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Historians have long known that Shakespeare bought property in 1613 near the Blackfriars Theatre, but the exact location was a mystery - until now. Photo: AP

Travel & Leisure

William Shakespeare’s only London house finally found with 17th century map

The location of the house where the Bard likely wrote works including Romeo and Juliet and Hamlet was found on a map in the London Archives.

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Got knee pain? How exercise can help you avoid surgery, as a rugby player found

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Pros and cons of aiming for 10,000 steps a day and why less can be more

18 Apr 2026 - 7:28AM

Health & Wellness

Do you have trouble visualising things? Maybe you have aphantasia

Aphantasia is the inability to visualise objects or scenarios in the mind, a condition affecting up to 4 per cent of people.

17 Apr 2026 - 7:15PM

Aphantasia is the inability to create mental images in your “mind’s eye”. When sufferers attempt to visualise memories or objects, they often describe the result as having a “blank screen” in their mind. Photo: dpa

Entertainment

How Ian McKellen and Michaela Coel found chemistry in The Christophers

They could hardly seem more different in real life and play bitter foes in The Christophers, but McKellen and Coel gel magnificently.

17 Apr 2026 - 5:15PMvideocam

Entertainment

How M. Butterfly subverted Western fantasies of Chinese femininity

David Cronenberg’s 1993 movie starring John Lone as a cross-dresser who woos Jeremy Irons’ diplomat was an interesting but failed experiment.

17 Apr 2026 - 3:15PMvideocam

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Food & Drink

Kunafa prawn? From Shandong to the Nile, Cairo’s love affair with Chinese food

From a 63-year-old restaurant chain to high-end hotels, Cairo has no shortage of Chinese food, tweaked for the local palate.

17 Apr 2026 - 12:45PM

A chef at work at the Four Seasons Hotel Cairo’s 8 Restaurant. The woks used at the Cairo restaurant are sourced from China. Photo: Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza

Food & Drink

5 of the best things to do in Hong Kong this weekend, April 17-19

Trying to avoid the Hong Kong Sevens this weekend? Check out an exhibition by Marino Funahashi, then enjoy a rave or two.

17 Apr 2026 - 12:33PMvideocam

Chinese Zodiac

Is the Year of the Horse’s third month lucky for you? Forecasts for all signs

Feng shui master Andrew Kwan breaks down this lunar month’s prospects for all 12 Chinese zodiac signs in health, love, work and finances.

17 Apr 2026 - 7:15AM

K-drama

Yumi’s Cells season 3: Kim Go-eun returns for a final romantic chapter

Yumi’s Cells season 3 begins with the main character living on autopilot. Then, her life gets a jolt when a new love interest appears.

16 Apr 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Kim Go-eun as the main character Kim Yumi in a still from Yumi’s Cells season three, a new Korean drama now streaming on HBO Max.

Entertainment

Q&A | Asian-American Sheng Wang likes to be bored. His best jokes come from it

The Taiwanese-American talks about how jokes in Purple, now on Netflix, were inspired by small everyday events, and his bond with Ali Wong.

16 Apr 2026 - 5:15PMvideocam

Sheng Wang performs in Los Angeles in November 2022. The Taiwanese-American stand-up comedian talks about his new Netflix special “Purple” and finding humour in “fleeting” everyday moments. Photo: Getty Images/TNS

Food & Drink

Family of 7 ‘hot’ dentists; Hainan chicken rice roots: 7 Lifestyle highlights

From Joey Yung’s journey to Cantopop stardom to a mother’s inspiring weight loss story, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.

16 Apr 2026 - 3:45PM

Entertainment

Review | Beef season 2: Netflix’s chaotic follow-up is more overcooked than well done

Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton star as two feuding couples in a follow-up lacking what made season one great.

16 Apr 2026 - 3:00PMvideocam

Food & Drink

Want an authentic farm-to-table experience in Hong Kong? Here’s one

A weekend event in rural Hong Kong teaches guests the true meaning of sustainability through mindful activities and delicious seasonal food.

16 Apr 2026 - 1:41PM

A spread of baked goods by Formless Daily at the Easter potluck gathering at Blue Girl Organic Farm in April 2026. Photo: Hei Kiu Au

Entertainment

Hong Kong-set series The Season depicts the dark side of city’s high society

Jessie Mei Li, Toby Stephens and Karena Lam talk about playing cutthroat wealthy socialites in revenge drama The Season, coming out in June.

