Editor's Picks

Guqin, a Chinese zither evoking sound of a mist, makes a comeback

Feature | Art
2009-11-23

TO tai chi master Guo Huaisheng, music floats from a guqin (a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family) like mist while me...

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Champion with a warm heart

Feature | Expat Tales
2009-11-22

ONE of world golf's champion players and course designers, Gary Player has a heart of gold when it comes to using his fame to make a better life for the disadvantaged around the world. He tells Nancy Zhang how his...

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Tapping into the lives of migrants

Feature | Vibe
2009-11-22

COLM Toibin is a multi-award winning author and journalist from Enniscorthy, Ireland. He has written 20 works of fiction and non-fiction exploring Irish society, living abroad, and identity, amongst other themes. ...

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Hand-crafted screwball fun

Feature | Film and TV
2009-11-22

IT may not merit the adjective in its title, yet the animated yarn "Fantastic Mr Fox" offers some of the most goofy fun you'll have at a theater this season. With George Clooney, Meryl Streep and Bill Murray leading...

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Elegance transcends time of crisis

Feature | Fashion
2009-11-22

IN a period of change and uncertainty when there is a tendency to avoid hedonism for its own sake, elegance makes a comeback in the fashion world. Canali, Italy's leading men's luxury fashion house, held a fashion...

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Plaza 66 debut for classy labels

Feature | Fashion
2009-11-22

BOTH Lanvin and Valentino have found new homes in Shanghai at Plaza 66, the city's prestigious luxury shopping destination. Lanvin's new store, launched last Friday with a private cocktail party, is the oldest...

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Black chic for guys

Feature | Fashion
2009-11-22

MEN'S fashion and style interest men more today than ever as they realize that looking good is an asset in every aspect of their lives: business, personal or social. Men's fashion can be everlasting using permanent...

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Mr Willis simple and splendid

Feature | Dining
2009-11-22

IT is often the case in many creative pursuits that when artists pare back their work, reducing embellishment for simplicity, they often achieve some of their greatest creations. It might be the musician who forgoes...

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Beaujolais Nouveau fun times in a bottle

Feature | Dining
2009-11-22

LATER this week, Beaujolais Nouveau madness hits Shanghai. Therefore it's a good time to take an honest look at this much-hyped and often misunderstood wine. This is not a great or classic wine and most wine snobs...

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Calligraphy master learned well

Feature | Vibe
2009-11-22

SHANGHAI and its nearby provinces were the ancient birthplace of Chinese scholarly paintings and there has been a vibrancy about culture and art in the region since the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). One of the most...

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Agassi's passionate anti-sport memoir

Feature | Vibe
2009-11-22

EVEN those not convinced that Andre Agassi was the best tennis player of his time will readily admit he outdid all others in attracting attention. It started in the 1980s when he was a teenage phenom from Las Vegas...

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Great narrative, rich characters

Feature | Vibe
2009-11-22

"TWISTED Tree," Kent Meyers's fictional small town, is in rodeo country, somewhere on the eastern perimeter of the Black Hills in South Dakota, where the "creased and broken" land is vast and veined by dirt roads. ...

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Delight of discovery

Feature | Vibe
2009-11-22

DID you know that Pudong can trace its history back to the year 535 when it was called Chuansha? Or that local Chinese people once called Nanjing Road "Ma Lu," meaning a horse road, because most people using it rode...

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Mansions sprinkled between malls and offices on Nanjing Road

Feature | Vibe
2009-11-22

NANJING Road W. extending from Jing'an Temple area eastwards toward People's Square, is one of the most flourishing streets in Shanghai. The history of this former Bubbling Well Road reverts to the early years of...

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Busy star makes time for charity

Feature | Vibe
2009-11-22

CARINA Lau, the acclaimed Hong Kong actress, visited Shanghai last weekend to attend a charity auction held by the Shanghai Soong Ching Ling Foundation. Wearing a blue-and-green qipao with peacock patterns that...

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Duke's poetic advice (wei4 yu3 chou2 mou2)

Feature | Idioms
2009-11-22

SOME Chinese expressions have originated from popular verses. The idiom "(wei4 yu3 chou2 mou2)," or "repair the house before it rains," is an example of just such a saying as it comes from a poem written by a politician...

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Women entrepreneurs in spotlight

Feature
2009-11-21

THE Summit of Elite Chinese Businesswomen 2009, one of the biggest of its kind for businesswomen in China, ends today in Shanghai. As one of the highlights of the summit, a list of "The Honor Roll of China Elite...

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Enterprising women strike it rich

Feature
2009-11-21

FEMALE entrepreneurs find it easier to make money than their male counterparts in China, reveals a report conducted by Li Lan, secretary-general of China's Entrepreneurs Survey System. Most of today's leading...

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Voice of pure gold

Feature
2009-11-21

KNOWN as an emcee as well as a successful businesswoman, Yang Lan is regarded as one of the most influential women in China. With dozens of titles and roles, this 41-year-old has had a life rich in pioneering experiences....