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Sinking into a plush armchair, Mounir Khélifa glances around the lobby of a luxury Tunis hotel and chuckles at the transformation he has seen in his lifetime. "Imagine: I come from a small village," says Khélifa, whose father raised 15 children on the proceeds of his olive grove, and sent all 10 sons to school. Khélifa went on to earn a Ph.D. in literature at Yale, and at 55, teaches the poetry of Wordsworth and Milton at Manouba University in Tunis. Khélifa may sound extraordinary. But in Tunisia, he says, "mine...
...currency, with its virtually worthless hundred-dollar bill, is too small for you. Just look at the newly re-ghettofied Jay-Z. The video for his “Blue Magic,” the first single off his upcoming album, juxtaposes the gritty streets of Harlem against a plush world more akin to Jigga’s own, replete with champagne bottles, Rolls Royces, 500-Euro banknotes, and yes, even some bling! More prominent than the bling and the foreign currency is the crack. Not to say there’s anything wrong with a little cook...
...hours of class in the morning. It is 11 a.m. when Hays begins translating her idea into fabric. Her sewing machine buzzes noisily as Hays sews new life into the black clothing that she ripped apart at the seams. Something catches her eye—a plush sofa the size of a box of tissues. She holds it up to the back of her head, adjusting it so that it becomes a kind of bonnet. By the end of the hour she has finished sewing the rectangle of fabric that will become a thick, ruff-like collar that supports...
...things from boutiques, like when they have overstock.” The store marks down all items to one third the original retail price—and customers often get lucky with finds such as 75-dollar Manolo Blahniks or discounted Lilly Pulitzer dresses, sparkly Nicole Miller gowns, and plush Burberry coats. MK would approve...
Dozens of eager foodies waited an hour on line in the plush London neighborhood of Kensington, last week, to sample the wares of the first British outlet of the upscale U.S. supermarket chain Whole Foods. But winning over the epicurious is the easy part of promoting the healthy-eating oriented chain in the land of toad-in-the-hole and chip butties...