Word: suburbanitis
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...nation in which farm holidays have become much more than a cottage industry. Last year 3.3 million Germans spent time down on the farm, up from 1.9 million in 2002. And the Germans are not alone. From northern Lithuania to southern Tuscany, more and more urban and suburban Europeans are opting for the tranquillity, homegrown food and affordable prices of countryside vacations. Some 3 million people flocked to Italian agritourism spots last year, a 20% increase over 2002. It's hard to put a Continentwide figure on the "agritourism" trend, but it's clearly on the rise. And the European...
...other schools had realized that we’re all pretty similar. It really makes no sense for us not to get along and to label each other as if we’re really all that different. Is it logical for one middle-class, private-school-educated, suburban, Philadelphia rower to hate another simply because one goes to a school in Cambridge and one goes to a school in Philadelphia? No. But people have a nasty habit of throwing rationality to the wind, especially when Harvard is involved...
...luxury-brand companies' dragnets are pulling in folks who don't fit the usual criminal profile. In March, three women in suburban Detroit were arrested for selling fake Vuitton, Gucci and Burberry bags at posh purse parties...
Brianna Nascimiento and Jianna Garcia of suburban Brentwood, N.Y., had just flown halfway across the country to drum up interest in their burgeoning handcrafted jewelry business. The partners wore tailored black pantsuits befitting the successful entrepreneur. But they weren't in Chicago to meet with potential investors or customers. Standing in front of an impressive display of their bracelets, chokers and belts, the founders of Bead Bonanza prepared to be judged by a panel of home-economics teachers and students. "We taught our employees to interact with people, be creative and excel yourself and stuff," said Jianna, clutching notecards during...
...lead in NBC's hit hospital sitcom Scrubs had the cockiness to write and star in his directorial debut, Garden State (which opens July 28). The film is a love song to suburban New Jersey that is so smart and touching, Bruce Springsteen might be able to retire soon. "I kind of wanted it to suck. I wanted it to be a big, noble failure," says Scrubs creator Bill Lawrence, who will have Braff, 29, direct some episodes this season. "I was extremely jealous. I might have to put myself on the show as an actor to even the playing...