A friend suggested I trim my overwrought writing, and that simple advice launched my career as a novelist.
In 1984, near the end of my university days, I wrote a letter applying for a job as an advertising…
Review of “Devil in the Dust”: Guy Pearce guides a group of outcasts in the Old West on a supernatural quest that carries a meaningful message.
While it may not rank among the absolute best westerns of the 21st century, Ned Crowley’s supernatural frontier tale stands…
I finally let go of my last dress and discovered my true self.
About a year ago, while packing for a move to a new flat, I got rid of the only dress…
After 60, I began anew: I rented out my apartment, bought a bicycle, and now my home is a tent and the endless road ahead.
When Sarah Cook could no longer resist the urge, she bought a touring bike and a versatile four-season tent, then…
Can Los Angeles host the Olympics without overspending or harming the environment?
Hosting the Summer Olympics was once a dream for many global cities, but now it’s often viewed as a nightmare.…
“We never imagined one song would travel the globe six times over”: The Ting Tings reflect on “That’s Not My Name”
Jules De Martino: Katie and I were performing frequently in Manchester with our band, Dear Eskiimo. We had secured a…
The global demand for soy is devouring the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.
In 2012, José Pereira do Nascimento lost his home after the Santo Antônio hydroelectric station in Porto Velho, located in…
Moldova’s pro-European party has won the election, yet the path to EU membership still faces challenges.
In the end, the outcome exceeded the expectations of Moldova’s Western allies. In Sunday’s parliamentary elections, President Maia Sandu’s pro-EU…
In Africa, cash remains the dominant form of payment. Could a new payment system revolutionize commerce?
From the traditional tea houses in the ancient Casbah to the lemonade stands at the Roman ruins of Tipaza and…
Giorgio Armani’s farewell fashion show: a runway tribute directed by the designer himself.
In a fitting twist of fate, the famously strong-willed Giorgio Armani, who dominated Milanese fashion for half a century and…