Archive for November, 2009

Show me the money, and then more ads, survey shows

Monday, November 30th, 2009

SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) – Would advertising be so annoying if you got paid to pay attention to it?

Kangaroos may hold key to preventing skin cancer: study

Monday, November 30th, 2009

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) – Understanding how kangaroos repair their DNA could be the key to preventing skin cancer, according to Australian and Austrian researchers.

Australians have the world’s biggest homes: study

Monday, November 30th, 2009

CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) – Australia has overtaken the United States, the heartland of the McMansion, to boast the world’s largest homes, according to a report by the Commonwealth Bank of Australia.

Japan prince says small imperial household cheaper

Monday, November 30th, 2009

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) – A smaller imperial family would be less of a burden on Japan’s finances, said the prince who stands second in line to the Chrysanthemum Throne.

Battling pre-Christmas bulge? Wrap yourself in shapewear

Monday, November 30th, 2009

CANBERRA (Reuters Life!) – Struggling to hide the love handles or muffin top for that holiday party? Underwear makers are finding the desire for a snap svelte silhouette has created a booming line for women, and now men, in shapewear.

Singer Robbie Williams "not engaged"

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

LONDON (Reuters Life!) – British singer Robbie Williams said on Saturday he was not engaged to his girlfriend, Ayda Field — despite “proposing” to her a day earlier.

Taiwanese tear-jerker wins "Chinese Oscar"

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

TAIPEI (Reuters Life!) – Taiwan director Leon Dai’s harsh real-life drama “No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti” won best feature on Saturday at the Golden Horse Film Awards, regarded as the Oscars for Chinese-language film.

Rag & Bone Porkpie

Friday, November 27th, 2009


Worn by jazz icons and young Hollywood (cough, Timberlake), the porkpie has made a gentlemanly return. Is it right for you?

Top 10: Ways To Deal With Jealousy

Friday, November 27th, 2009


Is jealousy complicating your relationship? Here are 10 ways to overcome the issue and maintain your sanity.

Paris evolution sale: from dinosaurs to space diapers

Friday, November 27th, 2009

PARIS (Reuters) – From entire dinosaur skeletons and fossilised bugs alive more than 400 million years ago, to modern space paraphernalia, there is something for every pocket in a Paris evolution-themed auction next month.