"Korea's Makeover From Dull to Hip Changes Face of Asia"
"Across Asia, South Korea is cool. From fashion to music to film, the country of 48 million people is redefining style. And as notions of Korean beauty become popularized by the country's exploding cultural exports, women from around the region -- and some men, too -- are flocking to Seoul to have their faces remodeled."
South Korea's new tourism campaign: Visit Korea -- You, too, can look like a Korean soap star.
Scary.
Note (10/26/06): Sorry, just noticed the link now requires a WSJ login. Can probably find the article online doing a search on title.
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
'Honey, you make me sick!'
"Japanese women suffering from retired husband syndrome:
Some wives become sick under the stress of demanding spouses"
The treatment? Therapy and spending "as much time as possible away from your husband."
Some wives become sick under the stress of demanding spouses"
The treatment? Therapy and spending "as much time as possible away from your husband."
Thursday, October 13, 2005
4,000-year-old noodles found in China
"Ancient noodles discovered in China"
"The Chinese say the Italians got it from them, via Marco Polo; Arabs claim its creation as an easily stored foodstuff suitable for long treks on the desert. The Japanese, Koreans, French and even the Germans also have claimed the noodle as their own.
Chinese researchers may have finally settled the contentious question by unearthing a 4,000-year-old container of noodles in northwestern China."
"The Chinese say the Italians got it from them, via Marco Polo; Arabs claim its creation as an easily stored foodstuff suitable for long treks on the desert. The Japanese, Koreans, French and even the Germans also have claimed the noodle as their own.
Chinese researchers may have finally settled the contentious question by unearthing a 4,000-year-old container of noodles in northwestern China."
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
More weird animal stories
"Python Explodes After Eating Alligator""
(Be sure to check out the photo with the article.)
"Alligators have clashed with nonnative pythons before in Everglades National Park. But when a 6-foot gator tangled with a 13-foot python recently, the result wasn't pretty.
The snake apparently tried to swallow the gator whole — and then exploded."
More python news, this time with a kitty! :(
"This Time, Python Eats Siamese Cat"
(Be sure to check out the photo with the article.)
"Alligators have clashed with nonnative pythons before in Everglades National Park. But when a 6-foot gator tangled with a 13-foot python recently, the result wasn't pretty.
The snake apparently tried to swallow the gator whole — and then exploded."
More python news, this time with a kitty! :(
"This Time, Python Eats Siamese Cat"
Monday, October 03, 2005
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