Stefan Hammond

Survivor is an aspirational reality TV show which features Americans in an isolated setting tormenting one another to win a cash prize. The show’s success spurred the UFC to create The Ultimate Fighter in 2005. Sixteen MMA hopefuls were cooped up in a house and given elimination fights which culminated in a final fight with a UFC contract as the prize.

Riding the LRT out to Cotai presents a panorama of Macau glories past and present. The rubber-tyred two-carriage trains cruise past the overgrown ruins of the Macau Jockey Club – faded paint on concrete blocks as former stables bake in the late-May summer sun. Overlooking the fuzzy green track: the Zhuhai skyline (the dream of an architect’s drawing) and the gilded steeples of the Galaxy Macau complex.

Stefan Hammond* Na Cha the Great (1974) Directed by Chang Cheh for Shaw Brothers Studios, Hong Kong He’s an impish Chinese divinity who swans around on wheels of fire. The deity Ne Zha (哪吒)**, sometimes romanised as Na Cha, Na Tcha or Nazha, amid other spellings) burst onto screens in 2025 with the animated feature film Ne Zha 2 (哪吒之魔童鬧海). The title literally translates as “Nezha: The Demon Boy Churns the Sea” and last year’s box-office blockbuster is the direct sequel to Ne Zha (哪吒之魔童降世, 2019).