Globalisation hits the catwalk in spicy style on 1 and 2 December 2007, when the East Meets West fashion show takes place at the Kyalami Theatre on the Track.Wanda (model). Designs by Amina Hamid (Memsaab). Photo by Tyrone Crossman
This Eastern-inspired extravaganza has already dazzled Durban earlier in the year, and now it’s gearing up to […]

Everybody knows it’s not a dog’s life to be rich, but no one knows this better than a rich person’s dog.
Leona Helmsley, dubbed the “Queen of Mean” for personifying the 1980s stereotype of greed and excess, made her pet Maltese, Trouble, her biggest heir, leaving a $12 million trust fund for the pet in a […]

They modeled the latest fashions on two and four feet.
Almost 300 people packed into the Matterhorn Restaurant in Elkhart for the Furry Friends Fashion Fair Thursday afternoon.
The luncheon featured models showing off the latest fall fashions and many of their dogs dressed up for the occasion, too.
There were hundreds of items up for auction.
It’s an […]

Move over coyotes. Some northwest Florida residents are worried because they believe hawks are swooping down from the sky and attacking their small dogs.
Gulf Breeze residents have seen their pets fall victim to coyotes before, and the city even sets traps to control their population.
Martha Powers said she began yelling after seeing a large bird […]

Women who take birth control pills are more likely to develop cancer of the womb, though the benefits of contraceptive use in preventing other cancers may outweigh the risks, researchers report.
Taking birth control for at least five years led to a doubling of the risk of cancer of the cervix, the lower, neck- like part […]

Got a fetish for 1950s tiki art?
Like vintage pin-up posters, or the mid-century modern aesthetic?
Or perhaps you’re more into tattoo art, hot-rod culture or Warhol-inspired pop?
Since 1994, Melbourne’s Outre Gallery on Elizabeth Street has been the place to go to get your fix of cult, trash and kitsch art.
Now the Outre Invasion is coming to […]

“Star Trek” fans familiar with the “Holodeck” onboard the space ship Enterprise would have felt right at home Wednesday at a fashion show in New York City where the models were holograms and the runway was “virtual.”
The two-day show at Grand Central Terminal’s Vanderbilt Hall put […]

Tattoo parlor owner Tom Preston and those who support him, including the conservative Goldwater Institute, believe that he is the victim of discrimination by the Tempe City Council.
All that they ask is for Preston to be judged by the content of his character and not by the colors of his skin.
“These people are going after […]

A vaccine aimed at helping people quit smoking by blunting the effects of nicotine doubled the number who could kick the habit but overall success remained small, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (NABI.O: Quote, Profile, Research) said 16 percent of volunteers vaccinated with the highest dose were able to quit smoking for 12 months, […]