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From Downton Abbey to Camelot Castle Hotel: The New Tourism 27 Aug 2013 | 05:51 pm
Even as Europe struggles with financial crisis and political deadlock, it can take solace in summer tourism. The peak season for travel in Europe is as reliable an economic shot in the arm as any gove...
The Talking German Window: Bone Conduit Technology to Ruin Commuter Rest? 20 Aug 2013 | 01:00 pm
The Germans and their trains: they never seem to catch a break. The latest controversy surrounding German trains is not so much that they run on time to their nefarious destinations. No, punctuality i...
British Walkabout: Pedestrians In London On the Rise 8 Aug 2013 | 08:06 pm
The British were the first to elevate ambling to an art. They popularized the peculiar European habit of wandering around on foot for no particular reason. Walking for the sake of exploration, enjoyin...
European Designer Brands and Bangladeshi Bottom Lines 23 Jul 2013 | 05:16 pm
The outsourcing of manufacturing to Asia is an old story. The clothing industry is especially experimental in this trend. Mass-market garments bear a gaggle of tags showing their, well, “provenance.” ...
Mixed Feelings About Sponsorship From Lenders 9 Jul 2013 | 04:47 pm
In recent years, the UK has experienced an incursion of betting companies, alcohol production companies and money lenders providing impressive sponsorship to sports clubs. This occurred after the auth...
The Art Basel Brand 1 Jul 2013 | 05:45 pm
The constellation of international art fairs is getting increasingly crowded, but one event rules them all – the original Art Basel fair in Switzerland. With more than $2 billion of art on display you...
Of Recent Vintage: China’s Trade War with the EU 25 Jun 2013 | 11:58 am
The ancient Chinese manual of warfare, The Art of War by Sun Tzu, ranks different types of victory. The most highly praised is the one that involves no actual battle. The Chinese, it would seem, are n...
The Cost of Culture 17 Jun 2013 | 07:39 pm
A divisive piece of politicking recently appeared from the embattled chambers of France’s current government. As has been widely reported, President Hollande is not having a good time in the opinion p...
A Rough Year for Hollande 9 Jun 2013 | 12:04 pm
“The lowest approval rating for a president in modern French history,” is how the broadsheets are rounding up the consensus on Francois Hollande, after his contentious first year in office draws to a ...
YouTube Will Charge 30 May 2013 | 07:30 pm
Many industry analysts have said the move to charge a subscription fee for channels on YouTube was inevitable. And now the Goggle-owned monolith is doing just that. The BBC has reported that a select ...
