Full of Beans In 1895, a man named Luigi Lavazza purchased a little grocery store in northern Italy for about US$20. Today, over one hundred years later, Luigi Lavazza S.p.A is the irrefutable leader...
Down with Depressio 1. Everyone has a bad day once in a while. Problems at work, arguments with family members, or even changes in the weather can all bring us down and leave us feeling unhappy for a...
Eurasians in the Sportlight “混”出名堂 Can an ethnic mix be trendy? At the moment, Eurasians are enjoying an unprecedented high profile in the news, in advertising, and in the entertainment in...
A.I. 《人工智能》 Any Steven Spielberg film is eagerly anticipated by his millions of fans, and his upcoming movie A.I. (Artificial Intelligence) is no exception. Since many of its details have...
The Nature of Nokia 诺基亚独领风骚 There is an approximately one-in-three chance that the next person you see holding a cell phone against the side of their head will be speaking into a Nokia p...
Coming to Grips with Gay Marriage 同性恋行不行？ Gay marriage has been hotly debated in the news lately. While several countries have some form of gay marriage on the books, the Netherlands rec...
Forged from stainless aluminum and encased in bronze-tinted glass, the Sears Tower rises majestically over the business sector of Chicago to stand at 518 m as the city's tallest building. Built in 197...
Turn the TV on to one of the cable sports channels anytime and there's a pretty good chance you'll see two or four powerfully built young people grunting and yelling as they smash a rubber ball across...
Remembering the Lady of the Lamp 感谢白衣天使 As with natural disasters such as earthquakes, war exacts a heavy psychological toll on those of its victims fortunate enough to avoid death or inju...
Let's Hear It for Mom! 听听妈妈的故事 Where would we be without mothers, those tireless caregivers who wipe our noses, pack our lunches, cry at our weddings, and always consider us, though we m...
Moulin Rouge 红磨坊 When Baz Luhrmann goes to work, the result is always something unique. Luhrmann specializes in creating mythological worlds and then heightening the viewer's experience of them...
Appreciating Armani 魅力无限亚曼尼 Fashion followers fortunate enough to be in Spain between March and August this year will surely not want to pass up an exhibition at the Guggenheim Museum in...
The Facts on Faminism 柳暗花明女权路 The word feminism conjures up a variety of images for people. A lot of misunderstanding and hyperbole have surrounded feminism, but according to the diction...
The Colorful History of Billiards 台球的沿革 Anyone who refuses to leave prison simply because they are having too much fun playing billiards would be considered something more than just a diehar...
Modern-Day Pirates 仿你千遍也不“赝”倦 Tired of paying $2000 for a Louis Vuitton handbag? Snatch up a replica of the designer's work in Hong Kong's street markets for only a thousand, and i...
