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...country. "To fight Superman, you can't send an ordinary ape - you need Hanuman," he says, invoking the name of the monkey-god hero of Hindu mythology. "And Banrie is Hanuman." For Saichol, who personally designed the company's logo, staff uniforms and coffee cups, as well as every store, Banrie is the expression of an aesthetic and political vision. The national anthem plays regularly at stores, and Saichol buys coffee at premium prices to support domestic growers. Of course, you don't have to be a fervent Thai patriot to enjoy a cup of coffee at Banrie...
Music from Heaven Here come the wireless music stores. Late last year, Europe and Asia launched services for downloading full-length songs straight to mobile phones, and consumers responded. Now the U.S. is ready to get into the game, as Cingular, Sprint and Verizon Wireless all plan to launch over-the-air music stores next year. "There's an instantness that is amazing," says EMI's Adam Klein, who has helped carriers around the world launch music services. A mobile music store requires networks that can support fast downloading. Sprint and Verizon now have them, and Cingular will soon. Verizon...
...expected to launch later this year, is aimed at women and the market for healthier sodas. Like the M5 Coke bottles, Tab Energy's containers will feature a novel design (slender and pink), as will the new Von Dutch energy drink (camouflage cans). "When thirsty people go into a store looking for something to drink, the package sells the product. It's a brand's last chance to sell itself," says Hemphill. It's an acknowledgement that in the vastly overcrowded beverage aisle, every advantage counts...
Joan Didion will speak with Christopher Lydon regarding her new book, “The Year of Magical Thinking,” at 6:30 p.m. today at the First Parish Church. Tickets cost $3 and can be purchased at the Harvard Book Store or by calling (617) 661-1515.For anyone who wonders whether an account of a year of personal tragedy and grief can be anything more than a chronicle of catharsis that happened to get published, Joan Didion’s new book “The Year of Magical Thinking” answers with a resounding?...
...characteristic of the zeitgeist of the Square, which at the time was overflowing with small shops and inviting eateries.The Hayes Bickford was eventually replaced by an ice cream parlor, which was then replaced by what is now the Bank of America. In fact, most of the banks and similar stores in the Square replaced student-friendly venues and hangouts. A popular eatery once operated where the Cambridge Savings Bank now stands. The Sprint store on the corner of Brattle and Church streets replaced Sages, an immensely popular family-owned grocery store. What’s the problem with these types...