Quote of the Day

"We can't have it all, and worse yet the desire to have it all and the illusion that we can is one of the principal sources of torture of modern affluent free and autonomous thinkers."

- Barry Schwartz, professor at Swarthmore College, and the author of "The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less".

Don't Gross Out The World

A quiz about global table manners.

List of faux pas

What not to do in which country.

"truth in advertising" - vintage cigarette & tobacco ads

"Once upon a time, the rich, sweetly pungent smoke of tobacco offered more than dreary old diseases like emphysema and lung cancer. It promised sophistication, sex appeal, even longevity itself."

Top Ten Forecasts 2007

"Each year since 1985, the editors of THE FUTURIST have selected the most thought-provoking ideas and forecasts appearing in the magazine."