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Neither can consumers, who suddenly face an astonishing variety of Tibetan products, mostly from Chinese state-run companies. Last year's new goodies included Tibet Grass brand ginseng-berry juice, a sorghum liquor called Tibet Fragrant Spring and Tibetan Highland barley wine. "Chinese like our drink because of Tibet's mysterious feelings," says Zai Shudong, who bought ads on national TV for his company's sorghum brew. Trendies in Shanghai can shop for Tibetan jewelry at boutiques just off the glitziest commercial street. At the Traditional Tibetan Medicine Hospital in Beijing, director Renwang Ciren spent a recent morning tending...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China Falls for Tibet Chic | 1/29/2001 | See Source »

...What we sell is not a thing," Sawamura muses. "If they just wanted a drink, they could go to a liquor store. If they wanted sex, they could call a gigolo. What they want and we provide is caring. Kindness. The knowledge that someone is thinking of them." The common misperception, especially among men, is that male hosts lead glamorous lives with women lavishing on them Rolexes, Dom Perignon and sex. Sawamura, who makes $80,000 a year, laughs. "It's more about research, brains and lots of hard work...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Rent Boys | 1/21/2001 | See Source »

...November The day after Thanksgiving traditionally heralds the peak of the shopping season. Only Election Day and Veterans Day savings compete here. Holiday shoppers are tempted with men's clothing, fancy clothes, wine, liquor, toys, games, home furnishings, specialty foods and candy. Find a good selection of novelty and seasonal items...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Sampler's Seasonal Shopping Guide | 1/16/2001 | See Source »

...according to the complaint, appeared "really drunk," even as the kids flocked around to get their picture taken with the celebrity. The star allegedly called out to the crowd, "You call this a party? Where's all the alcohol?" The kids then produced glasses of liquor they had been concealing. According to the accuser, the football star began a game called "the drinking Ping-Pong," in which the loser chugged a drink. Later, after the kids and the athlete warmed up in the hot tub, the 17-year-old girl ended up in a bathroom with him. She claims...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Path of A Falling Star | 1/8/2001 | See Source »

...SECURE THE HOUSE AND HOUSEHOLD LIQUOR Joel locks his doors at 1 a.m. and goes to bed. Anyone coming or going will set off his house alarm. For families without security systems, I suggest that a parent sleep on a cot or couch near the door...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coed Sleepovers | 1/8/2001 | See Source »

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