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The
science of theme parks: forget traditional end-of-the-pier
distractions, the modern amusement ride is a multi-million
dollar hi-tech experiment, devoted to taking you higher, further
and faster than ever before
Hot Air, September 2001
A new library allows readers to borrow people for a 30-minute chat
The Times, April 22, 2008
Easter week in Arequipa, Peru's second city
Financial Times, March 1, 2008
With a Starbucks on every corner,
common wisdom has it that the coffee industry has reached saturation point.
But Andrea Illy, CEO
of Trieste-based Illycaffè, has a novel idea to grow his company:
in a world of brand extension and gimmickry, Illy's idea is simple: to sell
people
the perfect cup of coffee
Wallpaper, April 2001
In the 1960s they shared Marxist goals, houses, meals
and even love. Today's communards are more likely to be sharing their profits
Financial Times House & Home, July
7, 2007
There are tens of millions of sites to visit. Here are the ones you actually
need
Sunday Telegraph magazine, March 30, 2008
Something unexpected at the easternmost point of the Americas
Financial Times,
November 25, 2006
Bicycles are cheap, healthy and good for the environment. So why
do so many motorists hate them?
FT Weekend cover story, November 20,
2004
Meringues are back in fashion
Financial Times, October 27, 2006
The traditionally Russian
East Village has
been reinvigorated since Soviet emigrés began pouring in. Now fashionable
New Yorkers are seeking some Russian reinvigoration of their own - with a brain-frying,
muscle-twisting detox session on E 10th Street
High Life, September 2001
Police sirens, burglar alarms, thumping music from car stereos,
loud neighbours . . . if you live in a city, noise is no longer
'the forgotten pollutant'. David Baker finds out why the constant
din annoys
more than ever and wonders whether we can rediscover the sound
of silence
FT Weekend cover story, August 19, 2006
For centuries, Hoi An has been a well-loved jewel of Vietnam
Financial Times, September 17, 2005
Saying the unsayable… Farmers
markets are overpriced dens of smugness that exploit our guilt about
not living closer to nature
Financial Times, April 6, 2002
Behind
every complaint is an opportunity to enhance the corporate
reputation
Financial Times, August 2, 2000
Despite
a dispiriting experience as a nun, Karen Armstrong says she
is happy to spend her whole life thinking about God
Financial Times, October 7, 2006
Critics say that male circumcision is unnecessary and barbaric,
while advocates claim it has many benefits
The Times, March 24, 2008
Barcodes are everywhere: from cans
of Coke to aircraft parts. We know what they are, but what do the stripes
really stand for?
Financial Times The Business Magazine, July 14, 2001
After Enrica Rocca's Borough Market Day, shopping,
cooking and eating will never be the same
Financial Times, September 4, 2004
It took David Baker 40 years to get to Israel. But when he did he found peace
in the most surprising of places
Financial Times, April 1, 2006
Sins of immersion
Wheel of fortune
Take me off the shelf
Cacophony and confessionals
Full of beans
Corporate communes
The 101 most useful websites
Where hunger throws a harsh light on indulgence
Two wheels good
Peaks of perfection
The Russian ee! (and ow! and ouch! and arghh!) rooms
When life keeps getting louder
Full moon by the sea
Sacred cow: Farmers markets
Another satisfied customer
'I wouldn't say I was a believer'
The unkindest cut of all?
Black, white, read all over
Scallops in the morning
Land of my fathers