Polaroid makes a comeback in age of digital photography

At a photography studio in Cleveland, instructor Nicole Follen is trying to convince her students to step back in time and technology - to the age of the humble Polaroid.

Father, son gain sole custody of shoe range

Following in the fatherhood footsteps of David Beckham, Jack Marshall began a stylish footwear brand geared toward lads and their cool 'papas' with his son

Phil Collins and the rise of mid-lifers drinking their way to oblivion

By For Phil Collins it started at home in the long afternoons, drinking a glass of two or wine in front of the England versus West Indies Test match. In 2011 the former Genesis frontman had decided to retire from music and move to Switzerland to devote himself to his family.

Ethnic art gets designer boost

Tucked away in the mountains, Jidao village is a three-hour drive from Guiyang, the provincial capital of Guizhou province. Here, the ethnic Miao people maintain their traditional lifestyle. They live in wooden houses, preserve meat in early winter and hold gatherings at the riverside to remember their ancestors every year.

Entertaining romp through a century of perfumes

Fragrance has always been wrapped in social and economic issues, controversy, memories and history as Lizzie Ostrom so persuasively shows in the lively Perfume: A Century of Scents.

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China's first pop-up

There was a big plastic bin of live scorpions in the kitchen.

Got eggnog?

What would Christmas be without eggnog? We can't imagine, which is why you might spot a lot of folks this weekend sporting creamy yellow mustaches.

Tastes of France, California and osmanthus

Yunnan province's city of Pu'er, which is also the name of China's most famous and expensive fermented black tea, is for the first time holding an exhibition about another world famous beverage: French red wine.

Weaving dreams

When he decided to move to China a decade ago after quitting his job in the United States, Pakistani textile expert Abdul Latif Khan surprised many.

Experience Tibet with digital art

A photography exhibition on Tibet autonomous region kicked off on Wednesday in Bangkok, attracting many to admire the photos and to experience beautiful Tibetan scenery with virtual reality headsets.

Chinese opera celebrates Jianzhen's journey to Japan

A China-made opera, Jianzhen's Journey to Japan, premiered in Tokyo on Tuesday, the anniversary of the Chinese monk's arrival in the country 1,263 years ago.