August 26 – (Relaxnews) Fans of the hugely popular Lemony Snicket stories can look forward to a new series in 2012, according to publishing industry website Bookseller on August 25. The series, which does not…
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African fashion has the look, and it's not what you expect
August 24 – (CAPE TOWN–AFP) Leopard-print in acid pink and orange show African fashion with a twist, flinging curio-like interpretation off the ramp as local designers seek to show their diverse talent and find global…
Dan Brown number one…in most donated books
August 24 – (Relaxnews) Eighty million copies worldwide eventually translates into a lot of free donations, apparently, as works by Dan Brown, including his blockbuster The Da Vinci Code, are unloaded to secondhand shops more…
German beauty brand launches 'Desperate Housewive' scents
August 22 – (Relaxnews) LR Health & Beauty Systems is trying to put itself on the beauty map: following perfume releases under the names of Swedish top model Marcus Schenkenberg and British variety show winner…
Magazine opens retail shop stocked with its branded goods, designer collaborations
August 22 -(Los Angeles Relaxnews) London-based lifestyle magazine, Monocle, which covers culture, design and international affairs for a high-end readership, is now also selling a select array of items from fragrance to furniture in its…
Anxious and stressed men likely to die earlier
August 22 – (Relaxnews) Chronic worrying, anxiety and tendency toward depression could be hazardous to one’s health, US researchers say. In a 30-year study of nearly 1800 men, researchers from Purdue University in Indiana found…
Program released for Fashion's Night Out
August 22 – (Relaxnews) Seven hundred stores across New York City will participate in the Fashion Night’s Out event on September 10 designed to push fashion retail through a series of initiatives including late opening…
The world’s best '-est' hotels
August 22 – (Relaxnews) Hotels.com released on August 14 its list of the world’s biggest, oldest, greenest and other such hotels deserving a superlative adjective in their description. World’s Tallest Hotel: At 321 meters high, the…
Another "miracle" cure for short eyelashes?
August 18 – (Relaxnews) L’Oréal researchers have developed a gel that might make false eyelashes and mascaras unnecessary, according to British newspaper reports from August 16. The research team guided by Dr. Patricia Pineau, scientific…
Sleepless in Beirut, sin city of the Middle East
August 17 – (BEIRUT–AFP) From nudist beach parties and wild bashes hosted by the likes of Paris Hilton, to gay clubs, gambling and showgirls, Beirut is rapidly earning a reputation as the sin city of…