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...says he was not fond of the Taliban when it was in power. But his once peaceful district has witnessed a wave of criminality and violence--10 French soldiers were slaughtered by insurgents in August--that has him longing for the old regime and its harsh but effective justice. "Yes, there was hardship, but there was also peace," he says. "You could leave your shop open all night, and no one would steal a thing." In the south and east, where the insurgency is at its strongest, there are simply not enough troops. Soldiers can clear ground, but when they...
Twice a year, Pantone holds a closed-door, highly secretive meeting in Europe, where the world's top cultural anthropologists, color psychologists--yes, such an occupation exists--and designers from the fashion, automotive and other industries share their highly attuned thoughts on color. Their semiannual consensus, one palette for spring and one for fall, is sold in bound copies by the hundreds for $750 a pop to companies ranging from Pottery Barn and KitchenAid to Ford...
...next bit isn’t quite related to the book, but here is how Ms. Banks revealed her biggest beauty secret on “The Tyra Banks Show:” “I’m about to reveal my BIGGEST BEAUTY SECRET EVER! EVER!! YES!!!...Now during the break we had some really hunky boys that brought out these very special boxes to our studio audience, and inside the boxes is my no sell super-duper skin-saving EYE AND ANYTHING CREAM!!!...DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!! ONE...TWO...THREE...OPEN THEM OPEN THEM OPEN THEM OPEN...
...explorer and culinary storyteller in addition to a would-be “Fear Factor” scenarist. And in his revelry he often loses sight of his quest. Though he’s mastered the art of revulsion, his approach to the romantic food-writing genre is muddled. Yes, food and culture are intimately linked, but Barlow forgets that in such an explicitly culinary journey, cultural stories should spring from the food and not the other way around. For instance, it is only once Barlow arrives at the house of Castro’s cousin that he searches...
...election draws near, undecided voters are increasingly under pressure to select their choice—or have they already made up their minds? In many cases, the answer is yes, according to data collected by Harvard psychology professor Mahzarin R. Banaji, in conjunction with professor Brian Nosek of the University of Virginia and professor Tony Greenwald of the University of Washington. The three scientists are collaborating on “Project Implicit,” a research Web site which allows visitors to complete various tests in order to gauge their subconscious associations. The tests cover a wide variety...