Damon 'honored' by Joe the Plumber's shout-out
Matt Damon is honored that the most recent celebrity of the presidential campaign Joe the Plumber dropped his name in an interview. That was a surprise. I hadn t heard…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: The young, the old and the impulsive
Youth is wasted on the young.It's a familiar refrain that's oft repeated by older people, often rueing their own misspent youth. It's part warning, part jealous lashing-out and eight parts…
Stock Market Review: Egypt's stock market continues dropping
CAIRO: Egypt's stock market headed for another precipitous drop last week as fears of a punishing global recession stirred panic among investors and sent world financial markets into a tailspin.…
ONLY IN EGYPT: Cairo Beauty Salon Drama
It's safe to say that we've all had at least one horrible haircut, dye job, perm or all of the above during our lifetimes. Since I moved to Cairo, however,…
Eat fast, eat until full to get super-sized
People who gobble down their food and eat until they feel full are three times more likely to get fat compared with people who eat slowly and modestly.So say Japanese…
Fuze's setting tops its sushi
Being a lover of sushi, I couldn't turn down an invitation to the stupendous Fairmont Towers Hotel's Fuze Bar, where a sushi bar is set up every Monday and Friday.…
Bedouin Paths : "Bedouin and bartering …"
As every westerner knows, one of the joys in coming to Egypt is the bartering. You know that the "genuine statue from the time of Ramses III that the shop…
Museum aims to make French town the hub of perfume history
From ancient Egyptian ceremonial incense to pungent Mesopotamian ointments and lotions dating back to medieval France, a newly re-opened French museum traces perfume s lesser-known past."The history of perfume is…
May Heggy: The professional side of design
Young jewelry designer May Heggy had always loved working with beads, but unlike many of her colleagues and competitors, she discards the "ever since I was a little girl I…
Trick or treat? Halloween Recipes
Peanut Butter Crunch ApplesIngredients . 6 Granny Smith apples . 6 wooden sticks . 1 (14 ounce) package individually wrapped caramels. 2 tablespoons water . 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract .…
