Eras tour – the highest grossing tour of all time – must know this all too well. Born in the Year of the Earth Snake, Month of the Fire Rat and Fire Goat Day, on December 13, 1989, per the Chinese zodiac, Swift is considered... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3249734/what-does-year-dragon-2024-hold-taylor-swift-chinese-zodiac-predictions-year-snake-pop-queen-more?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/leisure/article/3249734/what-does-year-dragon-2024-hold-taylor-swift-chinese-zodiac-predictions-year-snake-pop-queen-more?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Jan 2024 22:00:18 +0000 Set to release on Amazon Prime Video on January 26, the long-anticipated Nicole Kidman-led series Expats is gaining plenty of buzz – especially among those in Hong Kong, where it’s set and filmed, who’ve been following the production since 2021. The series was filmed during the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, at a time when Hong Kong was under stringent travel restrictions. In August 2021, the government decided to allow the Hollywood star, and director Lulu Wang and her crew, to skip the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3249590/where-was-expats-filmed-4-iconic-hong-kong-locations-nicole-kidmans-new-amazon-prime-tv-show?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3249590/where-was-expats-filmed-4-iconic-hong-kong-locations-nicole-kidmans-new-amazon-prime-tv-show?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 25 Jan 2024 04:00:11 +0000 After much anticipation, Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai debuted his first web series Blossoms Shanghai on Tencent’s streaming platform in China on December 27. The long-awaited series marks a full decade since the director released his last film, The Grandmaster. And in typical Wong Kar-wai fashion, it’s garnering polarising opinions and reviews. While some worry that the cinematic drama he’s known for will get lost on the small screen, others wonder if the often glacial tempo of his works will... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3246950/whos-starring-wong-kar-wais-blossoms-shanghai-meet-cast-his-debut-tv-show-including-chinese-actors?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3246950/whos-starring-wong-kar-wais-blossoms-shanghai-meet-cast-his-debut-tv-show-including-chinese-actors?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 02 Jan 2024 04:00:54 +0000 Alex G is still in slight disbelief that his music has brought him to the other side of the world. “I wouldn’t have ever predicted myself going to Hong Kong,” says the American musician born Alex Giannascoli. It’s no small deal – Giannascoli makes his local debut at Clockenflap on Friday (December 1), playing alongside the likes of Pulp, Yoasobi and De La Soul at the biggest and best music festival in Asia’s world city. “It is surprising, the amount of people that have grown to like [my music],”... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3243105/alex-g-abstract-songwriting-and-why-he-shuns-social-media-american-indie-enigma-opens-ahead-sharing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/people/celebrities/article/3243105/alex-g-abstract-songwriting-and-why-he-shuns-social-media-american-indie-enigma-opens-ahead-sharing?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Nov 2023 08:00:19 +0000 As Netflix’s hit series The Crown prepares for its finale on December 14, the show’s production house has announced that it will be auctioning off around 450 props and costumes from the critically acclaimed series. According to auction house Bonhams, around 300 items will be available for online bidding from January 30 to February 8, 2024, and a live auction will be held on February 7, 2024 in London offering an additional 150 lots. “It is also the closest anyone can come to owning the real... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3242275/6-most-exciting-lots-crowns-memorabilia-auction-replica-princess-dianas-revenge-dress-and-queen?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3242275/6-most-exciting-lots-crowns-memorabilia-auction-replica-princess-dianas-revenge-dress-and-queen?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Nov 2023 11:00:12 +0000 The Covid-19 pandemic severely impacted Hong Kong’s normally vibrant music scene, with social gatherings and international travel curtailed throughout most of 2020 to 2022. Thankfully, the past year has seen a resurgence in activity, with concerts from the likes of Post Malone, Jay Chou and the legendary Backstreet Boys. As the world prepares to bid farewell to another year, we take a look at some notable concerts taking place in Hong Kong this November and December. 1. Junny: Blanc Asia Tour... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3239898/8-must-see-hong-kong-concerts-november-and-december-2023-music-festival-clockenflap-featuring-pulp?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3239898/8-must-see-hong-kong-concerts-november-and-december-2023-music-festival-clockenflap-featuring-pulp?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 01 Nov 2023 04:00:27 +0000 Britney Spears is about to get a lot more money in her pocket thanks to The Woman in Me. The “Toxic” singer will earn 25 per cent of the net profits from her explosive memoir, which dropped Tuesday after a week of bombshell revelations, sources with direct knowledge told TMZ. That percentage is expected to cover Spears’ reported US$12.5 million advance, according to insiders. The book has already flown off the shelves, with over 400,000 copies being sold thus far. Spears reportedly went through... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3239223/how-much-will-britney-spears-make-woman-me-pop-star-will-get-25-cent-net-profits-her-bombshell?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3239223/how-much-will-britney-spears-make-woman-me-pop-star-will-get-25-cent-net-profits-her-bombshell?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Oct 2023 11:00:10 +0000 Mark your calendars! Meg Ryan, the original queen of romcoms, is making her anticipated return this year with What Happens Later, set to release on November 3. It was originally slated to come out in October, but was pushed back amid the release of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour concert movie, per Deadline. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Meg Ryan (@megryan) Starring Ryan and Californication and X-Files alum David Duchovny, What Happens Later tells... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3239226/10-meg-ryans-best-romcom-films-ever-what-happens-later-releases-november-so-here-are-her-top-90s-and?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3239226/10-meg-ryans-best-romcom-films-ever-what-happens-later-releases-november-so-here-are-her-top-90s-and?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 26 Oct 2023 10:00:18 +0000 The big Madonna biopic might’ve been scrapped earlier this year, but the Queen of Pop’s life and legacy clearly won’t be far from the public eye in the years to come. Fans didn’t have to wait long for more thrills and spills. This week, Pulitzer Prize finalist Mary Gabriel’s Madonna: A Rebel Life – The Biography finally arrived – an already-acclaimed account of Madge’s illustrious four-decade music career, and how she’s managed to stay in the spotlight to this day. View this post on... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3237818/7-revelations-madonnas-new-biography-celebration-tour-kicks-mary-gabriels-rebel-life-documents-pop?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3237818/7-revelations-madonnas-new-biography-celebration-tour-kicks-mary-gabriels-rebel-life-documents-pop?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 13 Oct 2023 18:00:11 +0000 If, like us, you’ve been binging Netflix’s newly released Beckham docuseries celebrating the life and legacy of former footballer David Beckham, then you already know that the juicy four-parter is crammed full of intimate details that go well beyond the football legend’s career. From dishing the details on his first kiss with Victoria to addressing the difficulties the couple faced amid his former PA’s allegations against him, Beckham offers us never-before-seen insights into the ultimate... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3237304/beckham-netflix-10-biggest-docuseries-revelations-affair-allegations-depression-victorias-viral?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3237304/beckham-netflix-10-biggest-docuseries-revelations-affair-allegations-depression-victorias-viral?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 09 Oct 2023 20:00:11 +0000 Naomi, Christy, Linda and Cindy are back, recounting how they revolutionised fashion as the first supermodels in the 1990s in a new series for Apple TV. The Super Models, launching on the streaming platform on September 20, looks back on the four women who created a template for today’s uber-influencers by injecting an element of personality into the job of modelling. Britain’s Naomi Campbell, 53, Canada’s Linda Evangelista, 58 and two Americans, Cindy Crawford, 57, and Christy Turlington, 54,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3235044/super-models-docuseries-hits-apple-tv-what-expect-new-show-featuring-original-1990s-fashion?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3235044/super-models-docuseries-hits-apple-tv-what-expect-new-show-featuring-original-1990s-fashion?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 19 Sep 2023 19:00:11 +0000 Expats, the Amazon Prime Video TV series starring Nicole Kidman and shot in Hong Kong during the Covid-19 pandemic, just premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 8. TIFF debuted the series’ penultimate episode “Central”, which follows the narratives of two Filipina domestic workers linked to the expat community. It covers a time when the local political movement is at a point of no return. Meanwhile, a typhoon hits the city. Based on Janice Y.K. Lee’s internationally... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3233866/what-know-about-nicole-kidmans-tv-show-hong-kong-expats-amazon-prime-series-debut-tiff-and-book-its?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3233866/what-know-about-nicole-kidmans-tv-show-hong-kong-expats-amazon-prime-series-debut-tiff-and-book-its?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 09 Sep 2023 00:00:10 +0000 Hollywood has been largely shut down for coming onto five months now, and the end seems nowhere in sight. In May, the Writers Guild of America went on strike after the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which represents 350 major studios and streamers, refused their demands for better wages and more job security, Forbes reported. In July, actors’ union Sag-Aftra joined the WGA in solidarity. That’s more than 160,000 entertainment industry professionals comprising screenwriters... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3233329/how-hollywood-strike-affecting-celebrity-styling-jobs-no-premieres-press-junkets-or-promos-us?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/lifestyle/entertainment-news/article/3233329/how-hollywood-strike-affecting-celebrity-styling-jobs-no-premieres-press-junkets-or-promos-us?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 04 Sep 2023 12:00:12 +0000 Tribune News Service Tribune News Service The Kardashians’ empire was built on the business of beauty. From shapewear to cosmetics to fashion, there’s no aspect of beauty the family doesn’t have a stake in – but there is one they’re not always so enthusiastic to discuss: namely, plastic surgery. Since the women splashed onto the reality television scene in the early aughts, fans and sceptics have picked them apart, obsessing over how they achieve their looks and whether they’ve gone under the knife to do so. Last week, the youngest,... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3230797/which-kardashian-jenners-have-admitted-plastic-surgery-over-years-kylie-kourtney-khloe-and-kris-have?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/celebrity/article/3230797/which-kardashian-jenners-have-admitted-plastic-surgery-over-years-kylie-kourtney-khloe-and-kris-have?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 13 Aug 2023 18:00:10 +0000