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Throughout the year, many people use candles to add atmosphere and pleasant aromas to the home. Photo: Shutterstock

Read this before lighting those scented candles for Christmas

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Not your typical Christmas menu, at Hong Kong’s Osteria Marzia. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong’s best Christmas feasts, from traditional to more adventurous fare

December is the month of the Earth Rat. Illustration: SCMP Graphics

What’s your luck like in December 2025, the month of the Earth Rat?

The Watch Book Rolex – Next Generation is just one of a handful of eye-catching tomes you could consider gifting to a watch lover. Photo: Handout

6 lush coffee table books to gift the watch lover in your life

The Noëlia Christmas village at Hong Kong’s Landmark Atrium. Photo: Handout

Style Edit: Hongkong Land’s Noëlia Christmas village at the Landmark Atrium

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November is the month of the Fire Pig. Photo: Illustration: SCMP Graphics

Chinese zodiac predictions

What’s your luck like in November 2025, the month of the Fire Pig?

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Director Wes Anderson. “Wes Anderson: The Archives” will be on show in London. Photo: Handout

4 notable art exhibitions opening around the world

The League co-founder Ron Abaekobe describes Justin Bieber as “one of the most down-to-earth people” after growing close to him through The League. Photo: @theleaguegroup/Instagram

Fame and celebrity

The invite-only hangout loved by Justin Bieber and other stars

Rosewood Schloss Fuschl, near Salzburg, has its roots in the 15th century, when it was a hunting lodge. Photo: Handout

History meets luxury at Rosewood Schloss Fuschl near Salzburg

The BMW i7 models are designed to offer comfort and performance as well as being a greener option for those looking for an executive-level car. Photo: Handout

Style Edit: BMW i7 series electric executive cars

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Rodolphe Le Meunier has emerged as one of the premium butters coveted by Americans. Photo: @rodolphelemeunier/Instagram

Food and Drinks

The dairy product that’s become an unlikely luxury item: super-premium butter

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Examples of Sowvital’s elegant and highly portable range of gardening tools. Photo: Handout

Dig these designer tools and covetable workwear for your garden

Caitlin Covington, the face of “Christian girl autumn”, in a season-ready outfit in 2022. Photo: @cmcoving/Instagram

Icons and Influencers

Explainer / Meet Caitlin Covington, the woman synonymous with ‘Christian girl autumn’

British fashion designer Victoria Beckham just released her self-titled docuseries on Netflix. Photo: EPA

Victoria Beckham

Victoria Beckham’s 6 biggest Netflix docuseries bombshells

What does October 2025, the month of the Fire Dog, hold for your Chinese sign of the zodiac? Illustration: SCMP Graphics

What’s your luck like in October 2025, the month of the Fire Dog?

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A colour transparency from Cecil Beaton’s archives, part of the National Portrait Gallery’s exhibition celebrating his work. Photo: The Condé Nast Archive, New York

3 must-visit European exhibitions presenting photography and fashion

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A terrace suite with a firepit at Regent Santa Monica Beach, overlooking the Santa Monica Pier. Photo: Tanveer Badal

Regent Santa Monica Beach: reviving a dormant luxury brand in California

The Waldorf Astoria New York reopened this year following an eight-year renovation. Photo: Handout

Review / Waldorf Astoria New York continues to uphold its grand legacy, a century on

Le Petit Pali Brentwood opened late last year on the outskirts of Los Angeles. Photo: Handout

Live like a local at Los Angeles’ Le Petit Pali Brentwood

At the end of The Summer I Turned Pretty season three, Belly Conklin attempts to study abroad in Paris. Photo: @primevideo/YouTube

TV shows and streaming video

Belly in Paris: where TSITP season 3 was filmed in the City of Lights

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Belly (Lola Tung) and Conrad (Christopher Briney) in The Summer I Turned Pretty. Photo: @thesummeriturnedpretty/Instagram

TV shows and streaming video

Where is Cousins Beach IRL? Filming locations in The Summer I Turned Pretty

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How does the Wood Rooster affect your luck in September 2025? Illustration: SCMP Graphics

Love, health and travel predictions in September 2025, Wood Rooster month

Andrew Garfield and Julia Roberts in After the Hunt, and Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson in The Smashing Machine. Photos: @afterthehuntmovie/Instagram, TNS

10 films to watch this fall: Anemone, Nuremberg and a Springsteen biopic

Kate Moss at the Ritz in Paris, in a Vogue photoshoot inspired by Marie Antoinette in 2012. Photo: Handout

5 must-see fashion exhibitions, from Downton Abbey looks to Chinese silk

From left, Anne Hathaway in The Devil Wears Prada; Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face; Emma Stone in Cruella. Photos: @ellesingapore, @soaudreyhepburn, @cruelladevilofficial/Instagram

American cinema

8 fashion films to get you in the mood for The Devil Wears Prada 2

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