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  • Holiday gifts from the happy baker

    2010-12-20 11:15

    The countdown has begun, and the air is charged with anticipation as Christmas and New Year draw near. Pauline D. Loh suggests some gift ideas you can whip up in your kitchen.

  • Reflections on self-obsession

    2010-12-20 10:10

    Think you look good? Think again.

  • Today's grads create their own jobs

    2010-12-20 10:07

    Five years ago, after graduating from college with a film degree and thousands of dollars in student loans, Scott Gerber moved back in with his parents in New York City.

  • Liu Cixin: Career milestones

    2010-12-17 09:35

    Earth Past (2007): University student astrophysicist Ye Wenjie witnesses the persecution and death of her father at the hands of the Red Guards in 1967. She is sent to be re-educated in the countryside and subsequently charged with being a counter-revolutionary.

  • Writing in the future perfect

    2010-12-17 09:34

    The year 2010 turned out to be particularly eventful for Chinese science fiction writing. International attention was evident at the Frankfurt Book Fair, where French publishers and Japanese sci-fi magazines showed strong interest, the latter carrying special reports on the evolution of science fiction writing in China.

  • Avoiding an evil Xmas on Taobao Street

    2010-12-15 13:21

    The way we use words, their pronunciation and tone, all play a very important part in how well we understand each other. Even the slightest slip can lead to unexpectedly funny results.

  • Married men are nicer, better behaved: study

    2010-12-15 12:58

    Men tend to behave better when they're married -- both because marriage likely helps improve their behavior, and nicer men are more likely to be married in the first place, according to a U.S. study.

  • Mountain madness and tall tales

    2010-12-15 09:57

    It's amazing what 500 yuan ($75) can buy when you're a foreigner dealing with a borderline-crazy Chinese driver.

  • Polo on a charge

    2010-12-20 09:13

    Dubbed the 'game of kings' polo is fast making a comeback in China as the game of the newly rich.

  • Wages of conflict

    2010-12-15 09:56

    While most films about the Miao ethnic group focus on their vibrant culture and customs, a new documentary aims to present the flip side of this.

  • Travel Postcard: 48 Hours in Boston with children

    2010-12-13 10:44

    Founded in 1630, Boston is one of the United States' oldest cities. It is home to historical sites and with 50 colleges and universities in the area it has a lively, youthful feel.

  • Arts-loving Poland turns to math

    2010-12-13 09:23

    The newly opened science and technology center here was conceived not only as a place to excite young minds about science and discovery, but also as a chance for Poland to overcome at least one legacy of war and occupation - the decline of math and science education.

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