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Wrapsacks, left, a line of reusable gift bags, makes the case for Earth-friendly wrapping alternatives. And it's clearly the choice if you're regifting. More traditional gift bags for wine from Williams-Sonoma, right, and Hold Everything, far right, come in vintage-style linen or faux croc...
When people talk about “coming together” over the holiday season, few probably envision young hipsters and graying couples attending indie concerts with one another. Both groups, and several generations in between, packed Boston’s Avalon last Wednesday to see Calexico and Iron & Wine, for nearly four hours of music as diverse as its audience.The demographic disparity within the crowd was highlighted by their diverse reaction to opener Tom Fite’s strange electro-folk-punk-hip-hop stylings: “awesome” to the college student on my left...
...Unlike most of their Continental counterparts, whose consumption is falling, the British are drinking more than ever--9.6 L of pure alcohol per person last year, which is 42% more than the amount consumed per American. Binge drinking, defined as putting away the equivalent of a whole bottle of wine in a night, is practiced at least once a week by 36% of British men ages 16 to 24 and by 27% of women. It leaves a trail of social debris--crime, fatal accidents, unsafe sex, date rapes, even an uptick in liver disease among those in their...
...demand for the natural resource is water's continuing transformation from a necessity to a commercialized, globalized product. India's largest brand, Bisleri, ships water from a spring in Chateaugay, N.Y., to markets as far away as Houston. In the growing luxury market, water can cost as much as wine. Some critics of the industry see an unfortunate irony in the fact that a billion people in the world don't have access to safe drinking water. "We are not against bottled water for humanitarian reasons," says Terry Swier, president of Michigan Citizens for Water Conservation. "But we are against...
...first-floor platform, 57-m above the city, this year's rink is slightly larger than last year's and offers the same gorgeous views of the Champs du Mars and surrounding skyline. When you're done, make for the Altitude 95 bar?on the same floor?for mulled wine and cakes. The rink is open daily until Feb. 1, 2006, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Best of all, in the spirit of festive giving, rink admission and the loan of a pair of skates are included in the price of your Eiffel Tower ticket...