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...conversation quickly turned away from science; all my friends were mesmerized by tales of neighborhood rumbles between oversized ten year-olds at the local pools. This was hardly the first time I had witnessed casual conversation touch the edge of scientific inquiry and bounce back off, like a projectile not quite captured by a body’s gravity. Those of us “in science”—the very term conjures images of a chemist fighting off thick fumes of acid or a geologist emerging from a month-long stay in a sticky cave?...
...conditioning. I have been laughed at by the men in the Egyptian travel agency, who had me repeat Arabic phrases but wouldn’t tell me what they meant. I have been laughed at by the guard in front of my dorm when I flinched at his casual toss of his semi-automatic. And though I might have been cold, embarrassed or scared, I laughed back...
...Municipal authorities in China's big cities are rolling out a variety of measures?some of them seemingly desperate?to try to keep citizens out of the dark. In Beijing, a cheery public relations campaign encourages cool, casual dress, telling yuppies that suits are unnecessary when the temperatures soar. Hotels in Shanghai have been told they must set their thermostats no lower than 26?C, and streetlights have been fitted with energy-saving bulbs. The city of 16 million is even considering seeding clouds on the summer's hottest days to induce cooling rain showers...
Muffy would be pleased. Thanks to the return of crayon-colored hues in spring and summer fashions, the casual look of the prep-school set is chic again. Standard bearers of the style like Lacoste, maker of the alligator-adorned polo shirt, and Sebago, of Docksides fame, have relaunched their hallmark items with a modern flavor. Retailers like Urban Outfitters, which rode the grunge wave in the past decade, are stocking up on such preppy classics as candy-colored ribbon belts and wood-handled Bermuda bags. Isaac Mizrahi showed preppy-inspired outfits, right, from his latest collection last week...
...Havana. That's because Cuban-born Rodriguez, a former president and creative director of Wilke-Rodriguez menswear, is tapping into the current craze for Latin-inspired fashion with a new lifestyle label produced in association with the Men's Wearhouse. His stores (there are six in the U.S.) sell casual clothing for men and women in their 30s and 40s and are designed to evoke pre-Castro Cuba, complete with carved wood and bamboo details, salsa music and free Cuban coffee. Customers can browse through a selection of Cuban-inspired home furnishings and accessories, including pillows, candles and books. "People...