Being Italian under La Nuit Américaine
"I'm an Italian gypsy", says Erika the young Filipina, one of the odd-looking gondoliers working in the canals of the Venetian who make a living
View ArticleEarly risers catch tuna auction at Tokyo market
* Movies: Lincoln, Skyfall * Music: Aerosmith’s new ‘Dimension’ same old story * Books: DC Comics offering monthly titles via Apple, Amazon, B&N * Wine: Rites of passage *
View ArticleCan’t get enough: 50 and counting for the Rolling Stones
* Movies: Hong Kong thriller ‘Cold War’ touted in Taiwan * Music: Newcomer Daley has promising future * Books: A vivid portrait of Jefferson * Wine: the whites
View ArticleCRIME IN PARADISE: Sought by police in Belize
* Movies: Anna Karenina, The Twilight Saga * Music: The price of bananas has gone up * Games: New ‘Hitman’ game a well-executed thriller * Wine: Second to
View ArticleCRIME IN PARADISE: McAfee blogs about police seeking him in Belize
Software company founder John McAfee has started his own blog, in which he describes life on the lam after police in Belize called him a
View ArticleRick’s Cafe thrives in Casablanca: Play it again
* Movies: ‘Softly’ hammers its message hard * Music: A powerhouse performance * Books: ‘American Lady’ fine portrait of a socialite * Wine: A taste for Tuscany * Food:
View ArticleNiemeyer dies at 104 The architect of the future
* Movies: The hobbit: an unexpected journey, hyde park on hudson * Wine: The Wines of Pierre Perrin and Château de Beaucastel * Food: The haughty white
View ArticleOscar Niemeyer dies at 104: Brazil mourns the loss of the inventor of Brasilia
Architect Oscar Niemeyer, who recreated Brazil’s sensuous curves in reinforced concrete and built the capital of Brasilia on the empty central plains as a symbol
View ArticleCHINA’S BUYING Heritage
* Movies: Playing for Keeps * Books: Good Junk * Wine: Bullish in Burgundy * Food: CATHOLICS HAVE ALL THE FUN
View ArticleCHINA’S REACH: Hands off our heritage – from France to New Zealand
China’s overseas investment totaled USD67.6 billion last year, one sixth of America’s USD400 billion, and could reach USD2 trillion by 2020, forecasts the Rhodium Group,
View ArticleTravelog: India’s Tea Tourism
* Movies: Reacher * music: Finally Rich, Trouble Man: Heavy is the Head * Wine: Quality in Chianti * Food: The Fall Of Rome
View ArticleLisbon charms attracting more visitors
* Movies: Promised Land * Wine: Elegance in Italy * Food: Black Magic By Galliot
View ArticleFacebook unveils new social search feature
* Movies: ‘African Americans Turn Out in Force for Django Unchained * Wine: Felton Road, Take Me Home * Food: LYRICAL MOMENTS EVOKED BY AUDACIOUS CULINARY ENDEAVORS
View ArticleReview: Microsoft Office pricey, but good value
As much as I like Google Docs for word processing and spreadsheets, I find the online software clunky at times. So I was skeptical when
View ArticleThe New Office
* Movies: Veteran actors elevate ‘Stand Up Guys’ * Music: Kris Kristofferson confronts mortality * Book: Dave Barry’s ‘Insane City’ is hysterical * Wine: Ancient grapes, modern practices *
View ArticleLove and Punishment, Timbuktu
* Movies: ‘“Playroom” a family drama from kids’ view * Wine: Portuguese wines enduringly popular * Food: Manifestations of fear
View ArticleMALI: Woman in Timbuktu punished for forbidden love
The love story in this fabled desert outpost began over the phone, when he dialed the wrong number. It nearly ended with the couple’s death
View ArticleThe (beautiful) dirty game
* Movies: A Good Day to Die Hard * Wine: A New Zealand Jewel * Food: Wicked game
View ArticleNews of The World: Player regrets getting en tangled with match-fixing
Known as “the beautiful game” for its grace, athleticism and traditions of fair play, football is under threat of becoming a dirty game. Mario Cizmek’s
View ArticleARGO to the Oscars
“So you want to come to Hollywood acting like a big shot without actually doing nothing?! … You’ll fit right in.” This extract from “Argo” says
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