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Tibetan culture seen in White Tara sculpture

Feature
2009-11-8

AMONG the thousands of artifacts on display at Shanghai Museum, there is a bronze sculpture of White Tara from Tibetan Buddhism that gives a small glimpse into the rich culture of Tibet. In Tibet Buddhism, White...

望梅止渴 (wang4 mei2 zhi3 ke2) The power of illusions

Feature | Idioms
2009-11-8

WHEN Chinese say that someone is trying to satisfy his or her desires by illusion, they frequently use the phrase "wang4 mei2 zhi3 ke2" The literal meaning is to quench one's thirst by looking at imaginary fresh plums. ...

Highs and lows on deadly K2

Feature | Literature
2009-11-8

K2 is no Mount Everest. It's some 700 feet shorter - and a lot more deadly. Located in the Karakoram Range of northern Pakistan, K2, the second-tallest mountain in the world, clocks in at 28,251 feet. Unlike at Everest,...

The people's favorite

Feature | Literature
2009-11-8

SHORTLY after the British Army's rousing triumph over Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps at El Alamein in November 1942, Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned his countrymen to avoid over-confidence. "Now this is not...

'Lacuna' chock-full of resonating truths

Feature | Literature
2009-11-8

A skinny young boy holds his breath and dives into the mouth of an underwater cave - a lacuna - swimming toward pale blue light as his lungs scream for oxygen. He emerges, gasping, in a ghostly cenote, a sinkhole...

Former stray finds a loving home

Feature | Pet Connection
2009-11-8

DAIDAI, a six-month-old tabby cat with beautiful colors and markings, has large ears and a small head. Just like other kittens, Daidai is active, energetic and curious about everything. He likes to play and is also...

Savoring Venice at the St. Regis

Feature | Dining
2009-11-8

IT'S easy to forget that Italian cuisine, like Chinese food, is made up of diverse regional flavors and variety. The ancient culinary traditions of Venice for example are not well known outside of Italy. But for...

Controversy on the high seas

Feature
2009-11-8

AUTHOR Gavin Menzies' theory that the Chinese discovered the New World decades before European explorers has drawn mostly scorn from historians. Nancy Zhang reports on the seagoing tale. In person and on paper, author...

St. John unveils Caviar series

Feature | Fashion
2009-11-8

BLACK is the foundation of most women's wardrobes. However, have you ever noticed that there might be slight differences between two of your black dresses, or two pairs of black trousers? Marie Gray, founder of...

Armani prepares team for his eventual retirement

Feature | Fashion
2009-11-8

GIORGIO Armani said in October that he had begun assembling a close circle of executives to take over his company when his reign as one of the world's top designers comes to a close. "I understand that eventually...