Category Archives: France

This from the Sept.4, 2006 Business Week magazine, page 11, “Verbatim” box (subscription required). Apparently, Northwest Airlines sent some of its employees a memo with helpful hints on how to survive pay cuts and layoffs. Tip no. 8: Replace 100 … Continue reading →

While in college, I read a book that ignited my passion for Latin American literature. It was Mario Vargas Llosa’s “Conversation in the Cathedral.” The “cathedral” of the title was actually the name of a seedy bar, situated in the … Continue reading →

Perhaps it should not be any surprise that the magazine that celebrates celebrities, America’s aristocracy, should place the image of Marie Antoinette on its cover. Something for its readers to aspire to? Surely the magazine’s editor knew what she was … Continue reading →

Well, I am feeling pretty chuffed this morning. The sages at the Wall Street Journal are giving people advice that we formulated for ourselves back in 1994 when we were trying to figure out how to live life in balance. … Continue reading →

My first taste of Malay food was in Beijing, in April, 2006. My host, who is originally from Sweden but who moved to China in the 1980s for the food, treated me to the experience, which I was not sure … Continue reading →