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Relaunch will see a Star born again Saturday, July 9, 2011 @ 9:00AMSTAR City will relaunch in September with a new look, new attitude and a new name - The Star.
The China syndrome Friday, July 8, 2011 @ 9:21AMFor anyone interested in international affairs and geopolitical stability, there is no more compelling and, indeed, important issue than the relationship between the US and China.
Have a hideously good time in Tono's past and present Saturday, July 2, 2011 @ 1:38PMThe professor's snoring had kept me up until the wee hours of the morning. When I awoke, the reading light in the hostel's upper bunk was still on and a copy of "The Legends of Tono" lay open at the page where I had dozed off. With that book being full of hobgoblins, ravaging wolf packs and rural satyrs, it was surprisingthat I'd got a wink of sleep. A place of mystery, saturated in superstition ...
The F word in the 21st century Sunday, June 26, 2011 @ 6:31AMCaitlin Moran writes about her body, Rachel Cusk dissects the aftermath of her divorce and Sylvia Walby addresses 'raunch culture'. What do their books reveal about feminism today? What is feminism? "Simply the belief that women should be as free as men . . . Are you a feminist? Hahaha. Of course you are." Caitlin Moran's How to be a Woman is firm, delightfully firm, on many things – heels ...
48 Heroes Of Philanthropy Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 5:00PMWe pick 48 givers, 4 from each of 12 countries. Some are big tycoons, even billionaires, who have a large vision of how best to help society and have donated millions of dollars to back up that vision. Others are little-known citizens who are extremely generous with their limited funds. Our goal is not to rank the biggest givers by dollar amounts or percentage of assets--those figures would be ...
South Korea's capital turns ex-military building with painful past into modern art museum Wednesday, June 15, 2011 @ 5:36AMSEOUL, South Korea - For many, the stark structure built by the Japanese and then taken over by South Korea's military is a reminder of a painful colonial past and the torture allegedly overseen there later during decades of authoritarian governments.
Architecture review: David Bury's new Libbey Bowl Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 11:20AMThe design of the new bowl raises a couple of fascinating -- and in the end probably unanswerable -- questions about the relative character of architecture and music. The design of the new bowl raises a couple of fascinating -- and in the end probably unanswerable -- questions about the relative character of architecture and music.
Five Magnate Businesses on Ploenchit-Wireless area introduces a new landmark in the core of Bangkok “Ploenchit City” Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 5:41AMFive magnate businesses in retail, property, hotel and financial industries empower to develop central business district on Ploenchit-Wireless intersection under the “Ploenchit City” with a value of i
Yokohama lays plans for triennale 2011 Monday, June 6, 2011 @ 12:06AMThe Japanese port city of Yokohama will host its triennale art event over four months from early August, with artists from around the world exhibiting their works at venues around the city.
A conversation with Maurice Glasman Friday, June 3, 2011 @ 6:04PMBlue Labour is that part of the socialist tradition that seeks to place the pursuit of the common good at the heart of the vocation of the Labour Party and Movement. The is its historic mission to bring together what is divided and estranged.
Cao Fei’s Works on View at Lombard-Freid Projects Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 8:44AMCao Fei, whose new show is on view at Lombard-Freid Projects in Chelsea, shines a light on contemporary Chinese life by looking at its subcultures.
Manresa unveils remodeling and cocktail program Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 1:15PMTucked into a side street off Santa Cruz Avenue in Los Gatos, Manresa restaurant has in recent years defined the comfortable, casual elegance of a contemporary California dining destination.
Woodstock sculptor's vision stands firm (video) Friday, May 27, 2011 @ 2:07AMThe sculptures, although durable and resilient, are finite. Their symbolism, however, references the infinite and the eternal.
Phillips de Pury & Co.'s Design Auction to Present 20th Century Ceramics Wednesday, May 25, 2011 @ 12:28AMNendo, “Cabbage Chair”, ca. 2008 with a pre-sale estimate of $12,000 to $18,000. NEW YORK, NY.- Phillips de Pury & Company announces its spring Design auction to be held at 450 Park Avenue on May 25. The auction comprises 176 lots of 20th century and contemporary design, on view to the public at 450 Park Avenue from May 19 to May 24.
The draw of doomsday Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ 4:10PMMost people go through their daily lives assuming that tomorrow will be a lot like today. No pits of fire will open up, society won't collapse, and the world, most likely, won't end. But for others, doom has a certain appeal.
The Draw of Doomsday: Why People Look Forward to the End Tuesday, May 17, 2011 @ 12:05PMMost people go through their daily lives assuming that tomorrow will be a lot like today. No pits of fire will open up, society won't collapse, and the world, most likely, won't end.
