Maggie Cheung’s film journey, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey: 7 Lifestyle highlightsFrom a look at Christopher Nolan’s new film to Yunnan’s US$1,100 mushrooms, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenPublished: 2:30pm, 23 Jul 2026Updated: 3:12pm, 23 Jul 2026We 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. How Maggie Cheung went from commercial film eye candy to art-house legendBetween 1984 and 2010, Hong Kong superstar Maggie Cheung Man-yuk appeared in 79 films – though, by her own admission, she disliked many of them. She often felt at odds with the city’s commercially driven cinema industry, yearning instead for serious art-house projects.Select VoiceSelect Speed0.8x0.9x1.0x1.1x1.2x1.5x1.75x00:0000:001.00x
US$1,100 Yunnan mushrooms, Hong Kong legend Bowie Woo: 7 Lifestyle highlights
From a look at Christopher Nolan’s new film to Yunnan’s US$1,100 mushrooms, here are seven stories from SCMP’s recent reporting.






