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...stuff that fills breakfast mugs around the world originates here, on the 1,600-meter-high ranges of the western Ghats. In the last days of the Raj, white planters came in their grateful droves, lured by the green hills and tolerable climate. Today, though, this is the domain of Indian agribusiness, and you'll barely see a non-Indian face. The only visitors tend to be from the big smoke of Mumbai or maybe Bangalore?mostly well-off families and couples on quality-time retreats...
Sneakers are the all-purpose shoe: universal and utilitarian. Hardly the stuff of fetishes and exotic collections. But that's changing. Retro collectible sneakers, until recently the domain of fashionistas and fanatical sneakerheads, are now a growing force in the athletic-shoe game. The field boasts its own websites, and exclusive, often unmarked rare-sneaker shops are popping up nationwide. These vintage kicks are even the stuff of urban art, with former pro skateboarder Chris Hall planning to display his collection this month at the Aurora Gallery in New York City. In addition, "Sneaker Pimps," an exhibition featuring rare...
...Desiron, a downtown home-furnishings store, at right, provided a $900 coffee table and a $2,600 sofa to help spruce up Tom Kaden's living room. In the month after the show aired, sales of the items nearly quadrupled, according to the store. Visiting the housewares emporium Domain, Queer Eye's interior designer, Thom Filicia, got excited about the store's red Victoria settee ($3,099) and dubbed it a "chofa" (bigger than a chair, smaller than a sofa). Now Domain plans to rename it too--and has seen sales double. In another show, the crew went...
...Bryant's right to privacy when he was holding a press conference to discuss the accusations. How humiliated must Mr. Bryant and his wife feel right now? If Kobe Bryant can't hide behind anonymity then neither should the accused, and her identity should be posted in the public domain. Shamaun Holston Irvine, Calif...
...indeed. Formerly the domain of overstressed or overpampered adults, spas have begun aggressively wooing the under-18 set. Offering specially designed massages, facials, hair braiding and glitter manicures for teens, they are hoping to cash in on adolescents' disposable income and limitless ability to obsess about their appearance. "So much of the media is filled with beautiful girls who have beautiful skin," says Breanna Ellis, 15, who gets a facial at the Belle Visage Day Spa in Studio City, Calif., every six weeks. "Young girls like myself are pressured to be beautiful in society or we don't feel like...