Reuters: Lifestyle

Marry Asian food with respectful wines, expert says

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:26:32 +0530

SINGAPORE (Reuters Life!) - If you've ever puzzled over the perfect wine for Thai tom yum soup or south Indian fish curry, a book by Asia's only master of wine takes the guess-work out of pairing an essentially Western drink with Oriental food.

Remote India town sustains last vestiges of old Tibet

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:32:52 +0530

TAWANG, India (Reuters) - Perched in the icy folds of the Himalayas near India's border with China, Tawang Buddhist, monastery, where the Dalai Lama made a controversial trip at the weekend, is at the heart of efforts to preserve old Tibet.

Rihanna joins Michelle Obama as "Women of Year"

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:48:39 +0530

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Rihanna joined U.S. first lady Michelle Obama, British fashion designer Stella McCartney and nine others on Monday to be honored as "Women of the Year" after the R&B singer took a public stand on domestic violence.

Obama reads prize-winning Life of Pi to daughter

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:02:36 +0530

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama may be in for a nasty surprise when he reaches the final pages of the best-selling book Life of Pi, which he said on Monday he was reading with his 11-year-old daughter Malia.

Budget cakes sate Japan's sweet tooth in tough times

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:05:13 +0530

TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - Japan's economy may be stagnating, but sales of a traditional, fish-shaped sweet snack are going along swimmingly, thanks to its small price and auspicious name.

Climate change makes English winemakers see red

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:25:35 +0530

DORKING, England (Reuters) - The pickers working their way along the hillside, clipping bunches of small, dark purple grapes from the rows of vines and dropping them into plastic buckets are harbingers of a warmer planet.

Cypriot ghost town waits for life to begin again

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:47:40 +0530

NICOSIA (Reuters Life!) - An eerie silence lingers over Varosha, an abandoned Greek Cypriot neighborhood left in beachfront limbo since war split the Mediterranean island.

Feeling down? Try a high-carb, low-fat diet

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:10:37 +0530

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Pass the bread: eating a diet high in carbohydrates and low on fat helps people lose weight and also makes them feel happier than a diet with less carbs but more meat and dairy, Australian researchers say.

New Orleans' exhibit offers sights, sounds of WWII

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:36:46 +0530

NEW ORLEANS (Reuters Life!) - A new film theater at the National World War II museum is hoping to lure visitors with a film produced by actor Tom Hanks that features the sights and sounds of battle.

China ivory demand bodes ill for Africa's elephants

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:38:55 +0530

GUANGZHOU/NAIROBI (Reuters) - Tucked into a grimy building in Guangzhou, a small band of Chinese master carvers chip away at ivory tusks with chisels, fashioning them into the sorts of intricate carvings that were prized by Chinese emperors.