Joshua Bell, violinist (photo courtesy of Sony Music)It was Nicola Benedetti's misfortune to have had her recital scheduled the evening before that of Joshua Bell, hosted by Washington Performing Arts Society at Strathmore on Wednesday night. The comparison was damning, as Bell's technique is practi...

If you are not familiar with the name Kingdom Holding Co., you may know its owner by the name of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal.  He has been a very visible investor in many companies including Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C).  There are reports that his holding company has lost roughly $8.26 billion...

In the London Review of Books, Paul Mitchinson investigates the damage that Leoš Janá�ek did to his career by his lack of tact (subscription required). He persisted for years in misspelling (in multiple ways) Arnold Schoenberg’s name, and filled his copy of Schoenberg’s Harmonielehre with cri...

Dünyanın en eski mesleklerinden biri olan fahişelik ve genelevler de küresel finansal krizi hissetmeye başladı. Seks turizminde öne çıkan ülkeler arasında yer alan Çek Cumhuriyeti’nin başkenti Prag’da da, bu amaçla gelen turist sayısında azalma görülüyor. Prag’da internette ...

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Covering any part of the positives in this market has been literally as rewarding as jumping in the bear cage with the bears at the zoo.  We have been refraining from doing as many stocks which are on 52-week lows as the list is just too many companies.  But after the close we perused the ...

Bu güzelde bir tuhaflık var Ãœnlü iç giyim firması Victoria’s Secret’ın yıllık defilelerinden biri daha geride kaldı. Ama etkisi daha uzun süre devam edecek gibi görünüyor. Haftalar boyunca hem bu muhteÅŸem ÅŸov hem de mankenlerle ilgili ayrıntılar konuÅŸulacak. Defilenin ...

In the wake up the economic, housing, and automaker crises, we find ourselves in he midst of a new global dilemma — enter: The Shipping Container Crisis. Yes, The Shipping Container Crisis. An NPR piece describes the ready-for-cinema story of complex personal relationships and interweaving lives ...

Foto ini diambil kemarin ketika gue datang dalam acara reuni Eks Karyawan/wati Dirtek Sempati Air. Hampir 12 tahun gue ngak ketemu mereka. Kecuali dengan Mbak Lusie, yang sempet ketemuan 2 bulan lalu di Pizza Hut Pasar Baru. Katanya, gue kebagian jadi panitia sok sibuk. Jabatan rangkap. Pas hari ...

Google’ın başı, ÅŸu sıralar yeni hizmete soktuÄŸu ve geçtiÄŸimiz günlerde duyurduÄŸumuz Lively ile dertte. Gerçek dünyayı sanal dünyaya çeviren ve sanal dünyada bir yaÅŸam vaadeden Google Lively ile kendi odanızı oluÅŸtururken, örneÄŸin bu odanıza istediÄŸiniz materyalleri de (...