A new generation in this storied Chinese megacity is eschewing the fast-paced lifestyles of their parents and embracing fun, freedom and living life to the full — and Shanghai is adapting in interesting ways

AFTER LAST YEAR'S TRIUMPHANT CONCLAVE , EDWARD BERGER IS BETTING BIG WITH GAMBLING SAGA BALLAD OF A SMALL PLAYER . EMPIRE SPEAKS TO THE DIRECTOR AND HIS CAST ABOUT CAUSING CHAOS IN THE CASINOS OF MACAU

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Lee Miller threw herself into life, dancing at Surrealist balls, taking fashion to Blitz-torn streets and dreaming up blue-spaghetti recipes, all the time intoxicating men and fighting inner demons, as Mary Miers reveals

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