Drawstrings pose risks for kidsMonday, August 30, 2010 @ 9:01AMWith school shopping in full swing, the state Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) is reminding parents to look for — and remove — all drawstrings from the hood, neck and waist of any hooded sweater, top, jacket or sweatshirt they buy for children.
The sky's the limit for denim on denimThursday, August 26, 2010 @ 10:04PMThe denim on denim look is very much part of this season's "work wear" styles such as overalls, button-down shirts and vests and patchwork detail on jeans.
Aug. 9, 1854: Thoreau Warns, 'The Railroad Rides on Us'Sunday, August 8, 2010 @ 11:18PMHenry David Thoreau publishes Walden, or, Life in the Woods . His distillation of a year living in relative seclusion offers deep insights not just into the natural world and humanity's place in it, but how that relationship was being impacted — and degraded — by the Industrial Revolution. It remains to this day a trenchant criticism of the excesses of technology.
Skeletons, Family and ReligionTuesday, July 6, 2010 @ 12:31PMRiccardo Tisci discusses his couture collection for Givenchy and a life in fashion.
Your reaction to US oil spillage disasterThursday, April 29, 2010 @ 6:25AMBarack Obama has described a sprawling oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico as a "potentially unprecedented" environmental disaster. What is your reaction?
Poem of the week: Sappho and Phaon by Mary RobinsonMonday, April 12, 2010 @ 5:20PMOne of the first of the Romantics, and admired by Coleridge, she deserves to be more widely known One of the first Romantic poets, a position she shares with William Blake, Mary Robinson (1757-1800) is probably more familiar to us today from her portraits than her poetry, although before she died she had secured a reputation as "the English Sappho". This may be an exaggeration (women poets have ...
An 'Apprenticeship' In First-Generation ChutzpahWednesday, March 24, 2010 @ 12:10PMWhen David Sax was 11, his father handed him The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz and said: "Read this, if you want to know where I came from." Mordecai Richler's novel about an ambitious teen from Montreal's Jewish working class helped Sax learn to appreciate the immigrant drive.
Extra in 'Shutter Island' awaits cutting-room fateFriday, February 19, 2010 @ 1:10AMWatching an episode of one of the late-night cult cartoons in which an Army guard calls dibs on a cigarette butt dropped by super secret agent Brock Bleepin' Samson, I was reminded of having acted like an idiot on the set of Martin Scorsese's latest...
Gong xi fa cái! Hóng bao ná lái!Friday, February 12, 2010 @ 8:10AMThe above roughly translates: "Congratulations and be prosperous, now give me a red envelope!"
Why it's hard to feel AustralianMonday, January 25, 2010 @ 7:21AMIn 2007, I arrived in England on holiday. The first time someone asked me where I was from, I was slow to react.
PEZ Holiday Wish List #1Saturday, December 12, 2009 @ 9:57AMStay warm and cool at the same time in Zipp’s Black Striped Wool Sweater , and like all their gear, it’s a high quality garment, all wool made in combination with Earth, Wind & Rider. Comes in black with vertical Zipp logo and white stripe. Oval "Z" on left sleeve. Racing stripe on right sleeve.
New York: Shopping off the beaten rackThursday, November 19, 2009 @ 9:48AMNowhere does holiday sales quite like the Big Apple especially if you know its secrets.
Crate Hire – What’s The Rationale?Wednesday, October 28, 2009 @ 12:20PMThe food industry is the single largest user of reusable plastic food crates in the United Kingdom. There are literally millions of different plastic crates in use
Come buy with meFriday, October 9, 2009 @ 8:00AMYOU can shop up a storm in the streets and laneways of Melbourne.
Protecting consumers saving a buckSaturday, September 19, 2009 @ 5:06AMBuying items at local secondhand stores may save a buck, but consumers should also educate themselves about the latest product recalls to avoid potentially dangerous purchases.
Reality off the rails in Phnom PenhThursday, June 25, 2009 @ 5:08AMPHNOM PENH - Science fiction author Philip K Dick once explained reality as "that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away".
Meet Niagara's 'fashion doctors'Wednesday, June 10, 2009 @ 11:28AMThere once was a woman who had an abdominal hernia. When she sat, her belly protruded out to her knees. She was a large woman anyway. But the hernia was stealing even more of her independence. She needed a way to support the incredible weight pulling on her front.[...]
STATESTuesday, June 2, 2009 @ 1:38PMKARNATAKA: Bangalore realty market showing positive signs Demand for residential spaces looking up. Bangalore, June 2 After months of lull, the real estate market in Bangalore is showing signs of revival. The real estate market is now growing by 15-20 per cent compared to ...
INDUSTRY & ECONOMYTuesday, June 2, 2009 @ 1:37PMBUDGET: Tech industry meets Pranab; presents Budget wish-list STPI extension, US protectionism key issues.