Vogue

Nigeria: From Open to Secret Ballot - Myths And Realities(2)

In the United Kingdom, the Ballot Act of 1872 officially introduced secret ballot to the British parliamentary politics. Switzerland and Canada adopted the system in 1872 and 1874 respectively. Belgium had it in 1877, Denmark,...

Peaches Slates Posh

Oh dear, Peaches Geldof is not a fan of Victoria Beckham.The so-called fashion connoisseur has hit out Vic in Nylon magazine.The socialite/journalist/DJ/designer/Bob Geldof's daughter made the statement in a column for the mag.

New Book Explains Americans' Misconceptions about Africa

Curtis Keim's Mistaking Africa examines the historical evolution of the role popular media play in the creation of Americans' mental images of Africa. Keim addresses the most prevalent myths and preconceptions and demonstrates...

December's China Vogue

Such beautiful editorial in China Vogue’s December issue which is giving rise to the Asian supermodels Emma Pei, Liu Wen, Liu Dan, Mo Wandan, Ge Huijie and others. Conrad of Asian Models Blog does a great job of keeping on top...

The Modesto Bee, Calif., Scene Stealers column

Nov 20, 2008 (The Modesto Bee - Modesto designer Tawny Holt recently sold several pieces of her one-of-a-kind clothing to Courtney Love. Holt co-founded and now runs Armour sans Anguish, a salvaged and recycled materials...

Is Lindsay Going Back to Boys?

Lindsay Lohan is a handfull. That seems to be the realization Samantha Ronson is coming to, according to the New York Post. A source tells the paper the two are "fighting like cats and dogs" and seeing a couple's counselor to...

Crisis In The Lab: Biotech Bankruptcies Are Looming

The global economic crisis has cut funding for biotechs to the lowest level in a decade, triggering bankruptcies and threatening development of drugs based on biomedical breakthroughs, Bloomberg News writes. In the past month,...

{friday: highland games}

If you’ve visited {this is glamorous}, you’ll recognize a fondness for tartan & plaid, and when the days become shorter and there’s a heavy briskness in the air, the coziness of wool plaid blankets and the comfort of the woven...

Special.

"Written and directed by Hal Haberman and Jeremy Passmore, Special puts an indie spin on the current Hollywood vogue for moody superhero psychodrama," writes Nathan Lee in the New York Times. "Or looked at another way, it puts...

Santa asks: What recession?

Retailers may be feeling the squeeze this Christmas, but it seems Santa will still have plenty to be jolly about. As shops up and down the country face the prospect of customers spending less on presents, Santas for hire are...