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We have selected seven Lifestyle stories from the past seven days that resonated with our readers. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. What the rise of ‘Wasians’ like Alysa Liu and Hudson Williams means for part-Asian identity
While part-white, part-Asian identity is being celebrated online, some argue these spaces in fact stereotype the communities they represent.
2. From wine critic to representing Hong Kong in the world’s fastest-growing sport
Now one of Asia’s fastest Hyrox athletes, former wine critic Claire Nesbitt helps others achieve their Hyrox and other fitness goals.
3. 1 in 4 people are ‘Alzheimer’s gene’ carriers like Chris Hemsworth. What to do

APOE4 comes with a higher risk for Alzheimer’s disease, but the 25 per cent of people who have it can lower that risk with lifestyle changes.
4. The Devil Wears Prada 2 movie review: iconic fashion comedy gets a slick but muted update

The Devil Wears Prada 2 tackles journalism’s digital shift and changes within the fashion industry since the first film came out in 2006.
5. Gardens of China and Europe juxtaposed in spectacular Hong Kong exhibition

A new exhibition at the Hong Kong Museum of Art features works including Monet’s water lilies and Qing dynasty masterpieces.
6. HBO Max K-drama Filing for Love: Shin Hye-sun, Gong Myung lead cathartic workplace comedy
Gong Myung plays a star auditor humbled by Shin Hye-sun’s feared executive in this show exploring corporate dynamics in South Korean society.
7. Russian cabaret director’s top Hong Kong restaurants for sushi, noodles, dim sum

Maria Mayorova shares her favourite Hong Kong spots for Chinese, Japanese and Lebanese dishes, and for seafood in Guangzhou.


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Exhibition on gardens of China, Europe; art director’s top spots: 7 Lifestyle highlights

Eileen Gu found herself the subject of much media attention at this year’s Winter Olympics. Photo: Xinhua

Chris Hemsworth famously carries a pair of APOE4 gene alleles, which makes his risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease significantly greater than non-carriers. A doctor who also carries two APOE4s explains how lifestyle changes can significantly affect the development of the condition. Photo: Instagram/chrishemsworth

Anne Hathaway as Andy Sachs in a still from The Devil Wears Prada 2 (category IIA), directed by David Frankel. Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt co-star. Photo: Macall Polay/20th Century Studios

The Water Theatre (c. 1700) by anonymous is one of the artworks on loan from the Palace of Versailles in “Blooming: The Art of Gardens in East and West” at the Hong Kong Museum of Art. Photo: Collection of the Palace of Versailles

Sushi at Tokio Joe in Central, Hong Kong. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

How to train and prepare for Hyrox, from gym sessions to running practice

Hong Kong Hyrox athlete Caleb Heung competes in his first solo Hyrox race in Bangkok in 2026. He and fellow competitor-trainer Daniel Yeung share tips on how to prepare your body and mind if you want to take part in the hugely popular fitness competition. Photo: Instagram/caleb_heung

Richard Cowley is the Asia-Pacific head of operations for Hyrox. Photo: Richard Cowley

Heung and his wife C Long Cheung celebrate after completing a Hyrox race together in the doubles category. Photo: Instagram/caleb_heung

Yeung of DOP Training (centre) stands on the podium at a Hyrox event in Beijing, China, in August 2025. Photo: Instagram/danyeung

Members of Din La Jor gym at a Hyrox event in Osaka, Japan. Photo: Instagram/din.la.jor

At the wall balls station, female competitors must throw a 4kg (9lb) ball to strike a target 2.74m (9ft) high 100 times from a squatting position. Photo: Facebook/HyroxHongkong

HK Phil’s compressed Ring cycle recording with Tarmo Peltokoski is Wagner made accessible

Tarmo Peltokoski conducts the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestra’s Deutsche Grammophon recording of Henk de Vlieger’s Wagner: The Ring – An Orchestral Adventure compresses Wagner’s Ring cycle from 16 hours to just over an hour. Photo: courtesy of Universal Music Group

The digital album of Richard Wagner’s The Ring – An Orchestral Adventure, arranged by Henk de Vlieger. 

Who was Marguerite Duras? Decoding the dual identity of French cinema’s radical auteur

Delphine Seyrig in a still from India Song (1975), a film by radical French auteur Marguerite Duras that is considered her magnum opus, standing as the ultimate triumph of her avant-garde phase.

In Mademoiselle (1966), co-written by Duras, Jeanne Moreau (pictured) delivers a chilling performance as a village teacher whose stifling boredom manifests as dangerous, fiery sociopathy.

Tony Leung Ka-fai (left) and Jane March in a still from The Lover (1992), one of Duras’ films in which the storytelling circles back to the trauma and lethargy of her Asian youth. 

Eiji Okada (left) and Emmanuelle Riva in a still from Hiroshima Mon Amour (1959).

Isabelle Huppert in a still from The Sea Wall (2008).

Catherine Sellers (left) and Henri Garcin in a still from Destroy, She Said (1969).

Jeanne Moreau (left) and Lucia Bose in a still from Nathalie Granger (1972).

(From left) Bulle Ogier, Mathieu Carriere and Dominique Sanda in a still from Le Navire Night (1979).

Sound of Falling movie review: Cannes Jury Prize winner is a beautiful tale of trauma

Hanna Heckt (centre) as Alma in a still from Sound of Falling (category III, German), directed by Mascha Schilinski. Lea Drinda, Lena Urzendowsky and Laeni Geiseler co-star.

Lea Drinda as Erika in a still from Sound of Falling.

Lena Urzendowsky as Angelika in a still from Sound of Falling.

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From former wine critic on passion for endurance sport to art show on East, West gardens, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting


From former wine critic on passion for endurance sport to art show on East, West gardens, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.


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Exhibition on gardens of China, Europe; art director’s top spots: 7 Lifestyle highlights

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}From former wine critic on passion for endurance sport to art show on East, West gardens, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting

1. What the rise of ‘Wasians’ like Alysa Liu and Hudson Williams means for part-Asian identity

From former wine critic on passion for endurance sport to art show on East, West gardens, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting