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...around his native Milan on a Vespa (albeit a leopard-print one). And Dolce, 47, who hails from a small town near Palermo, Sicily, still walks to work every day. One even gets the sense that they remain starstruck by the celebrities who wear their clothes?although they readily admit they have Madonna on speed dial...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living la Vita Dolce & Gabbana | 11/29/2005 | See Source »

...apocryphal--tales on whitening include the time the mother of a bride insisted he slap on so much white foundation that the young girl somehow turned blue. (The punch line? The mother approved.) He believes the real reason for the fairness craze is more troubling than most care to admit. While no one suspects that Westerners seek tans to change their ethnicity, Indians, he says, are motivated essentially to do just that. "Indians are more racist with other Indians than any American ever was with his slaves," Wallia says. "The desire for whiteness has very little to do with beauty...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letter From Bombay: Could You Please Make Me a Shade Lighter? | 11/28/2005 | See Source »

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR TOUGHEST MOMENT? I was in prison after an attempted coup in 1985 with about 12 other so-called rebels, all of whom were killed. At that point, I felt a bit of fear, I must admit. But I became more determined to continue until I got to the place where I could change things...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf | 11/27/2005 | See Source »

...appearance. Perhaps the phenomenon we're witnessing is that the average Asian male rather than becoming increasingly vain is merely being more open about that vanity. And now that Asian men have better access to floral shirts and facials, they probably feel it's now acceptable?even good?to admit that they want that improved access. I've seen my male friends head out to buy pink shirts. It's all an assertion of masculinity. At least in Singapore, men want to put across the message, "I'm too confident in my masculinity to let some cosmetics...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 11/20/2005 | See Source »

...Admit it, you’ve googled yourself. Or your date. Or, occasionally, school-related topics.Google my name and you’ll find a slightly-embarrassing rundown on my high school math league exploits. Google David Vise and you’ll find that he’s a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the author of “The Google Story: Inside the Hottest Business, Media and Technology Success of Our Time.” .Plunge further into the results of a Google search for “David Vise” and you?...

Author: By Lindsay A. Maizel, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: The Story Behind One (Misspelled) Word | 11/20/2005 | See Source »

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