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...small car selling on sex appeal? Call it the return of pipsqueak chic. Small cars were supposed to have been bullied off the road by now, and to some extent they have been, with sales falling over the past few years as Americans traded up to SUVs and roomier, performance-enhanced sedans and minivans. With gas prices up nearly 70% since 2002, however, and a crackdown on tailpipe emissions looming in California, automakers are preparing a blitz of downsized models, from hatchbacks to wagons and minivans; even a pint-size Jeep is in the works. "There...
...reach our goals each day," says Espen Prestbakmo, a trip leader in Norway. Choose from a variety of sites: Alaska for the wildlife (Alaska's Trails and Tails, tel: [1-888] 300 6874; www.dogsledtours.com); Greenland for the Inuit culture (Ilulissat Travel, tel: [299] 94 43 00; www.ilulissattravel.gl); and for chic ice hotels and easy access, Norway (Undervegs, tel: [47] 98 00 1213; www.undervegs.no) and Sweden (Axehandle Mountain, tel: [46] 70 688 7290; www.axehandle.nu). And if dog-powered sports leave you panting like a husky, bow out and watch Alaska's annual Iditarod race in March...
...sabi in the home, according to Lawrence, is "flea markets, not warehouse stores; aged wood, not Pergo; rice paper, not glass. It celebrates cracks and crevices and all the other marks that time, weather and loving use leave behind." Although at first glance it may seem a bit shabby chic, a style that cultivates a worn patina, it differs in philosophy, asking that we "set aside our judgments and our longing for perfection" and concentrate instead on "the beauty of things as they are." It celebrates the tiny flaws that make everything--your mismatched kitchen chairs, a worn teapot...
Small purses are chic for holiday gatherings but don't have room for the supplies that keep you party pretty. Cosmetics companies are coming to the rescue with packaging that supplies a single serving of makeup. Cargo's DailyGloss comes in individual-use bubbles, and with a mini-roll of blush paper that holds a sweep of color in each disposable sheet, Flirt! Rollerblush helps you do away with the need to carry a brush. Just tear and apply...
...reach our goals each day," says Espen Prestbakmo, a trip leader in Norway. Choose from a variety of sites: Alaska for the wildlife (Alaska's Trails and Tails, tel: [1-888] 300 6874; www.dogsledtours.com); Greenland for the Inuit culture (Ilulissat Travel, tel: [299] 94 43 00; www.ilulissattravel.gl); and for chic ice hotels and easy access, Norway (Undervegs, tel: [47] 98 00 1213; www.undervegs.no) and Sweden (Axehandle Mountain, tel: [46] 70 688 7290; www.axehandle.nu). And if dog-powered sports leave you panting like a husky, bow out and watch Alaska's annual Iditarod race in March...