Playing it straight
Twenty years ago, women were attracted to neat, gentle guys. Now, they worry that a man who likes designer clothes and uses cologne may be gay.
Music to the ear
Common wisdom dictates that to be good at something, you must start learning at a very young age.
The power of the page
A child reading a book means there's hope yet for our plugged-in times
FILM REVIEWS Heroic cinema in a sequel age
More blockbusters were released in Bangkok this summer than at any other time in history, but ticket sales were hardly spectacular.
To greater heights with 'Superman'
Kate Bosworth's career is flying high. This year, she joins the ranks of such actresses as Noel Neill, Margot Kidder and Teri Hatcher who have played intrepid reporter Lois Lane, a part that always involves a certain amount of air time in the arms of a superhero.