Kalon
Kalon: the neuter of the Greek adjective kalos, beautiful, fine, also admirable, noble; accompanied by the definite article (to kalon), for example, the beautiful (or beauty). In Greek culture, ...
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Pleasure
The concept of "pleasure" has always bulked large in thought about human motivation and human values and standards. It seems clear to most people that pleasure and enjoyment are...
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From Manicures and pedicures to facials and massages, spa treatments (and the spas that house them) are often geared toward women. But what about couples? In an effort to create an experience that ...
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The impresarios of Washington, D.C.’s tourist industry have retained a battery of image consultants to furnish a new city catchphrase, like Seattle’s brand-new “Metronatural”...
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STANFORD, Calif. (Reuters) - The more wine costs,
the more people enjoy it, regardless of how it tastes, a study
by California researchers has found. Researchers at the Stanford Graduate School of...
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Their ubiquitous single is a collaboration between the twins, who write and coproduce everything, and Hot 97's DJ Cipha Sounds. After lacing their sultry harmonies over a promo on his mix show in N...
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Mainz (dpa) - In former times wealthy and powerful people drank
wine out of heavy, ornate goblets. Nowadays wine enthusiasts swear by
light, thin glasses which they claim en...
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One had to know that George Clooney wasn’t going to settle for fourth place—not in this town! Michael Clayton (No. 1) expanded from 2 theaters into 9 and nabbed the top spot on this wee...
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It's been almost a decade since you dropped your breakthrough single "Only You." How have you changed as individuals and artists?We've grown so much. You have got to think about it. When we first...
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Mainz, Germany (dpa) - As the last millennium came to a close,
many experts were beside themselves with predictions of the golden
future that lay ahead for ebooks. Yet most ...
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Keiko Shigeno, a 29-year-old former health food company
employee, works for an agricultural corporation, Nogakusha, in a
central Japan town on the Sea of Japan coast, to get a job in
agricul...
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I have been accused by baffled friends of perpetrating endless home renovations because I unconsciously crave discomfort.
The charge is not unreasonable. Since buying a small West Village townhous...
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