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Otherworldy outcomes

Sunday | Film
2011-7-24

IN some fantasy world, Daniel Radcliffe might be a low-level gofer on movie sets. Emma Watson might be a nobody auditioning for stage plays. Tom Felto...

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Voice for hepatitis patients

Sunday | People
2011-7-24

CHARLES Gore is the British founder of the Hepatitis C Trust and president of World Hepatitis Alliance, which pushed for an official World Hepatitis Day. In 1995, Gore was diagnosed with hepatitis C (B and C are...

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Sarah brings style to Shanghai

Sunday | Cover
2011-7-24

WHEN Sarah Jessica Parker walks into a room, everyone turns to stare. Charming and petite, with a distinctive nose and bright aqua eyes that sparkle like diamonds. As a first impression, the actress and style icon...

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Potter epic comes to an end

Sunday | Film
2011-7-24

IF last year's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1" marked the beginning of the end with a gripping feeling of doom and gloom, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" wraps things up once and for...

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Stroll back in time to golden era

Sunday | City Scene
2011-7-24

GIVEN it's location and the fact that it connects the Bund with People's Square, Hankou Road has an interesting history and was formerly filled with glamor, scandal and the latest news. The area near where The Langham...

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Phelps: Gold keeps me swimming

Sunday | People
2011-7-24

MICHAEL Phelps, arguably the world's best swimmer, is back in China and aiming for gold three years after he won eight gold medals and set seven world records at the Beijing Olympic Games in 2008. The 26-year-old...

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Seeking global strategy

Sunday | People
2011-7-24

THE first official WHO-supported World Hepatitis Day falls on coming Thursday, and activists and advocates are pressing for a global strategy to combat the infectious disease that's endemic in China. According...

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'Colossal' artist takes stage

Sunday | People
2011-7-24

INSTALLATION and performance artist Zhang Huan is one of the earliest and most controversial icons of contemporary Chinese art whose often colossal and mesmerizing works have been exhibited around the world. Zhang,...

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Middle road Bordeaux

Sunday | Wine
2011-7-24

AS I've mentioned in the past, the words Bordeaux and bargain continue to seem mutually exclusive. The best Bordeaux are ridiculously expensive while cheap Bordeaux tastes exactly that, cheap. What's a Bordeaux lover...

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Luring high fliers with wine

Sunday | Wine
2011-7-24

DELTA Air Lines' master sommelier Andrea Robinson opened up bottle after bottle of white and red wine from France, Italy, Australia, the United States and other parts of the world. As she tasted them, a blue bucket...

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Reed rhizome

Sunday | Now and Then
2011-7-24

EDITOR'S Note: In this biweekly column, we introduce a medicinal ingredient used in traditional Chinese medicine, along with prescription and usage instructions. By providing basic knowledge of TCM, we aim to...

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Coastal canine care

Sunday | Animal Planet
2011-7-24

YOU and your dog are headed to the beach - for a day, a few days at a pet-friendly resort or a week at a friend's beachfront home. What can you expect besides hot sand and salty water? In a word: Wildlife. Seagulls...

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王羲之 Wang Xizhi(AD 303 - 361) Sage of Chinese calligraphy

Sunday | Chinese Giants
2011-7-24

WANG Xizhi's influence on the Chinese calligraphy is as fundamental and far-reaching as William Shakespeare's influence on the English literature and language. Nearly every Chinese speaker in the world knows this...

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Returning to an escape

Sunday | Book
2011-7-24

BOBBIE Ann Mason's new novel opens with a little history. A note explains that "during World War II, thousands of Allied aviators crashed or parachuted into Occupied Europe," and many were helped home by the "escape-and-evasion...

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Love, humor - and dread Robin Romm

Sunday | Book
2011-7-24

IN "At the Zoo," one of the stories in Caitlin Horrocks' impressively sharp first book, a boy recalls his grandfather's interpretation of mouse thoughts: "I'm small! I'm frightened! Oh no! An owl!" The boy thinks,...

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The saga's Great British grown-ups

Sunday | Film
2011-7-24

THE world of "Harry Potter" has always centered on the boy wizard and his pals as they navigate danger, outsmart villains and hurtle toward their inevitable destiny. But the eight-film series has also featured a who's-who...

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Makeup skills on reality TV

Sunday | People
2011-7-24

VETERAN French TV producer Alexis de Gemini has been doing reality TV shows for more than a decade and this latest is one in China called "Beauty Academy" that aims to discover top-notch Chinese makeup artists. The...

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Ancient island treasures

Sunday | Wine
2011-7-17

REVISITING the topic of Sicilian wines is always a delicious summertime pleasure. The island in the Mediterranean Sea and home to Europe's highest active volcano, Mount Etna (pictured above), at 3,350 meters is now...

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Art of exploding rock

Sunday | People
2011-7-17

ZHAN Wang's signature stainless steel sculptures Jia Shan Shi (Artificial Mountain Rock) were the first Chinese contemporary sculptures acquired by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the De Young Museum...

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Cross-dressing comedian

Sunday | People
2011-7-17

SINCE breaking out of Britain's comedy ranks, Eddie Izzard has carved out a strong career in Hollywood movies and TV. His HBO comedy special "Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill" earned him two Emmy Awards, and his movie...