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Jean Kwok, Lucy Foley, Karen M. McManus, Alyssa Cole, Kate Mosse, and Ruth Ware chat with Town & Country about what it means to contribute to "Marple: Twelve New Mysteries."

Dim sum is more than a traditional Chinese brunch -- it’s a ritual, an adventure, and a social sharing of delicious food.

Following a week's delay, Tomorrow launched at the beginning of April. Featuring Alice 's Kim Hee-seon and SF9 K-pop boy band member Rowoon, the show spins a fantastical premise around one of South Korea's most persistent hot-button issues: suicide. Thanks to the staggering success of K-dramas and K-pop, the global image of Korean culture is riding high. Dazzled by attractive...

A new abridged translation by Julia Lovell reveals the delights — and flaws — of the classic Chinese tale

Book World: New translation reveals the delights - and flaws - of the classic Chinese tale Michael Dirda, The Washington Post March 3, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Penguin Classics. 384 pp. $30 - - - What do you do when a book - a classic, no less, and one beloved by millions of readers - proves disappointing? I had expected to love "Monkey King," the new translation and abridgment by Julia Lovell of the episodic 16th-century Chinese novel, "Hsi-yu chi," also known as "Journey to the West." The b...