Extinguishing old flames: The persistent appeal of smoking
Like someone who hitches up with a despised ex after years apart, I’m kicking myself for having taken up smoking again.
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Lifestyle
Fusion love is blind
Intermarriage often gets a bad press. But you just can’t beat fusion love.
Read MoreCastles made of sand in the Arab world
The spirit of the 1960s touched the Arab world too, but, like castles made of sand, rapidly faded away.
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Havana: High fidelity and the two Ernestos
Cuba looks is a fabled isle where the fabric of modern legend is woven. It went from being the infamous
Read MoreGent into the groove at the Gentsefeesten
Every July, carnival mania descends on the picturesque and offbeat university city of Gent. The annual Gentsefeesten has something for everyone: the hip or the hippy, the mainstream or the outlandish.
Read MoreFICTION: Losing face on reality TV
The surgeon sliced with his scalpel through the skin of Sven’s face. Before the operation, Sven had not realised that plastic surgery involved so much blood and sweat – he’d assumed it was, well, just cosmetic.
Read MoreZiryab: Remembering the Sultan of Style
Ziryab is a name you’re unlikely to have come across, but his single-handed moulding of modern tastes should earn him a place in fashion’s Hall of Fame.
Read MoreMore Beyoncé for our bucks or the case for a maximum wage
Some may regard Beyoncé as a child of destiny, but does she deserve $3 million for a day spent reclining on a sofa? It’s time to put in place a maximum wage.
Read MoreBudget airlines soaring on back of ‘aggressive drive’ to boost demand
While the European aviation industry has been reeling from the slowdown in the world economy, budget airlines appear to have bucked the trend.
Read MoreEgypt’s unruly motorists told to belt up
Egyptian traffic police are applying seatbelt regulations with unusual New Year’s resolve in a bid to reduce one of the world’s highest road fatality rates.
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