Thursday, August 2, 2012

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The supermodel's guide: Where to shop in Seoul

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:40 PM PDT

by Frances Cha

She's walked the runways from Paris to New York for the likes of Dior and Armani and was the face of MAC, Saks Fifth Avenue and Levi's.

On top of all that, she's also a writer, painter and a prolific cartoonist.

And although it would probably be difficult to make any type of clothing look bad on that body, Korea's top supermodel Song Kyung-ah, 33, is extremely picky about shopping. 

We asked Korea's top supermodel about her favorite fashion haunts and where to shop in Seoul.

steve j yoni p Steve J and Yoni P. They scream creativity all right.

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The long drop: Australia's outback dunnies

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 03:00 PM PDT

by Joanne Lane

"They were funny-looking buildings, that were once a way of life,

If you couldn't sprint the distance, then you really were in strife.

They were nailed, they were wired, but were mostly falling down,

There was one in every yard, in every house, in every town.

They were given many names, some were even funny,

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Do you care if your hotel has good art?

Posted: 01 Aug 2012 11:10 AM PDT

by Anthea Gerrie

Hyatt Regency ChurchillPatriotic, but is it profitable?It's Queen Elizabeth, but not as we know her. Oblivious to the world, she sits blissed-out and eyes closed beneath her crown in a giant photograph, a piece of art from Britain's cutting-edge Saatchi Collection.

But she's not on show in a museum, or an art gallery.

This tranche of Britain's finest contemporary collection is laid out  in London's Churchill Hotel, and there are no lines to get in or entrance fees.

The Churchill is one of a growing number of properties putting themselves up as substitutes for the world's leading art galleries.

Blame it on Las Vegas, where Impressionist paintings were brought in by the Bellagio in 1998 to set it apart as the poshest place on the Strip, a repository of culture as well as gambling and showgirls.

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