The flat peach: summer's most fashionable culinary accessory London Evening Standard You know you are onto a craze when even the staff canteen gets in on the action. | Nestling among the obligatory apples and bananas this week are this summer's most fashionable culinary accessory, the flat peach. | Already these squashed-looking peaches - or donut peaches, as they are also called - ...
Celebration of the skirt The News & Observer | The skirt takes center stage at a fashion show on Friday. | Marcela Slade, a resident of Chapel Hill and Quito, Ecuador, will present her fifth collection at Durham's Golden Belt. Slade's line, sladesign, focuses on skirt designs; a staple considered overlooked despite its flirtatious, versatile, ...
Madonna pays tribute to Michael Jackson Newsday | Madonna performs during her Sticky And Sweet Tour at The O2 in London, England. Madonna paid tribute to Michael Jackson during her show. (Getty Images Photo / July 4, 2009) | LONDON - Madonna paid tribute to on Saturday night in the same arena wher...
Economy Drives Midsize Companies to Work Smarter, Leaner: IBM Study Reveals Top 5 Trends The Examiner Distributed by Press Release EMAIL ARTICLE PRINT ARTICLE | ARMONK, N.Y. (Map) - ARMONK, N.Y., July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A new study by IBM (NYSE: IBM) of midsize organizations in 17 countries shows that companies have not been deterred from th...
Dumpster designers: Creating fashion from recycled goods The Tribune San Luis Obispo | Recycled clothing is nothing new. You can pick some up at Goodwill, Value Village or any number of local consignment shops. | But clothing made out of recycled goods, that gets a little more interesting. | Kilts that started life as beer boxes and ...
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Video: Madonna's tribute to Michael Jackson in London Kansas City Star Joel Ryan Madonna performs on stage during her Sticky and Sweet tour at the O2 arena in London on Saturday, where she gave a tribute to the late Michael Jackson. (AP Photo/Joel Rya...
Summer pants should fit well and look great The Oklahoman Comments 0 | Although dresses get a lot of attention in summer, for most women, pants carry the day. | "A good-looking pant is key when you figure it covers about 60 percent o...
The bikini made its debut 63 years ago today Penn Live | July 5, 2009 | Today: is the 186th day of 2009. There are 179 days left in the year. | On this date: | In 1865, William Booth founded the Salvation Army in London. | In 1935, Pre...
Nutrition Q&A: Can vinegar help people to slim? The Times | Not only is vinegar good for descaling kettles, cleaning windows and pickling onions, but it seems that it could help you to keep the weight off, too. | An old housewives' tale has it that cider vinegar is good for the waistline. The supermodels Ci...
What's it like to be Peaches Geldof The Times | The first question is why do they hate her so? Why is it that when I say the word "Peaches" - to my hairdresser, to any one of my friends, to the guy who owns the fruit stand outside my flat - there spouts forth a long tirade against misspent youth...
The flat peach: summer's most fashionable culinary accessory London Evening Standard You know you are onto a craze when even the staff canteen gets in on the action. | Nestling among the obligatory apples and bananas this week are this summer's most fashionable culinary accessory, the flat peach. | Already these squashed-looking peac...
Celebration of the skirt The News & Observer | The skirt takes center stage at a fashion show on Friday. | Marcela Slade, a resident of Chapel Hill and Quito, Ecuador, will present her fifth collection at Durham's Golden Belt. Slade's line, sladesign, focuses on skirt designs; a staple considered overlooked despite its flirtatious, versatile, cool and comfortable qualities. The show will also...
1 killed as supporters of Lebanon's prime minister-designate trade gunfire with Beirut rivals Star Tribune | BEIRUT - Sunni supporters of Lebanon's prime minister-designate and Shiite rivals from the parliament speaker's political faction traded gunfire in a Beirut neighborhood Sunday. Security officials said one civilian was killed and two others were wounded in the first outbreak of violence since this month's elections. | Automatic rifle fire and thr...