Archive for May, 2006
Muslim sportswear
The design of most modern sportswear puts many Muslim women athletes in a curious bind: adhere to their faith and have their motions hampered or compromise their beliefs in the name of athletic performance? This is obviously a conundrum for Muslim female athletes. However, as National Geographic recently reported, a few companies have broken new ground by developing sportswear that covers the body, [...]
A Russian looks at the British
A recently released novel by a Russian writer provides insights into British culture. Andrei Ostalski has been living in Britain for 14 years but confesses that he still struggles to understand the cultural differences. So he wrote a story (“The English Rules”) that contains some of his reflections. In an interview with the English-language Moscow [...]
Expats drawn to Mexico
Anyone who hasn’t been asleep or on a silent retreat for the past month hasn’t been able to avoid the protests and debates over the immigration issue in the U.S., particularly as it relates to immigration from Mexico. But what is less talked about is traffic that goes in the other direction. Mexico has long been a [...]
‘Road Trip USA’
Ah, the enchantment of the American road. Rolf Potts uses his Yahoo travel column this week to interview Jamie Jensen, author of Road Trip USA. Jensen discusses the attraction of this uniquely American journey: In Europe, you have towns and cities where people walk around; in America, we drive. It’s the difference between the passegiata [...]
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