The Rise of "Afropolitan" Fashion
Ghanaian designers meld African and cosmopolitan looks to create new styles
Business & Technology
Ghana Boosts Dressmaking to Create Jobs
The government hopes that teaching more than 600,000 young people to tailor and sew will dent the 25 percent unemployment rate
An Ad on Every Block?
As you walk down the street — ping — another ad arrives on your phone. But the visionaries promise this won’t drive you mad.
The Joy Economy
How do those tiny basement comedy clubs stay afloat, when even the ten-dollar DVD meccas are closing?
A Speech Coach to the Stars
Sam Chwat helped Julia Roberts and Robert De Niro. He also neutralizes unfortunate accents.
Riding (Uphill) to Prosperity
Bike tourism has helped lift the old mining town of Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, from its long depression. Too bad not everybody’s happy about that
Nobody Dies Here (video)
The story of an idyllic little hospital, where the patients are undemanding and healing is a family affair
Their Boots of Vegan Pleather
Surprise! Grit capital New York is becoming a global mecca for those who eat, and live, animal-free
Will Exercise Video Games Get Kids Off the Couch?
New Nintendo Wii sports and fitness games fuel a fervid debate
Salam, My Name Is: Not That Hard to Pronounce
Sassy Muslim-themed T-shirts protest, poke fun and show pride
That So Smooth, Too Smooth Sound
DJs abandoning vinyl records for computer software agree it’s practical–just not quite as wonderful
Helping Booklovers Unite
People living far from their literary friends now have a way to read, and discuss, books together in real time
