TruemorsFrom Prada to Zara, Is Japan's Love Affair with Luxury Goods Over
From high end single malts to fine cuisine and fashion Japan has been gaga over luxury icons for as long as I can remember so are Japanese falling out of love with luxury as Michiyo Nakamoto suggests (Financial Times, June 3, 2009). The first paragraphs of the piece outline...
Celebrities And Their Influence on Fashion And Shoes Trends
when going out in the town. Youngsters and teenagers in particular come under the strong influence of the media projection of their favourite celebrity and start emulating them. This is how trends become... 
Gerald Celente, trend forecaster: Super-Great Depression
Gerald Celente, U.S. trend forecaster, in an interview with Russia Today foresees a depression of mammoth proportions, dwarfing the 1930s. From a Russia Today interview: In 2009, we're going to see the worst... 
New Trend Sees Web Come Alive
Rapidly increasing popularity of live streams heralds final triumph of internet over traditional mediaQuestion: what do President Obama's inauguration, the Mixed Martial Arts world championship title fight, and... 
Cupcakes: Favourite greedy treat of me-generation
Blame it on us in the US for pushing aside the fairycake, the traditional British staple at birthday parties in favor of the new darling, well not so new here in America, the cupcake. Or so says Zoe Williams in... For Hire: Husband, Mother or Companion, Lonely in Japan
I am not sure I agree with Duncan Bartlett byline for Rent-a-friend in Japan (BBC, January 12) that 'Japanese still like to use their money to have fun'. This segment of From our own correspondent starts with a visit to Cat Cafes where for a fee time pressed Japanese can... Russian Scientist Igor Paranin Sees American Civil War For 09
A leading Russian scientist and political analyst has proclaimed that a major civil war will occur in 2009 thus splitting The United States into six parts. www.youtube.com/watch?v=sITkziA-wZ0&feature=related This is based on the current... 
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