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How about a nice, sweet Swedish Punsch?
By Kara Newman | May 24, 2012 01:13 AM
Stockholm is an international city – the array of bars and restaurants in Sweden’s capital are testament to that, referencing Cuban daiquiris, Japanese sake cocktails and everything in between.
Beirut patisseries: From French classics to new flavors
By Alex Taylor | May 24, 2012 02:46 AM
For years the pinnacle for pastries has been set by French patisseries – a standard followed closely by Lebanon’s well-regarded pastry producers.
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Online forum airs young people’s hopes – and dreams of emigration
By Olivia Alabaster | May 24, 2012 02:46 AM
Inspired by the young Lebanese she met while working in Beirut, Melinda Trochu decided to set up a forum where they could express their thoughts and aspirations about their country.
How to stay sane when those around you can’t
By Olivia Alabaster | May 23, 2012 10:09 AM
Spending the evening housebound due to those who think violence is the answer?
Lifelong learning, active aging at AUB’s University for Seniors
By Alex Taylor | May 23, 2012 12:29 PM
Bright eyed, but hardly young, the American University of Beirut has a new program attracting a different kind of student.
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Mazda, Fiat to jointly produce sports car
May 23, 2012 10:47 AM
Japanese automaker Mazda Motor and Italy's Fiat said Wednesday that they have agreed to jointly produce a new two-seater sports car as part of a technology and product development alliance.
 
New study finds coffee drinkers live longer
By Marilynn Marchione | May 23, 2012 01:26 AM
One of life’s simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health...
World chefs: An authentic taste of Venice in London’s East End district
By Simon Falush | May 23, 2012 01:26 AM
On the surface the picturesque UNESCO World Heritage site Venice may seem to have little in common with Hackney, a gritty but rapidly regenerating district in east London.
 
Private rocket blasts off for space station
By Marcia Dunn | May 23, 2012 01:26 AM
A first-of-its-kind commercial supply ship rocketed toward the International Space Station following a successful liftoff early Tuesday, opening a new era of dollar-driven spaceflight.
 
Cinema House Furniture, vintage revisited
By Emma Gatten | May 22, 2012 02:05 AM
When graphic designers Maya Moumne and husband Hatem Imam moved into their Beirut apartment last year, they had trouble finding affordable, stylish furniture.
 
Check, with mates: Clubs meet to hone chess skills
By Martin Armstrong | May 22, 2012 02:05 AM
Sitting on bright red chairs in front of a bright red poster of a hammer and sickle, around 30 civilian chess enthusiasts battle it out with the best the Lebanese Army has to offer.
 
Trans-Pacific ‘ring of fire’ eclipse wows sky-gazers
By Michael Thurston | May 22, 2012 01:17 AM
Millions of sky-gazers got the spectacle of a lifetime as a “ring of fire” solar eclipse crossed the Pacific from Asia to the United States.
Fend off fitness fatigue with tricks to stay motivated, say experts
By Dorene Internicola | May 22, 2012 01:15 AM
Runners stumble, yogis yawn, and even the bulkiest body builders get bored.
 
Always more fish in the sea? Lebanon’s veteran fishermen disagree
By Martin Armstrong | May 21, 2012 10:33 AM
Baseball cap pulled low over his sun-weathered brow, Cedars cigarette drooping casually from his lips, Imad Qassem, 52, adroitly casts his eight-meter fishing rod into the sea.
 
Media’s treatment of women damages self-esteem
By Olivia Alabaster | May 21, 2012 09:13 AM
Lining the edge of every highway in Lebanon is billboard after billboard advertising a huge array of products from clothing to food, cars and jewelry.
 
Modern pet pampering: facemasks, fake testicles
By Sebastian Smith | May 21, 2012 01:22 AM
People and their pets often end up resembling each other, but image-obsessed Americans are taking that age-old relationship a step further...
 
Top-ranked Basque chef Aduriz masters culinary mind games
By Claire Sibonney | May 21, 2012 01:22 AM
Basque chef Andoni Luis Aduriz, the culinary conjurer behind one of the top-ranked restaurant in the world...
 
Back to basics with organic baladi goat cheese and products
By Willow Osgood | May 19, 2012 01:30 AM
Goats are said to scavenge in the trash for their meals, munching on tin cans and old shoes. But the reputation is unfounded, according to Geryes Souaid.
 
Structured, glamorous dresses wow at Cannes
May 19, 2012 12:19 AM
Jane Fonda gave the 65th Annual Cannes Film Festival one of its best looks in a form-fitting, two-tone gown by Stella McCartney.
 
The Tastes of Tomorrow: What’s for dinner in 2035?
May 19, 2012 12:19 AM
“The Taste of Tomorrow: Dispatches From the Future of Food” (Harper), by Josh Schonwald: What will we be eating in 2035?
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