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The Sanur Beach Hotel complex in Bali. Sanur was once a favoured haunt of rock stars and celebrities. Photo: Getty Images
Asia travel

60 years ago, Sanur was ground zero for Bali tourism

Championed by Indonesian president Sukarno, Sanur was a high-flying destination for Rockefellers, Rothschilds – and even hosted Mick Jagger’s wedding.

K-drama news

Park Hae-soo says he’s never played such an ‘extreme’ character as in Karma

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Millionaires and billionaires

Who is BlackRock CEO Larry Fink, new ‘darling of the Maga movement’?

Millionaires and billionaires

Who is wealthy Sports Direct founder Mike Ashley’s reconciled ex, Linda?

While the fabulously wealthy couple, who share 3 children, separated in 2002, Linda held onto their 11-bedroom London mansion, and also owned a US$65 million hillside retreat in Mallorca.

Sports Direct International founder Mike Ashley and his wife Linda Ashley divorced – but seem to have reconciled. Photo: Getty Images
Millionaires and billionaires

Meet Jeffrey Sprecher, Trump appointee Kelly Loeffler’s billionaire husband

With a net worth of US$1.3 billion, Sprecher has been able to support his Trump-loving wife’s political career; she’s now America’s head of small business administration.

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Asian cinema: Japanese films

Review | Bullet Train Explosion, nail-biting remake of Japanese disaster thriller

Shinji Higuchi’s new Netflix movie Bullet Train Explosion is a white-knuckle ride across Japan starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi and Non.

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Millionaires and billionaires

Meet millionaire Trump supporter and finance influencer Grant Cardone

Attracting huge audiences with promises of wealth, Cardone is the founder and CEO of multiple companies, many of which bear his name, and he once hosted Trump on his podcast.

Trump supporter and popular financial influencer Grant Cardone held his final 10X Growth Conference in March, which was attended by Ryan Reynolds. Photo: @grantcardone/Instagram
Asian cinema: Hong Kong film

The Gordon Chan film series that reshaped Hong Kong police movies

1994’s The Final Option, starring Michael Wong, was such a hit it spawned a prequel and sequels. We recall them and how they were received.

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Food and Drinks

A meal at Gaggan in Bangkok, where you still lick the plate clean

Chef Gaggan Anand continues his quest to present diners with the unexpected, including ‘rat brains’ and radioactive mayonnaise.

Wellness

She was on American Ninja Warrior in her 70s. How is she ageing so well?

Ginny MacColl, who was diagnosed with osteopenia in her 40s, says women are never too old to build muscle. Here’s how she does it.

American actress and dancer MacColl is the oldest woman to compete in the long-running US sports entertainment reality show American Ninja Warrior. Photo: Elizabeth Morris/NBC via Getty Images
Fashion

Meet ultra talented drag artist Alexis Stone, whose transformations are uncanny

Through a combination of make-up artistry and prosthetics, Elliot Joseph Rentz – aka Alexis Stone – has fooled fashion paparazzi into thinking he’s everyone from Meryl Streep to Jean Paul Gaultier

Alexis Stone transforming into Cruella de Vil from Disney’s Cruella. Photo: @thealexisstone/Instagram
Celebrity Families

Meet Transformers actor Josh Duhamel’s wife, model Audra Mari

Although the couple have a 20-plus-year age gap between them, they also have many similar interests – Fergie, who shares a child with Duhamel, even congratulated them on their firstborn.

K-drama news

Profile | Meet Lee Kwang-soo, star of K-dramas Karma and The Divorce Insurance

Lee Kwang-soo, currently on screens in two Korean drama series, has enjoyed a long career, his credits including Confession and Running Man.

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry

Who is Prince Harry’s friend Lord Charles Vivian, who just got married?

Prince Harry may have been in the UK for a court case this week, but the timing still didn’t work well enough for him to attend his friend Lord Vivian’s wedding; ‘He has a lot on,’ said the aristocrat.

Lord Charles Vivian (left) and Prince Harry go back years, but the prince did not attend his pal’s recent wedding in London, despite being in the UK at the time. Photos: Netflix; AP
France

‘Such a shock’: Paris theatre soul-searching after allegations of sexual abuse

Former volunteer at Theatre du Soleil says 39-year-old actor attempted to rape her in front of ‘several witnesses’ at a party at the theatre in 2010.

