Sports

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  Will It Be the IPL Without Razzmatazz?

  This year, the tournament that revolutionized cricket still has the blasting rock music and cheerleaders. Behind the scenes, there's a new atmosphere of sobriety.

• Wealth

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  For Sale: Hong Kong's Biggest Yacht

  Last week, one of Hong Kong's richest businessmen put his 65-meter yacht, Ambrosia III, up for sale.

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  Karaoke in the Shade

  A hot day, a yacht, sun, surf and jet-ski, right? Not, apparently, if you're a Chinese yachtsman who has just picked up his first boat.

• Food & Drink

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  Green Eggs and Sea Urchins

  Look closely at the stubs of the cut-off needles on your sea urchin the next time you're at Hong Kong's St. George restaurant. Chef Philippe Orrico says that the sea urchin he uses, which comes from Brittany, is green because of the seaweed it eats.

• Movies

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  'Any Old Loser Can Find a Man Here'

  In the documentary "Bachelor Mountain," San Liangzi is a middle-age, divorced logger living in China's snowy northeast province of Heilongjiang. Excessive logging and toughening environmental regulations have pushed the local economy to the edge, and many of the inhabitants -- especially the women -- have long since moved to the city for work.

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  'Madame X' Finds an Audience

  Is the world ready for an Indonesian transvestite superhero? "Madame X" has an original and uncharted subject for a movie: A transgender hair-salon worker blossoms into a masked crusader who battles homophobia in Indonesia.

• Arts & Entertainment

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  A Dream Weaver Goes Global

  A Cambodian artist's distinctive bamboo-and-rattan sculptures are drawing international acclaim.

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  Mughal Portrait Fetches $2.3 Million

  A portrait of Mughal Emperor Jahangir sold for over $2.3 million at a London auction, one of the highest prices ever paid for a Mughal work of art.

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  For Once, Chinese Buyers Don't Bite

  A highly anticipated sale of a collection of prized imperial Chinese porcelain at a Sotheby's auction in Hong Kong on Thursday night failed to live up to its hype, as many of the top lots remained unsold.

• Real Estate

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  A Villa With Japanese Style

  Villa Dorada, a 5,000-square-foot townhouse in Happy Valley, was left unaltered for 30 years—until the family that bought it in 2009 turned it into a Japanese-influenced home.

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  River Living in Goa

  On a stretch of the Mandovi River in Goa, India, sits a three-story home, one of 44 Goan-style villas on the 15-acre Belmont Villas.

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  The Best Sommelier in America Works in Midtown Manhattan

  Three days ago Alexander LaPratt, sommelier of DB Bistro Moderne earned the sort of title that only Pulitzer winners can relate to: he became -- and will forever be known as -- "The Best Sommelier in America 2011."

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  Tim Hetherington: In His Own Words

  Tim Hetherington, co-director of the Oscar-nominated documentary "Restrepo," has been killed in Libya. A look at his view on life, war and Hollywood, through some of his interviews and final online posts.

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  A New Breed of Puppy Love

  More dog owners are looking to create custom breeds that combine in a single dog the best traits of two registered purebreds. This, in turn, has spawned demand for cavachons, shih-poos, schnoodles and other hybrids.

  • Video: Crossbreeding a Puppy Just for You
  • Quiz: Who's Your Doggy?
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  Carolina's Students Get Educated

  North Carolina's elite men's basketball team hits the dormitory courts to play classmates—just for fun.

  • Video: Campus Tweet: The Tar Heels Are Coming
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  A Joyous Overdose of 'El Clasico'

  The four-game battle between Real Madrid and and FC Barcelona, a soccer nut's dream come true. Plus: Young pitchers hedge their financial bets; remembering Grete Waitz, and more.

• Arts & Entertainment

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  Turner, in Her Usual Role

  Playing an alcoholic nun in Matthew Lombardo's "High," Kathleen Turner resumes the same role that's lately become her stock and trade.

• Work & Family

• Richard Ford: What's the Meaning of Work?

  Author Richard Ford explains his complicated relationship with the term "work."