The pros and cons of Moon Base Gingrich
Our correspondent examines the practicalities of Newt Gingrich’s plan to build a colony on the moon. All things considered, it would be a rather left-wing place.
In a profession which specialises in hypocrisy, Mr Gingrich’s performance stands out.
An exhibition in Jeddah, a red Sea port city, demonstrates that Saudi artists and comedians are enjoying a thin breath of freedom.
London is getting both younger and older—and above all bigger. A baby boom is among the startling demographic changes sending the city’s planners back to the drawing board.
Mr Dotcom went out of his way to attract attention—and not just by changing his surname from Schmitz. He surrounded himself with glamorous women and fast cars bearing number plates such as “GUILTY”. He likened himself to Dr Evil, a movie villain, though he looks more like Dr Evil’s henchman, Fat Bastard.
KAL’s cartoon: this week, valentines
Tomorrow’s cover today: for China’s rise to continue, the country needs to move away from the model that has served it so well.
Mongolia is being dug up and sold to China
Made from the silk of a million spiders. In these days of fast and disposable fashion, the idea of taking eight years to manufacture two unwearable garments seems outlandish. Yet a textile designer and an entrepreneur have woven two extraordinary pieces of clothing from Madagascan spider silk.
Parenting is just one part of a French mother’s life, alongside stilettos and a briefcase, not the high- investment, all-consuming project it has become to over-anxious parents in New York or London.
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