People stand outside “Le Theatre du Soleil” of the Cartoucherie theatre in the Bois de Vincennes, in Paris. The Theatre du Soleil has launched a wide-ranging internal investigation to shed light on an actress’ allegations of past “sexual misconduct” within the company. Photo: AFP
Sex and relationships

Who is actor and Queer Eye star Tan France’s artist husband, Rob France?

Tan France’s husband of 18 years is a paediatric nurse-turned-artist who ‘pours his heart and soul into each piece’ and lives with the Queer Eye star in Salt Lake City.

Sexual harassment and assault

Inside Hollywood veteran James Toback’s fall from grace

The Oscar nominee once told how he saved Robert Downey Jr’s life when he was filming The Pick-up Artist in the late 80s, but he also struggled with a gambling addiction for years.

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Hollywood

Meet Renée Zellweger’s partner Ant Anstead’s 3 kids, who she’s close to

Anstead and his older kids joined the star at the Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy premiere and Goodwood Festival of Speed; and she told Hugh Grant she chooses to live close to her BF and his youngest.

Oscar-winner Renée Zellweger is close to partner Ant Anstead’s children. Photo: @archoanstead/Instagram
High Jewellery

Cartier jewels worn by stars and royalty on display in UK exhibition

Exhibition at London’s V&A explores Cartier luxury jewellery, watches and tiaras, with creations spanning decades of elegance and innovation.

Celebrity Families

Meet make-up maven Charlotte Tilbury’s nepo niece, Bella Broekman-Tilbury

As a model and influencer, Broekman-Tilbury is represented by the same company as Liz Hurley, Liam Hemsworth’s girlfriend Gabriella Brooks, and Gemma Chan

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Hong Kong celebrities and icons

Profile | Carman Lee, her interrupted screen career and emergence as fitness icon

Actress got her big break in a Hong Kong TV adaptation of a Louis Cha wuxia novel, shone in a variety of roles, then quit acting.

Carman Lee in a still from The Condor Heroes 95. Photo: Online
Music

Who is Weezer bassist Scott Shriner’s wife Jillian Lauren – who just got shot?

Lauren – who wrote Behold the Monster: Confronting America’s Most Prolific Serial Killer – was shot by police in LA this week, before being arrested and released on a US$1 million bond.

Meet Weezer bassist Scott Shriner’s wife, bestselling author Jillian Lauren – who was shot by police in LA this week. Photos: @jillianlauren/Instagram
Hollywood

Meet Carey Mulligan’s military brother, Owain Mulligan – who just wrote a memoir

The Oscar-nominated actress’ older brother has just released a darkly funny memoir about his time in the British Army, which already has ringing endorsements from John Oliver and Richard E. Grant.

Celebrity Families

Meet Rooney and Kate Mara’s parents, who have 10 Superbowl rings between them

NFL royalty Chris Mara and Kathleen Rooney come from families that founded the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers, respectively – they also have 2 publicity shy sons.

What to do in Hong Kong

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, April 11-13

Quaff some Pharrell Williams champagne, learn how to care better for your dog, revisit an iconic Hong Kong movie and more this weekend.

Fresh handmade cosmetics company Lush has launched an Easter collection, available at Hong Kong and Macau stores this weekend. Photo: Lush
Music

Unreleased Teresa Teng song found in Japan to appear on album

Light pop song the late Taiwanese singer probably recorded in the mid-1980s will feature on album of composer Takashi Miki’s work.

Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng speaks following her arrival at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport in October 1980. An unreleased song of hers, found on tape in a Japanese warehouse some years ago, will appear on an album being released this year. Photo: SCMP
Asian cinema: Japanese films

Highs, lows of Ryoko Hirosue, Japanese singer-actress arrested for assault

Ryoko Hirosue, the Japanese actress-singer recently arrested for assault, has had a long career marked by scandal and achievements.

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Music

Who is Alanis Morissette’s eccentric rapper husband, Souleye?

The couple met at a meditation retreat in California, and the eccentric rapper claims he has ‘healed’ customers at Amazon-owned grocery store Whole Foods.

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