Suicide bomber wounds eight headed for Yemen rebel funeral
SANAA: A suicide bomber killed a Yemeni tribesman on Friday as he headed to the funeral of the spiritual leader of Zaidi Shia rebels who have been observing an uneasy…
Fish Market: Fresh Seafood in Alexandria
Alexandrians love their seafood and everyone has their favorite restaurants when it comes to feasting on fresh fish. With a picturesque view of the Mediterranean Sea and a reputation for…
Reform Pilates Studio: Vinyasa yoga with Jill Bodley
With its hectic traffic and heavy pollution, Cairo is definitely not easy on your nerves or mental health. Even if you sweat it out on a treadmill, a lot of…
Rouge: Wine and sushi bar opens in Egypt
For all that Cairo’s nightlife has to offer in terms of swanky clubs, jazz bars, pubs and baladi bars as well as cabarets, Egypt’s wines have long been unappreciated. Sure,…
The retreat of macroeconomic policy
By J. Bradford DeLong BERKELEY: One disturbing thing about studying economic history is how things that happen in the present change the past — or at least our understanding of the…
Stalin, our contemporary
By Timothy Snyder NEW HAVEN: Eighty years ago, in the autumn of 1930, Joseph Stalin enforced a policy that changed the course of history, and led to tens of millions of…
A ‘self-hating’ Palestinian?
By Murad Bustami JERUSALEM: Several months ago, I took part in a symposium organized by the Palestinian Academic Society for International Affairs, entitled “Hamas’ Political Agenda 2010”. It took place at…
Disney animators faced knotty problem with ‘Tangled’
The makers of the latest Disney animated blockbuster "Tangled" say one of the biggest challenges was making Princess Rapunzel's long flowing hair seem realistic, including in 3D. Disney's 50th animated…
Gorillaz frontman talks music videos, dance music
Damon Albarn, the key creative force behind the Gorillaz, isn't a big fan of the way record labels treated music videos in the past. "They never really got it together…
Stephen King’s vampire is anti-‘Twilight’ and evil
Skinner Sweet's his name, but the long, lean drifter is anything but. The titular character in Vertigo's ongoing "American Vampire" series, the former outlaw turned bloodsucker is charting a course…
