02 Sep 2012Life Style

Long and short of why leather's hot

that time of year when we need to start musing about the new season's clothes and what we might buy.Not just because it's the second day of spring in the budding leaves and rutting critters sense, but because the "fashion season" – when the new gear hits the shops – is already under way.A big trend for what the designers in Paris, Milan, London and New York call "autumn-winter 2012-13" is leather,...

Source : Sydney Morning Herald | 289 Day(s) AgoCategory : Life Style

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Biscuits taste better when packed in fancy wrappers

etc.Biscuits taste better when packed in fancy wrappers (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images)Biscuits' taste is improved if they are in slick packaging, as people's perception of the flavor is heightened by thebefore eating them, scored them higher than those who had tasted them blind, the Mirror reported.To prove that people eat with their eyes as well as their mouths, the firm asked two groups of people...

Source : Times Of India | 289 Day(s) AgoCategory : Life Style

The unique thing about Madurai's streets

etc.Among the many other unique aspects of the city, one is the interesting names of the roads in Madurai. A good number of lanes and bylanes in the city are names after interesting things. Here's a ride through the roads.has been a well planned city in terms of construction of roads and buildings. The streets in Madurai were said to have been designed by theor the roads in the old areas of the city,...

Source : Times Of India | 289 Day(s) AgoCategory : Life Style

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Couch Slouch: Denver Broncos, New Orleans Saints could have big seasons

displayComments:true!Saints quarterback Drew Brees will attempt to put the team’s Bountygate behind them as the season gets underway.— the most revered prognostication system in NFL history — is broken. The last few seasons, I’ve stunk up the joint more than I’ve wowed the masses; frankly, if I told you the sun set in the West, you should bet your government-subsidized farm on it setting in the East,...

Source : The Washington Post | 289 Day(s) AgoCategory : Life Style

Health benefits of Indian spices

Indians, we ensure that spices form the base of any dish. We are not satisfied with a dash of salt and aIf spices are consumed in moderation you can derive health benefits, but an overdose of any spice can lead to indigestion or even ulcers. Media portals are flooded with the health benefits of turmeric or haldi, but today we list out other Indian spices that are healthy and are kept under wraps.This...

Source : Times Of India | 289 Day(s) AgoCategory : Life Style

JK Rowling plans Hogwarts like treehouse for kids

Rowling has decided to get 40ft high, two-storey Hogwarts-style tree houses built for her two youngest children in the back garden of her Edinburgh mansion.The Hogwarts-style towers, which have been estimated to cost around 150,000 pounds, are so big that they need planning permission, theEach wooden tree house is to be built on stilts and boasts balconies, carvings and turrets that wouldn't look out...

Source : Times Of India | 289 Day(s) AgoCategory : Life Style

The man who translated T S Eliot in Hindi

etc.often drew from Indian scriptures, such as the Bhagvad Gita for his famous Four Quartets. Now, a Mumbai based retired banker has decided to overturn the paradigm. Arun Sharma, 61, has translated three of theAmerican poet's most famous works in Hindi.Titled T S Eliot Ki Teen Utkrisht Kavitayen, the translations have won a stamp of approval of thehad some good words to say of the new work: "It catches...

Source : Times Of India | 289 Day(s) AgoCategory : Life Style

Japan's Kurosawa tries to find hope in horror

Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa poses for portraits at the 69th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012.Photo: Domenico Stinellis/ APDirector Kiyoshi Kurosawa poses for portraits at the 69th edition of the Venice Film Festival in Venice, Italy, Saturday, Sept. 1, 2012.Photo: Domenico Stinellis/ APDirector Kiyoshi Kurosawa poses for portraits at the 69th edition of the...

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Scientology-inspired The Master casts spell at Venice fest : Straits Times

Angelina Jolie’s father urges vote for Romney

settings.Hollywood veteran Jon Voight is the latest celebrity to weigh in on upcoming US election, urging voters to kick US President Barack Obama out of office in favour of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.Voight has thrown his support behind Romney in the run up to the election in November, accusing Obama of "weakening" the country since he came to power in 2008.On Thursday, Clint Eastwood...

Source : Sydney Morning Herald | 289 Day(s) AgoCategory : Life Style

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