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Meet Shawn Hatosy, who plays fan favourite Dr Jack Abbot on The Pitt
7+ hour, 23+ min ago (182+ words) If the Fear the Walking Dead actor impressed you in The Pitt, catch him in the sequel to horror-comedy film Ready or Not, coming soon Here's everything to know about Shawn Hatosy. Shawn Wayne Hatosy was born in December 1975 in…...
Hong Kong sci-fi film Back to the Past rakes in record HK$45 million in first week
2+ mon, 23+ hour ago (210+ words) Time travel movie beats A Guilty Conscience and The Last Dance to become highest-grossing film in opening week, amid box office gloom in city Industry body Hong Kong Box Office Limited on Tuesday said that Back to the Past, starring…...
‘No fixed cultural identity’: new Chinese-American writers are telling their own stories
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (109+ words) No fixed identity: new Chinese-American writers are telling their own stories'South China Morning Post Theyre not shaped by history like the previous generation, and observer says US-China tensions can give them more space to explore issues American novelists Ken Liu…...
Meet Stranger Things newcomer Nell Fisher, who plays Holly Wheeler
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (290+ words) Meet Stranger Things newcomer Nell Fisher, who plays Holly Wheeler'South China Morning Post Here's everything you need to know about the Stranger Things newcomer, Nell Fisher. The 14-year-old is British-New Zealander Fisher might have fooled fans with her American accent…...
The Star Wars of Netflix: how Stranger Things changed the streamer forever
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (586+ words) First published in 1903, South China Morning Post is Hong Kong's premier English language newspaper and has the city's most affluent and influential readership. With a reputation for authoritative, influential and independent reporting on Hong Kong and…...
Who plays Stranger Things’ Karen Wheeler? Meet prolific actress Cara Buono
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (207+ words) First published in 1903, South China Morning Post is Hong Kong's premier English language newspaper and has the city's most affluent and influential readership. With a reputation for authoritative, influential and independent reporting on Hong Kong and…...
China stakes a claim on the future with sci-fi and speculative fiction
5+ mon, 2+ day ago (172+ words) Liu Cixin's Three-Body trilogy and other Chinese works may challenge the West's projection of capitalist society in fiction, say experts "Speculative fiction, as a genre that imagines the future while critiquing the present, has long been dominated by Euro-American discourses,…...
Ian McEwan shares his vision of the future in new book What We Can Know
5+ mon, 1+ week ago (218+ words) British author Ian McEwan talks about climate change, the past and future, and his latest novel What We Can Know When novelists look at the future, the view is often grim. There are a lot more fictional dystopias than utopias....
Tourists, locals, flock to Attack on Titan Japanese manga exhibition on Day 1
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (227+ words) Attack on Titan Exhibition FINAL ver. Hong Kong" features more than 200 replicas, animations, and interviews with creator Hajime Isayama Mainland Chinese tourists and local residents have flocked to a Japanese manga exhibition in Hong Kong featuring a 6.2-metre-tall (20.3 feet) display,…...
‘Black Mirror’: Argentine tourist amazed by Japan hotel staffed by humanoid robots
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (129+ words) Cold and eerie" hospitality robots, described as terrifying" by some, provoke divided reaction online; see hotel re-hire some real human staff A hi-tech Japanese hotel has left an influencer from Argentina stunned by its fully robot-staffed reception. The influencer said…...