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The son of a Modena baker, himself an amateur opera singer, the young Pavarotti grew up dreaming instead of a career as a soccer player. Decades later, he would sing his signature tune Nessun Dorma at the inauguration of the 1990 World Cup in Italy, which by many accounts may...
If you think Japan's hard-drinking business culture is as dead as a Betamax, think again. After more than a decade of austerity (not to mention sobriety) during the nation's economic slump, many Japanese companies are thriving--and they're reviving some of the customs that were hallmarks...
Some cultures are not renowned for lining up, which is why the Chinese, on the 11th day of every month, now practice queuing in preparation for the 2008 Olympics. They have their work cut out because there is something in the cosmos that does not love a line. As Emerson...
The evening was gaudy confirmation of why next summer's Games are often referred to as China's coming-out party. For its rulers, the Olympics are a chance to show that their country is no longer a jittery backwater of a nation but a dynamic, confident giant. For many...
Chinese officials have repeatedly demanded that the Olympics not be politicized. But Olympic history--from the horrors of Munich in 1972 to the boycotts of the Games in Montreal, Moscow and Los Angeles--suggests that's a forlorn hope. "The Olympics are about human nature," says Bao Tong, a former...