We are Viennese, if you please Friday, April 22, 2011 @ 9:00AMVIENNA whirls into Melbourne this June with the opening of the winter masterpieces exhibition, Vienna: Art & Design, at the NGV.
Boosting tourism in Labuan Saturday, April 9, 2011 @ 10:58PMLABUAN is best known as an offshore financial centre offering international financial and business services. The island with [...]
A souq with a view Friday, April 1, 2011 @ 2:52PMAt the Dubai Mall waterfront, stone steps beckon you to cross the bridge and step inside the rustic Souq Al Bahar. Albeit not a traditional souq, it does not disappoint one with its modern-day outlets.
Bespoke buildings from modern Japan Thursday, March 24, 2011 @ 5:06AMSay you want to live in a library, or in the forest, or in a library in the forest, but you would prefer to maintain your high living standards. There is one architecture studio that has the skills and vision to build the house of your dreams: Bow-Wow.
LiMo 4 spec adds support for Linux tablets Tuesday, March 22, 2011 @ 12:21PMThe LiMo Foundation says it has approved four mobile device class specifications for the LiMo 4 mobile Linux stack.
This is a Lecture On Health Care Monday, March 14, 2011 @ 10:26AMAbstract: In a democratic republic, the people are sovereign and normally anticipate respect for their views from their elected representatives, but over the past two years, Americans have come to realize that Washington’s political class has become distant from them.
Japanese community shocked by news of quake Friday, March 11, 2011 @ 3:37PMAnderson-area residents with ties to Japan worry about relatives, friends in wake of earthquake and tsunami
USB device lets multiple users share one PC Tuesday, March 8, 2011 @ 5:06PMPluggable announced a device that allows multiple users to share a single Linux or Windows PC via USB. The DC-125 USB 2.0 Docking Client includes an upstream port for connection to a host, two downstream USB 2.0 ports, audio I/O jacks, and a VGA output that supports screens up to 1280 x 1024 pixels, the company says.
U.S. Policy Toward North Korea Wednesday, March 2, 2011 @ 3:49PMChairman Kerry, Senator Lugar, and Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify today on North Korea, one of our most enduring foreign policy challenges. I would also like to personally thank this committee for its leadership in advancing ...
The Architect’s Shirt By Taylor Stitch Tuesday, March 1, 2011 @ 8:48PMInspired by the clean sartorial sense of designers, independent shirt maker Taylor Stitch and the modern architecture/design magazine Dwell collaborated rather nicely together on what is known as the Architect’s Shirt. The result is a cool, modern shirt with mid-century bones in a yarn-dyed organic cotton. Handmade in San Francisco with Japanese milled organic cotton, [...]
Beacon Bits | Briefs Tuesday, March 1, 2011 @ 2:37AMBelizean medical mission trip helps make UT student 'Ready for the World' Knoxville native Alicia McClintock knew she wanted to be a doctor, but it was a medical mission trip to Belize that confirmed that international medicine was the best way for her to give back. McClintock, senior in biological ...
Why Chicago Is Now America's Hottest City Monday, February 28, 2011 @ 2:16AMNow is a good time to be coming home for Rahm Emanuel, Raymond Sokolov writes in this week’s Newsweek. The city has always been great—with world-class urban architecture, food, music and shopping—but now it’s finally hip.
UW-Madison composer premieres innovative work at Carnegie Hall Thursday, February 10, 2011 @ 9:23AMUsing instruments such as a junked automobile and the "sonic canvas" of a concert hall itself, the American Composers Orchestra wants to re-imagine the scope of a modern orchestra. Next month at New York's Carnegie Hall, the ensemble will fuse light and sound in a major new work by a University of Wisconsin-Madison composer.
Homes created with respect for the craftsman Saturday, February 5, 2011 @ 9:46AMFeatures of an authentic Craftsman home, and how to maintain one.
For Isda Funari, ‘inspiration is everywhere’ Wednesday, February 2, 2011 @ 1:19PMSpecial to The Examiner Isda Funari is one of the founders of Isda and Co., a 20-year-old San Francisco-based clothing design company that creates stylish yet comfortable clothing for women between the age of 35 and 65. She was also responsible for the popular Esprit designs in the 1980s. What inspired you to start a clothing line? I was designing a men’s line and I had a strong desire to design ...
Community Calendar Thursday, January 27, 2011 @ 4:06AMDeadline for calendar items is two weeks in advance of the desired publication date. Send information on clubs, lectures, community events, religious events, reunions, support groups and singles to: Community Calendar, Pioneer Press, 3701 W. Lake Ave., Glenview IL 60026, fax to (847) 486-7451 or e-mail to glenview@pioneerlocal.com.
