Eat fast, eat until full to get super-sized
People who gobble down their food and eat until they feel full are three times more likely to get fat compared with people who eat slowly and modestly.So say Japanese…
ONLY IN EGYPT: Cairo Beauty Salon Drama
It's safe to say that we've all had at least one horrible haircut, dye job, perm or all of the above during our lifetimes. Since I moved to Cairo, however,…
Stock Market Review: Egypt's stock market continues dropping
CAIRO: Egypt's stock market headed for another precipitous drop last week as fears of a punishing global recession stirred panic among investors and sent world financial markets into a tailspin.…
Confessions of a (M)ad Man: The young, the old and the impulsive
Youth is wasted on the young.It's a familiar refrain that's oft repeated by older people, often rueing their own misspent youth. It's part warning, part jealous lashing-out and eight parts…
Damon 'honored' by Joe the Plumber's shout-out
Matt Damon is honored that the most recent celebrity of the presidential campaign Joe the Plumber dropped his name in an interview. That was a surprise. I hadn t heard…
World's poorest take centre stage at Rome film festival
ROME: Eight filmmakers sought Thursday to hold wealthy nations to account for the UN Millennium Development Goals as their joint project, 8, had its world premiere at the Rome film…
A quest for the mystical light
Dar El Shorouk's reprint of Bahaa Taher's "Noqtat Al-Noor (Point of Light) couldn't have been released at a better time, following the huge success of his Arabic Booker Prize winner…
With a Grain of Salt: Extremists in Jerusalem
A very sorry incident took place last month, but I don't know why it wasn't picked up by our vigorous press. It seems they've been interested in nothing but news…
Some good news for a change
WASHINGTON: In Sherlock Holmes stories, the dog that didn t bark is considered significant. That is not true when it comes to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict where only bad news is…