The Games of the XXIX Olympiad begin Friday in Beijing, and that means sports fans around the world are preparing to spend the next 21/2 weeks watching a multinational cast of athletes compete in games (Badminton? Table tennis?) they’ve forgotten even exist outside of a company picnic or family reunion.
There’s still time to submit works of art to our summertime modeling clay extravaganza.
Visa restrictions imposed by the Chinese government that curtail mass-market visitation to Macau hurt Las Vegas Sands Corp. more than any other casino operator.
These days, there’s no question whom Rose McKinney-James supports for president. On a recent afternoon she stood flanked by “Obama ’08” signs and banners in the Democratic Party’s campaign office on Martin Luther King Boulevard.
The recent story of the Riviera on the Strip could be told like this: often a bridesmaid, not yet the bride.
Celebrities turned out Wednesday to donate to Darfur charities and to show their fellow stars just who the real card sharks were.
“What art was to the ancient world, science is to the modern: the distinctive faculty. In the minds of men the useful has succeeded to the beautiful.” Benjamin Disraeli (1804-1881), British conservative statesman and prime minister.
It’s the details that make your home décor unique. Vintage items can help, since you’re less likely to see the same pieces in your friends’ homes, but an embellisher can always turn a great find into a brilliant personal statement.
July Fourth weekend is here and the price of gasoline is too high to drive anywhere. What in the world are you going to do?
Through the years, I’ve come up with a short list of absolutely essential and incredibly awesome home accents that I have got to have on hand when I decorate. The items on my VIP list are so gorgeous, so hardworking and so versatile that they stand head and shoulders above the rest.
One of the greatest pleasures of summer is enjoying outdoor meals and parties, which sometimes include gathering around an outdoor fireplace. Nostalgia simmers as we recall campfires from childhood at the beach or a campground.
: My cape honeysuckle is growing very well but only has about one flower on it. It seems as though the flower production has been declining for the last year or two, or maybe more. Would some Miracle-Gro or some other fertilizer help? We cut it back pretty severely last winter.
