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Beauty & Style
Lenny Niemeyer, Brazil’s bikini queen
last Saturday
Before she became Brazil’s bikini queen, with an empire of chic boutiques and legions of VIP fans that include Hollywood A-listers and pop royalty, Lenny Niemeyer was locked away in her garage, making swimwear out of old pareos and sliced cow bones. Sitting before this perfectly coiffed ... Full story
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Beauty & Style
Donna Karan showcases Haitian artisans
last Saturday
Fashion designer Donna Karan is promoting Haitian artisanship. Through her Urban Zen Foundation, Karan has made handbags, accessories and furnishings produced by craftsmen in Haiti available to mainstream consumers. Karan is among the curators of an exhibition of works by Haitian... Full story
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Beauty & Style
The pros and cons of ‘sharenting’
last Saturday
They have been dubbed “sharents” the mums and dads who blog, tweet and post pictures from their children’s lives often simultaneously. If you’re not one yourself, you’ve probably come across one, perhaps even taken advantage of apps such as Unbaby.me, which... Full story
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Beauty & Style
Bake it
last Saturday
Lemon Vanilla Bundt Cake Ingredients 340g butter, room temperature 600g granulated sugar 5 large eggs 175ml club soda 385g All Purpose flour 2 tbs vanilla extract 1 tbs lemon zest Instructions: Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Butter and flour a 10-inch... Full story
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Beauty & Style
Yoga for immunity
last Saturday
We all understand that yoga is good to boost your immunity but what exactly happens inside the body? Latest research shows that yoga has an impact on a genetic level. When a person practices yoga, the relaxing benefits are seen almost instantaneously. Cells function better in a relaxed... Full story
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Beauty & Style
Donna Karan showcases Haitian artisans
last Saturday
Fashion designer Donna Karan is promoting Haitian artisanship. Through her Urban Zen Foundation, Karan has made handbags, accessories and furnishings produced by craftsmen in Haiti available to mainstream consumers. Karan is among the curators of an exhibition of works by Haitian... Full story
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Beauty & Style
Jungle, beaches and elephants in the new and improved Sri Lanka
last Saturday
Cracks of thunder slice through the air, but the previous day the sun had turned the landscape citrus bright. It’s just one of many contradictions that define Sri Lanka – some of them delicious, some less so. I’m sitting in the new Number One Mirissa Hotel watching surfers... Full story
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Beauty & Style
The pros and cons of ‘sharenting’
last Saturday
They have been dubbed “sharents” the mums and dads who blog, tweet and post pictures from their children’s lives often simultaneously. If you’re not one yourself, you’ve probably come across one, perhaps even taken advantage of apps such as Unbaby.me, which... Full story
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Beauty & Style
Catching up with Filipino ‘Forrest Gump’ Cesar Guarin on global run
last Saturday
DUBAI: At an age when people are busy contemplating their retirement, Cesar Guarin has still got a big task on his mind, not that he’s achieved any less already. Nearly halfway through his job, the Filipino global runner intends to complete the Global Run which he began three decades ago... Full story
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Beauty & Style
Ballet gala brings out the chiffon and sequins
last Thursday
Fashion takes a back seat to nothing — not even seriously chilly weather — at New York’s fanciest dance gala. And so there were lots of bare-shouldered, shivering ballet patrons clutching their long, silky trains and hurrying past the red-carpet cameras Monday night at... Full story



