If it’s in the bag, women feel prepared

K (Reuters Life!) - Ask women why they carry almost everything but the kitchen sink in their handbag and the answer is unanimous — to be prepared — even though most purses are dirty, disorganized pits. A study of 100 American women and their purses by Continue …

Forbidden city, indeed. When the Starbucks in Beijing’s imperial palace closed down in July after seven years in operation, it did so amid protests over the international mega-chain’s dissonance with traditional Chinese culture. Now in its place the Continue …