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Consumer Lifestyle

Balanced Values

Long work hours and modern life’s multiple pressures make the search for happiness and balance that much tougher. Balanced Values examines “affluenza” and consumers’ dissatisfaction with their lives of stress, anxiety and disconnection.

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1 Nov 2012
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11 Apr 2011
Dirt Banquet
Dirt Banquet Dirt Banquet Experimental gastronomic duo Bompas & Parr have hooked up with Guerilla Science – a UK-based company offering installations, demonstrations and experiments – in an attempt to engage people in the fascinating world of science.
Food, Beverage & Hospitality
Food & Beverage
29 Mar 2011
Do Something Reel
Do Something Reel Do Something Reel The organic supermarket chain Whole Foods Market has announced the Do Something Reel film festival to launch in the US on April 1. In celebration of Earth Month, the festival showcases six provocative films that focus on food, environmental issues and visions of future change for the better.
Media & Marketing
Media & Entertainment
29 Mar 2011
Peer-to-Peer Car Rental
Peer-to-Peer Car Rental Peer-to-Peer Car Rental Three new car rental businesses in San Francisco, California provide car owners with the opportunity to rent out their vehicles.
Consumer Lifestyle
Transport
04 Feb 2011
Snakes & Lattes
Snakes & Lattes Snakes & Lattes Hailed as the first board game café in Toronto, Canada, Snakes & Lattes is a wifi-free zone that encourages its visitors to play games instead. 
Food, Beverage & Hospitality
Hospitality & Service
24 Sep 2010
New Beauty 2010
New Beauty 2010 New Beauty 2010 Skincare is becoming a controversial topic, now that stem cells have entered the arena in creams such as RéVive’s Peau Magnifique and Amatokin. But many of the latest products avoid using ingredients whose long-term effects are not yet known.

There is a growing emphasis on getting full-throttle performance out of proven ingredients, as well as on the long-term benefits of total wellness instead of simply targeting specific problems.
Beauty
Skincare
09 Sep 2010
Hotels - Remote Luxury Prevails
Hotels - Remote Luxury Prevails Remote Luxury A spate of new hotel openings this year all located in dramatic, often hostile, landscapes and terrains suggest that travellers are being swayed by the kind of luxury that is not necessarily driven by in-room extras and gimmicky hotel amenities but by what a property can offer in vistas, views and unique locations.
Food, Beverage & Hospitality
Hospitality & Service
31 Aug 2010
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