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Future style of London: Graduate Fashion WeekSunday, June 12, 2011 @ 6:25PMA new government using a global recession as an excuse to sweep funding for arts education not just under the rug but out the back door; political uprising in the Middle East; and, closer to home – enabled by unprecedented global communication and social networking – a year in which the occasionally fractious world of fashion has been picked apart by commentators who don't know any better.

Journey on the Eastern & OrientalMonday, May 16, 2011 @ 12:15PMRugged is not the word that comes to mind when you look at the Eastern & Oriental Express, berthed at Bangkok's Hualamphong Station.

The Best of BocaSunday, May 8, 2011 @ 8:23AMBoca Raton boasts more than sunshine and beaches; beyond the white sand and tropical greenery is a burgeoning arts scene.

My Secret Life: Hugh Bonneville, actor, 47Friday, May 6, 2011 @ 6:37PMMy parents were... and are fantastic role models. They met at St Mary's medical school. After they married, my mother gave up nursing to be a mum, dad went on to be a surgeon. Now, in their eighties, they show no signs of slowing down; they have a busier social life than I do and they always put the needs of others before their own. They are truly remarkable people.

There are so many flavors to savor on MartiniqueWednesday, April 6, 2011 @ 3:48PMFORT-DE-FRANCE, Martinique -- Delights for both the eyes and palate awaited us as we met our driver and guide for our day in Martinique. My friend and I were the latest "celebrities" in his charge, or at least we convinced ourselves it was so, as we stepped into his Mercedes taxi. The previous week, his VIP visitor was Ségolène Royal, French President Nicolas Sarkozy's female opponent in the ...

RI Flower Show: Putting the petal to the metal to allay the winter bluesFriday, March 4, 2011 @ 8:35AMSRIN Logo.jpg BY JAMES MEROLLA In saying goodbye to February’s freeze, the Rhode Island Spring Flower and Garden Show put the petal to the metal. That is, stainless steel fish made by designer Tyson Weiss of Maine “swam” in the “flow” through hundreds of delicate flowers,

Healing Power of the AmazonTuesday, February 15, 2011 @ 7:04AMAlmost everybody knows about the Amazon, the world’s greatest rainforest, watered liberally by the world’s largest river and its multitude of tributaries.

Winter reading will sow ideasFriday, December 24, 2010 @ 11:25PMHow about some green books for wintertime reading? Here are some texts addressing the latest landscape design trends and information on plants' needs:

George Heymont: Finessing A Film's Art DirectionMonday, December 20, 2010 @ 12:31AMOften, as I'm watching a movie, I'll start to notice how carefully the filmmaker has worked with a palette of colors to create a specific...