South China Morning Post - Life

Initially derided by audiences for its poor quality, Niu Lai – a home-made, micro-budget animated feature film – has become a cultural sensation in China, one that is being belatedly championed for its wholesome messaging and lo-fi aesthetics. Since premiering in cinemas on August 5, the unlikely commercial hit has taken more than 45 million yuan (US$6.7 million) at the box offi...

This is the 96th instalment in a series on dementia, including the research into its causes and treatment, advice for carers, and stories of hope. A quiet heartbreak is unfolding behind the closed doors of dementia care, one that few carers dare to speak about openly: the ebb of physical intimacy. A tentative question posted to an online dementia carer support group sparked a fl...

Scotland is quietly becoming one of the most interesting places to find modern jewellery. Its roots in jewellery design run deep, laid by the likes of pre-eminent silversmith Malcolm Appleby, as well as Dorothy Hogg and Jack Cunningham, who respectively led the jewellery departments at the Edinburgh College of Art and The Glasgow School of Art. Now, that legacy is expanding its ...

A nearly eight foot (2.4-metre) canvas by the great 18th century English portrait painter Joshua Reynolds recently made the journey from London’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG) to the Getty Museum in Brentwood, Los Angeles, where it will make its grand West Coast debut next month. The Portrait of Mai, which depicts a regal-looking young Tahitian man who arrived in London with C...

By the time chef Justin Yang Yanbin took part in the reality cooking show The Divine Dish (also known as Chef of China) in 2025, he was already a culinary star, having received the Michelin Guide Chengdu’s young chef award the previous year – despite having nearly two decades of training under his belt. Then, six months after achieving first runner-up on the cooking show, he rec...