Don't poke fun at grandpa's plaid
It is the print of the Scots and geriatrics, slightly formal and often derided as being wholly 'uncool' for young fashionistas; but today, plaid is back with a vengeance. Yes…
Links of Interest
Should you ever run out of caustic things to say, you ll find ample inspiration at http://www.passiveaggressivenotes.com. An evil twin of postsecret.com, the site houses painfully polite and hilariously hostile…
Weekly Stock Review: Stock Market slightly down amid thin trading
The market fluctuated last week in low volume trade and low volatility, as interest was waning ahead of year-end holidays. Brokers explained selling pressure was common this time of the…
Oil rises 2 pct to above $36 after UAE cuts supplies
TOKYO: Oil rose above $36 on Friday, after the UAE joined Saudi Arabia in deepening supply curbs to comply with OPEC s biggest-ever crude output cut last week. Abu Dhabi…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: You promised me the world and then you took it away
The world is no picnic at the moment.Financial meltdown threatens to eradicate the very cornerstones of the global economy, war and terrorism lurk menacingly, promising loss of life and endless…
THE REEL ESTATE: All he wanted you to do is smile
One of the earliest images I recall from my childhood was the iconic scene of Charlie Chaplin being force-fed by the corn-on-the-cob feeder from his 1936's classic "Modern Times. As…
'Prince of Persia,' 'Tomb Raider' flying high
Notwithstanding the success of Wii bowling, video games exist largely to give most of us abilities we don t already have. I m not even talking about careers as exotic…
Orange Lakes: Cairo's Newest Golf Course
To paraphrase the ghostly voice in Kevin Costner's baseball movie "Field of Dreams , "Build it, and they will come. The principle worked well enough for Costner's Iowa farmer, and…
2008: the year of archaeological restorations
CAIRO: While stunning archaeological revelations are expected to make headlines by the beginning of 2009, archaeology-enthusiasts were let down by unfulfilled promises of exciting excavations made in 2008. What marked…
Egyptian wins Iran's 2008 Book Prize
CAIRO: Egyptian author Farag Hussein Farag won Iran's 2008 Book Prize, for his book "The Fatimide Inscriptions and Writings on the Architectural Monuments. Bibliotheca Alexandrina, which published the book, received…