New York City submitted its bid yesterday for the 2012 Summer Olympics, competing in the finals with Paris, Moscow, London, and Madrid. My question to you today, dear readers, is a two-parter:
For those of you from Los Angeles, ...READ»
Uniqlo, part of Fast Retailing (#41 on our Most Innovative Companies list), is heading for Russia. The Japanese company that boasts Jil Sander alongside great jeans and cheap cashmere is to open up another store to go with the 918 ...READ»
Mark Seidenfeld was just another American cashing in on the post-Soviet boom. Then one bad deal in Kazakhstan sent his life into a spiral of extortion, siberian prison, and frontier justice. A cautionary tale.READ»
Even tony brands like Chanel are trying to cut corners in this merciless economy, which means indulgences like the traveling art pavilion face the budget ax.READ»
I don't know about you, but I'm always a sucker for those surveys ranking cities against each other on a variety of arbitrary criteria: Best Places for Singles! Top Cities for Entrepreneurs! America's Most Livable Cities! Granted, ...READ»
Five years ago, we all gushed over how the Internet had shrunk the world, bringing Moscow as close as Massachusetts. Now, in reaction to growing globalism, we celebrate the local, buying carrots from nearby farms, and furnishings from local materials. Local currencies are emerging as well.READ»
Even criminals need a little work/life balance. A Washington, D.C. patio party was winding down last week when an armed, hooded gunman burst in and demanded valuables on pain of death. But things did a 180 when one of the guests ...READ»
Global warming is opening up the Arctic Circle, and Russia would like to control its bounty of natural resources. An exclusive dispatch from the Yamal Peninsula, where reindeer give way to railroads and gas rigs every day.READ»
In 2005, Malcolm Glazer bought the Manchester United Football Club for $1.5 billion, creating enormous controversy. Glazer designed his takeover of Man U so as to make himself a majority shareholder (now 75%), ending the team's ...READ»
So far in the Undead Tech series, I've traced back the roots of some pretty rich items: a $75,000 car Audi, a $200,000 spaceflight, and thousands of dollars in laptops, phones, mountain bikes, and e-readers. This installment will poke ...READ»
They're all immigrants who came to America and helped to create important companies: Google, Sun Microsystems and Wang Laboratories.
But what if Brin had stayed in Moscow, and Khosla remained in India, and Wang had gone to ...READ»
Cradle to Cradle
Our November 2008 story about green architect William McDonough ("The Mortal Messiah") hit a nerve. "Why pick on him?" one irate reader wrote. "He deserves our thanks, not our scrutiny." Many other emails and ...READ»
With the rollout of Nokia's flagship stores around the world, designers Tim Kobe and Wilhelm Oehl are balancing Nokia's global brand with local flavor.READ»
