EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Matthew Williamson's Greek goddess turns punk
Matthew Williamson's debut last week had Cairo abuzz, part of the weeklong promotional launch held for SODIC's new development Forty West. A fashion show was organized in conjunction with HIP…
Hong Kong women shrug off tattoo taboo
Spurred-on by celebrity style or simply looking for a new way to stand out in a city of seven million, Hong Kong women are increasingly taking to tattoos - an…
Move over Hermes: Hipper scarves worth collecting
They have been spotted around town and they are quite striking: scarves brightly saturated in color with a vivid print of evil eyes by a brand that is growing…
Missing DNA can promote childhood obesity: study
Some children get severely obese because they lack particular chunks of DNA, which kicks their hunger into overdrive, researchers report.The British researchers checked the DNA of 300 children who d…
Privacy advocates slam Facebook change
Privacy advocates slammed revamped Facebook privacy controls on Thursday, saying the change masks a move to get members to expose more information online. These new privacy changes aren t so…
Snuba mixes snorkeling and scuba
Breathing underwater was a strange sensation. It was even stranger because I ve never been scuba-certified. Stranger yet that my wife - who is reluctant to even duck her head…
German schnitzel goes bling bling with Midas touch
A German snack bar is bucking the economic crisis with a posh twist on a favorite local dish: a veal fillet coated with gold leaf and truffles dubbed the world…
Can eco-friendly fashion be just as stylish?
Forget the animal-unfriendly fur coat and the painted-on pants made from polluting petroleum-based products. A runway show in Copenhagen on Wednesday aimed to show that green styles - some of…
Egypt mobile users react to latest Mobinil ruling
CAIRO: France Telecom (FT) and Orascom Telecom (OT) met on Dec. 16 to discuss the possibility of FT purchasing majority shares in Mobinil, after an Egyptian regulator approved FT's offer…
Egypt's ailing cotton industry needs shake-up
CAIRO: Egypt s once-famous cotton industry risks a slow death without state investment to reverse decades of neglect, boost quality and encourage farmers to keep growing the crop.Analysts say the…