10 trips for every type of traveler Monday, January 10, 2011 @ 8:32AMWhile it's true that most travel destinations aren't like haute couture -- "in" one year and "out" the next -- there are some points on the map particularly worth visiting in 2011.
Comment on In China’s Orbit by malaysian1 Saturday, January 1, 2011 @ 7:37PMA coalition among the Dutch officials and the Sultanate of Johor Bahru led to the loss of power in 1641 when the Dutch navy blocked Malacca and seized the state. During the siege most of the Portuguese architecture was destroyed. The Dutch lost their control after 150 years when Netherlands was occupied by the French and the British took over the state of Malacca. The A' Famosa Gate is the only ...
Planet of the Grapes: Wine's Global Ascent Thursday, December 16, 2010 @ 7:23AMA new exhibition on display at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art explores wine as a global cultural phenomenon
2011 Infiniti M 56 - Review Monday, December 6, 2010 @ 2:13PMInfiniti has made a name for itself in North America. Known by many as the “Japanese BMW” it's developed many of the most impressive performance and luxury vehicles ever to travel the roads of North America.
French museum director offers lecture tonight Tuesday, November 30, 2010 @ 6:36PMThe trip was set: Laurent Le Bon would be coming to the United States for a cultural exchange program in Atlanta.
My idol Tuesday, November 30, 2010 @ 3:13AMJamie Cullum on why jazz great Dave Brubeck is such an influence
Gala show brings curtain down on Asian Games Saturday, November 27, 2010 @ 8:39AMThe skies lit up with dazzling fireworks as an emotional China brought the curtains down on the biggest Asian Games in a riot of colour, foot-tapping music and a cultural extravaganza at the Haixinsha Island on the Pearl River in Guangzhou on Sunday.
Asian minimalism at its best in Fairview, QC Tuesday, November 9, 2010 @ 8:17AMThe Neo-Asian design of The Redwoods, DMCI Homes’ newest residential community in Fairview ,Quezon City , invokes the kind of living environment that one looks for in a future home – that of tranquility and serenity.
Hyatt Properties Awarded Place on Prestigious Top 100 Hotels in the World List Monday, November 8, 2010 @ 1:24AMDubai, United Arab Emirates, 8 November 2010 - Numerous Hyatt properties around the world have been honoured with a place on the highly prestigious Best 100 Hotels in the World list by Conde Nast Traveller 2010 Reader' Choice Awards.
CapitalWave Announces Integrated Capital Market Simulator for Global Financial Community Monday, November 1, 2010 @ 9:34AMCombining Integrated Simulation With Case Studies and a Modern Interface, the Capital Market Simulator From CapitalWave Aims to Redefine Training for the Financial and Educational Community
CapitalWave Announces Integrated Capital Market Simulator for Global Financial Community Monday, November 1, 2010 @ 9:19AMNEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - 11/01/10) - CapitalWave, the emerging global leader in capital market simulation and training solutions, today announced the release of its capital market simulator, CapitalCMS, the first of three groundbreaking training platforms to be released by the company this year. Built on modern architecture, and the only training platform using broker ladders, CapitalCMS is ...
by Eric Gallina Tuesday, October 26, 2010 @ 11:34AMThe 2010 LA Design Challenge called for designers to envision a 1000lbs (454kg) 2+2 vehicle that delivers comfort, safety and satisfactory driving performance.
Bill Viola's Spiritual Art Friday, October 22, 2010 @ 11:59PMFew video artists can boast a hallowed placed in the world's churches and cathedrals, but Bill Viola's spiritual vision has been widely recognised by both the artistic as well as the religious establishment. In a rare and profoundly spiritual conversation, Bill Viola talks to Rachael Kohn at the Australian Centre for the Moving Image for the Melbourne Festival of the Arts. View part of this ...
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Opera Honors Colin McPhee and Bali Friday, October 8, 2010 @ 8:38PMEvan Ziporyn has written an opera, “A House in Bali,” based on the memoirs of Colin McPhee.
Moderne Barn’s Puts an Emphasis on Style Friday, October 8, 2010 @ 6:15PMWhat could have been an institutional dining hall has been divided subtly into distinct sections that suggest coziness.
What's on: Sat's picks Friday, October 8, 2010 @ 8:19AMEvents listings for Saturday, October 9
Shinshu and the Japan Alps Wednesday, October 6, 2010 @ 5:12PMJapan is a path well trodden, evoking a number of preconceptions in outsiders and often getting the Hollywood treatment in films such as Lost in Translation, Memoirs of a Geisha or The Last Samurai. Some Japanese cultural phenomena _ manga, anime, karaoke, cosplay _ have spread around the world. Modern Japanese writers (Haruki Murakami), artists (Yayoi Kusama) and designers (Rei Kawakubo) are ...