16 Apr 2026 - 11:11AM

Jessie Mei Li in a still from The Season, a revenge drama miniseries about Hong Kong’s social elite coming to screens in June 2026. Photo: PCCW Media

Entertainment

Who will win at the Hong Kong Film Awards 2026? Our predictions

SCMP film editor Edmund Lee forecasts the best film, director, screenplay, actors and supporting actors at this weekend’s 44th HKFA.

15 Apr 2026 - 7:15PM

Arts

How Japan’s kabuki theatre legacies are kept in the family

In the traditional Japanese art form, which featured in the Oscar-nominated Kokuho, names and skills are passed down through generations.

15 Apr 2026 - 5:15PM

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Health & Wellness

‘I was taught to shrink’: rugby player fights against Asian beauty standards

German-Chinese national athlete Sofie Fella urges girls and women to transcend traditional Asian femininity norms and build strength.

15 Apr 2026 - 11:00AM

German-Chinese rugby player Sofie Fella, who competes for the German national team, wants women to understand that they can be physically strong if they want to be, and that they are allowed to “take up space”. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Chinese culture

Turning walnuts into ‘jade’? Social media goes nuts over old Chinese tradition

You will not actually make jade by rolling walnuts around in your palm, but this Chinese tradition can boost hand strength and calm anxiety.

13 Apr 2026 - 7:15AM

K-drama

Perfect Crown: IU, Byeon Woo-seok lead romance K-drama far from perfect

A love story about a chaebol heir and a modern-day prince, Perfect Crown follows a winning formula but is let down by unrelatable characters.

14 Apr 2026 - 7:15PMvideocam

Interiors & Living

Norman Foster’s HSBC Building was born 40 years ago. How does he see it today?

Foster says the bold strategic design decisions he made for the HSBC Main Building four decades ago are just as valid today.

14 Apr 2026 - 7:15AM

British architect Norman Foster speaks during an interview at the HSBC Main Building in Central, Hong Kong, on April 9, 2026. His architectural masterpiece is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Photo: Karma Lo

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The summit of Norman Foster’s HSBC Main Building in relief against The Peak, 1986. Photo: Ian Lambot

The building that rewrote architecture – 40 years ago

The architect whose creation defied convention and the photographer who shot it share their thoughts on an inside-out marvel.

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Zizi, a Chinese participant performing fire spinning at “Shambhala in Your Heart” festival. Photo: David Frazier

Chinese youths swap the rat race for fun and freedom at Thailand’s hippie Shambhala festival

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Stephen Buckle, from Aspect, a global landscape architecture company, says that the most successful way to strike a balance between commercial and design aspirations is to make ecologically minded greening the focal point of any project, including this, The Roof, a Shanghai lifestyle complex, designed in collaboration with French architect Jean Nouvel. Photo: Courtesy Aspect

From Hong Kong’s Taikoo Square to Seoul’s Gangnam forest and Chengdu’s Hyperlane, nature is reshaping Asia’s cities

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Hintegro founder Keith Chan’s Sha Tin retreat. Photo: Keith Chan

An interior designer on finally designing for his own home

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Innocent and Chihiro Mutanga on the rooftop of Chungking Mansions, in Tsim Sha Tsui, the spot where they got engaged. Photo: Tracy Wong

The cross-cultural love story that forms the heart of the Africa Centre

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New Zealand’s Dallas Seymour powers his
way through the mud
as his team faces
Hong Kong at the
1992 Cathay Pacific-Hongkong Bank Invitation Sevens at Hong Kong Stadium. The All Blacks won, obviously. Photo: SCMP Archives

In pictures: 50 years of mud, sweat and beers at the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens

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Singapore’s seniors leap into parkour

In fast-greying Singapore, seniors’ health is getting a boost with ‘geriatric parkour’ classes.

Ningxia winemakers aim to be more than ‘Bordeaux of China’

Zhang Yan-zhi, founder of Xige Estate

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Can a new kind of hotel save Japan’s dying towns?

If you’re tired of being told what to see in Japan, try this no-frills tourism

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