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...more unlikely food crazes of recent times, but agar-agar (the flavorless, seaweed-based thickener used in soups and jellies) is hip?at least in Japan, where it is known as kanten. The reason? It has no calories, is rich in dietary fiber and fills you up quickly, so that you're inclined to eat less. That makes it a perfect fit for today's slimming-obsessed consumer. "Kanten is filled with soluble fiber ... and significantly slows down digestion," explains Jacqueline Marcus, associate professor of culinary nutrition at Kendall College, Chicago. All of a sudden, Japanese magazines and websites...
...does a giant chemical company that made $1.8 billion last year with such products as bullet-stopping Kevlar and Nomex, a flame-resistant fiber, care about corporate social responsibility? Chad Holliday, DuPont's chairman and CEO, thinks it's the way to stay ahead globally. He spoke with TIME's ERIC ROSTON last month...
HOLLIDAY Sorona is a new brand of fabric we're making from corn sugar that takes dyes well, has great stretch recovery and makes a stain-resistant carpet fiber. To me, it's the most significant biopolymer in the world today. It has just the right set of properties and a cost advantage...
...Linda Loudermilk: Scarves knitted from recycled soda bottles? A skirt made from soybeans? It may seem that this Los Angeles-based designer gets her inspiration from the corner store, but her sensual, feminine gowns and unstructured suits made from sustainable materials such as bamboo-fiber tweed, organic denim and soy silk are anything but pedestrian...
...alongside these poorly animated beasts, the Pevensie children look awkward, not valiant. The obnoxious Hobbit-sized protagonists have even less acting talent than Elijah Wood and their performances are extremely grating—except for the adorable and honest young heroine, Lucy (Georgie Henley). Lucy’s moral fiber and goodness reflects the one element of Narnia that Adamson is able to translate to film: Lewis’s grounding in Christian theology, the philosophy of agape (ultimate sacrifice and love), and the mythos of Christ’s resurrection. The film teeters on the fine line between feel...