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TopGear.com 'Do I have any furniture made from polished wood veneer? No' Why are car interiors are so dull when we spend large parts of our lives in them? Time to call in the decorators, says JC.Kate Gompertz is a friend of mine. And the reason she's a friend of mine is that…

Sep 6th 2007 From The Economist print editionA nuclear revival is welcome so long as the industry does not repeat its old mistakes    Get article backgroundIN MARCH 1986 this newspaper celebrated “The Charm of Nuclear Power” on its cover. The timing wasn't great. The…

Aug 30th 2007 | SAN FRANCISCO From The Economist print editionIt is rare for a company to dominate its industry while claiming not to be motivated by money. Google does. But it has yet to face a crisis Corbis  Get article backgroundIN AMERICA a phenomenon might claim to have entered…

Freddie Mercury Szeptember 6an lett volna hatvanegy éves. A Farrokh Bulsaraként született énekes a Queen együttes frontembereként vált ismertté, ám pályafutása során olyan széles skálán adta át érzelmeit közönségének, hogy ma minden idők egyik legjobb előadóművészeként…

Left,Firstview; right, Fashionista.com. Left, a dress from the Versace Spring/Summer '07 collection, which retailed for $1,685 when it was offered by Neiman Marcus this spring. On the right from Bebe, which sells their most expensive comparable dress for about $130. Forever 21 also sold a similar…

Eric Striffler for The New York Times WITH A LITTLE HELP Selin Semaan and Josh Weiselberg enlisted friends in designing his parents' summer house. By PHILIP NOBEL NORTH HAVEN, N.Y. A FAMILIAR story: The parents of a young, hungry architect plan to build a house, and the young, hungry…

Sep 5th 2007 | NEW YORK From Economist.comIs cyberwarfare a serious threat? EPA  A DECADE or so ago, thinkers and pundits were fond of discussing the emerging threat of cyber attacks as a matter of international affairs. The growing reliance of advanced economies on the internet, and the…