Topic: Moscow

Coming to a City Near You

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»

Adoption of a New Idea Takes Time

Sometimes, no matter how much time you've put into an innovative new product, it takes users time to adopt...READ»

Nightmare in Boomtown

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»

The Unthinkable...and the Mundane

Guts in chess and life.READ»

Dirty Dancing, Consultant-Style

Consultant Dubunking UnitREAD»

Tanking Economy Shutters Chanel's Artsy Pavilion

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»

The Young Gun

Young guns are risk-takers and, more often than not, looking for funding.READ»

Quality of Life Redefined

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»

The Brooklyn Dollar: What Would Neighborhood Currency Look Like?

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»

Work/Life: Wine/Cheese Balance

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»

Radio Free Business

Shortwave is back.READ»

The Most Valuable Team

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»

105 Days in a Space Condo for Russia's Mars-500 Team

Russian scientists test drive a pied-à-terre for Mars.READ»

Feedback

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»

What Sergey Brin, Vinod Khosla, and An Wang Share

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»

Local Color

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»

A Really Customizable Keyboard

A new keyboard promises the ultimate in customization, with tiny screens instead of keys.READ»

Public Interest

A modest proposal to save the newspaper trade.READ»

Nokia Goes Global

Nokia's New York City retail store, its second in the U.S., opened on Monday. It's a cool-looking place, very much in the mold of Apple Stores. Nokia's first such store opened in Moscow last December. That one looks a lot like the ...READ»

Infographic of the Day: Ballooning Population Maps

Geography seen through the filter of population density. READ»

How to Move Forward When You're Between Jobs

Learn how to transform a layoff into a savvy sabbatical -- a time to recharge your batteries and learn new skills without sabotaging your résumé. Author Hope Dlugozima offers tips for taking six months off smart.READ»

What's Possible

"One of the redeeming things about being an athlete is redefining what is humanly possible." -- Lance Armstrong, cancer survivor and repeat winner of the Tour de France I attended the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany. The event ...READ»

Best Cities for Innovation

Cities to watch, from Abu Dhabi to Orlando.READ»

• U.S. City of the Year: Chicago
• Global City of the Year: London Calling

We have 200 employees, and they work for you

I worked in insurance. Not glamorous and often actually quite the opposite until you get to the risk management consulting end of things. Then it becomes quite fascinating, although some I’m sure will fight me over how interesting ...READ»

We have 200 employees, and they work for you

I worked in insurance. Not glamorous and often actually quite the opposite until you get to the risk management consulting end of things. Then it becomes quite fascinating, although some I’m sure will fight me over how interesting ...READ»