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...moors ruled Andalucia in southern Spain from the 8th to the 12th centuries, and among their more sybaritic legacies are the hammams (bathhouses) found in the city of Granada. They were originally inspired by Roman baths, but the Moorish versions took opulence to new heights - featuring stuccoed alcoves, lavish geometric mosaics and horseshoe arches. The functions of the hammams weren't strictly utilitarian either: they were used by both sexes as places to drink tea and socialize as well as to maintain personal hygiene. For cloistered Muslim women, a morning at the hammam was a welcome chance to groom, gossip...
...make sure that people don’t get too fired up too soon,” Kummer said. “I keep in check some of the braver young bucks. Hubris is something that has to be kept in check, and sometimes hubris merits a bath in the Charles River...
...kids pay attention. Ikea, for instance, sent out half a million e-mails to incoming freshman and then showed up on a couple of dozen college campuses to hand out mock financial-aid forms with an invitation to cut the high cost of college by buying at Ikea. Bed Bath & Beyond offers college-bound shoppers a handy checklist that reminds students not to forget, among other things, the toaster oven, popcorn maker, snack table, blender and, that campus sine qua non, the George Foreman grill. Meal plans be damned. And after a few early attempts, gift registries for the college...
...Parents of ..." this year, inviting them to come to stores for an after-hours College Night, where parents could meet, bond, munch free cookies and save 20% on all purchases. "We're helping parents get through this process with the least amount of grief possible," says Bed Bath & Beyond spokeswoman Bari Fagin...
Retailers, never shy about hyping a reason to spend more money on more stuff, are falling over themselves to appeal to the new dorm-room demographic. In the past few years, big players such as Wal-Mart, Target, Kmart, Ikea, the Container Store, Bed Bath & Beyond and Linens 'n Things have been breaking out big chunks of floor space from July to early September for departments with cute names like Destination Dorm. They have been plying college-bound kids (and their parents) with targeted catalogs and emails, setting up gift registries, giving student discounts, even accosting kids on campus with...