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...plenty of alternatives. More than 500 music events of various dimensions have sprung up in fields and glens across the U.K. in recent years. From the posh or quirky to the uber-green, the small-scale boutique festivals put the emphasis on the experience rather than lineup. And with cheap flights and tickets, Brits are heading to Europe in increasing numbers. It was estimated that half those attending Spain's beach-based Benicassim festival (dubbed Glasto del Sol) were British. And while a Glastonbury ticket costs $305, Serbia's Exit Festival is just $170 including nine days of camping...
Eight kinds of beer and freshly shucked oysters make the Innamincka Hotel an oasis for travelers on Australia's remote Strzelecki Track. But keeping food and drink cold in the Outback isn't cheap. Every three weeks a diesel tanker must make a 1,600-km round trip from Port Augusta, South Australia, to keep the generators running...
...done, with one glaring omission: the causal connection between negative emotions and overeating. Children in lower socioeconomic areas don't have access to tennis lessons, nice clothes, iPods and whatever else they see other children enjoying, and that makes them feel bad. What they do have access to is cheap, fatty food. Eating it makes them feel better. Joni Ravenna, Palm Springs, California...
Judd Apatow had a problem. The test screenings for his movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin were killing. But the jokes that were really landing were the ones featuring pot. Sophomoric, Cheech-and-Chong-y cheap yuks about weed. But funny ones. He called his old friend Garry Shandling to ask whether he should leave them in. They went with the only responsible choice: comedy comes first...
...cure-all doesn't come cheap. A cycle of stem-cell treatment generally costs $2,000 to $4,000, including the extraction, surgeries and follow-up. (Canine hip-replacement surgeries, however, can be about four times as expensive.) Robert Harman, Vet-Stem's founder, says that because of the steep price tag, he initially thought wealthy horse owners would be his primary clientele. "Turns out there's not quite the same emotional attachment to horses as in the small-animal world," Harman says. "It used to be if your dog got sick, you just got a new dog. Now people...