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Martin Short names cinema’s only perfect comedies: “Literally perfection”

The song Robby Krieger wanted The Doors to be remembered for: “The song seems to remain timeless”

The director who can’t stand the role Denzel Washington is proudest of: “Such a phony, false performance”
Strong words against a venerable star. The post The director who can’t stand the role Denzel Washington is proudest of: “Such a phony, false performance” first appeared on Far Out Magazine.

The five greatest covers of ‘Johnny B Goode’

Chinese financial firms press on with debt issuance to fund overseas expansion

For South Korea to reset relations with China, it must withstand US pressure
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has completed only seven months in office after tumultuous domestic politics resulted in the ousting of his predecessor Yoon Suk-yeol. But already, there is little question his first year will be remembered for his industrious efforts to restore relations with China while maintaining close ties with the United States. His trip to China this week may have been the first by a South Korean leader in eight years. But he has also now met Chinese President Xi...

Why Korean-style cafes are proving so popular in Hong Kong’s coffee shop scene
Hong Kong’s culinary scene is a relentless parade of the new, a dizzying cycle of pop-ups and passing fads. Yet few trends have been as noticeable as the rise of the Korean-style cafe. More than just places for a caffeine fix, these establishments have become the preferred social sanctuaries for many, a phenomenon that crescendoed in 2025 with a fresh wave of openings. The last few months alone have seen the soft launch of Haus Coffee Club in October, with its minimalist, homelike interiors; the...

Runners complain of overcrowding after closure of sports grounds ahead of Hong Kong Marathon
With the Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon little more than a week away, local runners are struggling to find space to train at the city’s few remaining open public tracks. The problems started after two government sports grounds in East Kowloon were closed. Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground was the first one to go last June for track resurfacing work, which is expected to finish in March. And this month, Kowloon Bay Sports Ground closed for renovation for nine months. Kowloon Bay Sports Ground...

Why The Velvet Underground set out to create the ugliest album imaginable

Interpol event will enable Hong Kong to bolster global crime-fighting ties

‘Full Moon Fever’: The unofficial Traveling Wilburys reunion

