Work can become an obsession for many of us, either because we aim to deliver or are trying so hard to find meaning in our daily gring suggests Lucy Kellaway in Aim low to find meaning at work (FT, May 12).She comments on a recent report from the Work Foundation titled...

In one of these weird twists, people building social networks and online communication tools do not have much of a social life and tend to neglect their spouses. Coming to that realization a couple of Australian tech guys, Ashley and Chris came up with the idea of Spouse 2.0 .

Having thought of South Koreans as working even longer hours than us in the US, I was surprised to find out that since 2004 the government of South Korea has encouraged people to cut down their working week to 5 days.  Su Hyun Lee tells us about these changes and the...

"The construction of a new £1.5bn Titanic Quarter development for Belfast today moved a step closer after the planners gave its second phase the green light. Environment Minister Arlene Foster announced outline planning permission has been given for the second stage of a...

WB Resorts Development LLC is planning a $175 million hotel and indoor waterpark complex on the ocean in North Wildwood, Cape May County, New Jersey. The North Wildwood City Council has approved a redevelopment agreement for part of the project site that moves the development...

"The head teacher of a secondary school forced to close by flash floods after torrential rain will not re-open until after the summer holidays. Pupils were sent home from Prestatyn High School in Denbighshire at lunch time after water rose up the drains during the one-hour...

This is truly fascinating.  A city within a city, this incredible entertainment project is expected to be finished by 2025 and will cost over 64 billion dollars to build."Dubailand, billed as the "world's most ambitious tourism, leisure and entertainment project," is...

A Somalian who a Judge said had abused British hospitality will now be enjoying a long stretch at the expense of His Majesties Prison. Gurey stole a checkbook from Blacks Leisure group and tried to cash cheque's.. "A SOMALIAN refugee who paid two cheques stolen from a...

Corby, North Northamptonshire, is seeing a massive building program with up to 100,000 houses and related services over the next twenty years. Developers have now reached agreement for a new Hotel and complex which the town really needs."Creating thirty new jobs in a rapidly...

The conference that made me wonder is 'Where 2.0' but it could have been any other event that somehow starts on a holiday week-end. Leisure and idle time are good.Rest of story on Serge the Concierge 

"Music and Lyrics Hip-hop "artists" are no better than Imus. BY JIM FUSILLI Tuesday, April 17, 2007 12:01 a.m. EDT In case you missed it, on Friday afternoon the Hip-Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN), an advocacy group for the rap and hip-hop industry, issued a press release...