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...growing popularity of female genital cosmetic surgery could have troubling ramifications beyond the effects for individual patients. Broadly speaking, these surgeries may meet the World Health Organization's criteria for female genital mutilation as "procedures that intentionally alter or injure female genital organs for non-medical reasons." This kind of cosmetic surgery can interfere with advocates' ability to fight forced ritual mutilation in places like Africa, where the practice is still common, says Taina Bien-Aimé, executive director of international women's rights watchdog Equality Now. Designer vaginas "are considered reasons for not throwing stones, so to speak...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Plastic Surgery Below the Belt | 11/19/2008 | See Source »

...about regeneration," says Hirano. "Japanese people won't see themselves as victims, but carry a sense of pride and take a step forward. I hope they're inspired by it." In a museum, Hirano says, the mural would have a limited audience. But in the station, the work can speak to anyone. That is, anyone willing to step out of the rush and take a moment to look at a new work of art, 40 years in the making...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Lost Masterpiece, Now Found in Tokyo's Metro | 11/18/2008 | See Source »

When Philippe Starck designed the Royalton Hotel, there were lamps that resembled animal horns and a champagne bar shaped like the inside of a bottle. "In the '80s, the boutique hotel was about design," says Starck. "Today we want something completely different. We don't speak about design." Starck's latest endeavor is SLS Hotels, a new brand meant to "re-explode" the luxury-hotel experience. The first property, SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills, opens next month. Rather than the flashy design motifs of the past, the emphasis is on quieter indulgences. Design retailer Murray Moss will select objects...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Starck's New Reality | 11/17/2008 | See Source »

...Front Page” progresses. Though the characters’ rapid and overlapping dialogue makes it difficult to fully comprehend their articulations, the production creates a glimpse of the fast-paced Chicago newsroom where you live fast or get left behind. The actors in this dialogue-driven play speak in an exaggerated Chicago accent peppered with vernacular street talk and wisecracks that are crass, rude, and even borderline vulgar. In keeping with BlackCAST’s desire to create a diverse production, the female actors play characters equally as tough as their male counterparts. In addition to a number...

Author: By Tiffany Chi, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Fast Pacing Makes 'The Front Page' | 11/17/2008 | See Source »

Despite the atmosphere, the Crimson came out strong and scored three times in the first period, showing that actions speak louder than words, but still giving no clue as to where the home game magic comes from...

Author: By Stephanie Krysiak, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Home Still Sweet For Crimson | 11/17/2008 | See Source »

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