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...away with that this time, but in the future you’ll have to do the kiss on the cheek.” She also says she was pleasantly surprised by the spontaneity and communal nature of Argentinian culture. On one occasion, a convenience store worker offered to share “mate,” the national drink of Argentina, with her. “People will share mate with you even if you don’t know them,” Clapham says. “It’s a very communal activity...
...since 2006. In addition to a spread of English muffins and crème brûlée French toast, hundreds of articles of clothing were up for exchange at the transformed Women’s Center, which was styled to mimic the feel of a trendy thrift store. There were plenty of semi-naked ladies trying on clothing in the makeshift dressing room. As a part of the event, women bring their own clothing donations in order to exchange it for what others have brought. Whatever is leftover is donated to charity. “In the spring...
...artistic instinct that pierced to the heart of every piece. In 1953 he died in a plane crash at 31. All that remained were his legend and a handful of recordings. Then in 2004 a trove of new Kapell performances surfaced, recorded at home by Australian department-store salesman Roy Preston from radio broadcasts of Kapell's final tour. A selection of those recordings is now being released in a two-disc set, WILLIAM KAPELL REDISCOVERED. Here, Kapell powerfully revisits some of his previously recorded repertory, especially Rachmaninoff and Mussorgsky, and displays a deepening mastery of Bach, Mozart, Chopin...
...that it enables--or even requires--a team to invent new ways to solve problems. Jump Associates, based in San Mateo, Calif., recently collaborated with General Electric's executive-jet business. Jump managing associate Dev Patnaik walked the GE people through hangars and later sent them to a toy store; one brought back a model plane attached to a plastic landing strip. The executive, Patnaik recalls, said, "This is it--this is the problem with executive jets!" He then explained that the services jet owners expect at home aren't always available in the locations they...
...even if it does become law, most of its provisions won't have much immediate impact on domestic food prices. The bill would cut subsidies to wealthy farmers, which won't be enough to impact the average grocery store bill. Americans are now facing the steepest increases in food prices in nearly two decades - in 2007, prices rose 4%, the sharpest single-year increase since 1990 - while prices for crops like wheat and rice are at record highs...