As anyone who has sat in the famous “Tatami Room 1” of Hong Kong’s Aqua restaurant can attest, there’s nothing like a stunning view for turning a great meal into a grand one. The room, pictured, is one of several private suites at the über-chic Italian-Japanese restaurant, tel: (852) 3427 2288, that capitalize on its magnificent perch atop One Peking Road — a showy new fashion-cum-dining complex with panoramic views of the Hong Kong skyline. Read More...
The first episode of Extant (CBS, Wednesdays) establishes with several quick cues that you are looking at the future. When astronaut Molly Woods (Halle Berry) washes up in the bathroom, she pulls up a news feed on the mirror. The garbage can outside her house is a transparent prism that compacts trash elegantly. Also, the show seems to posit an alternative universe in which CBS airs high-profile new dramas and they’re not about cops or lawyers. Read More...
The music veteran joins the likes of Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg and Melissa Etheridge in promoting marijuana enterprises.
In the latest example of music business figures entering the rapidly expanding cannabis business, Roc Nation co-founder and CEO Jay Brown has joined the Board of Directors of MedMen, the aggressive farm-to-counter retail chain dubbed the Apple Store or Starbucks of pot dispensaries. Read More...