Questions you ask your-self on the plane: Where are we right now? Which city is that down there? The Flyover Country app has the answers. It uses GPS to track your flight’s progress and also provides access to information about landscapes, such as Wikipedia articles.
Gentle on the eye, cheerful and fun: sunny items to ward off those workaday blues!
Eye-catching: Yellow crew-neck cotton jersey sweatshirt by Holiday Boileau.
Party animal: USB loudspeakers for music, videos, games and parties.
Retro: The 1974 Vita Parcours sneaker by Bally is celebrating a comeback.
Organic: This popcorn is also vegan, gluten-free and gone in the blink of an eye!
Wanderlust. From Caspar David Friedrich to Auguste Renoir opens at the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin on May 10 (Photo: “Solitude” by Hans Thoma).
Descendants of Iberian immigrants and Argentina’s first nations, gauchos have often been romanticized as free spirits who lead a hard life as cattle farmers on the South American pampas. Argentine photographer Aldo Sessa captured the reality and traditions of gaucho life in powerful images and has now published a book called Cauchos. Icons of Argentina
Culture clash
Down on your knee, out with the ring: This is how men traditionally propose in the West, but it’s only one of many traditions.
a matter of choice
“Would you make miso soup for me every day?” In the past, Japenese women could expect their suitor to pop this question, but these days, most would prefer to be admired for more than just their cooking skills. In traditional families, however, the parents have the final say.
a matter of respect
Men in Fiji first approach a woman’s parents, who can expect to receive a beautiful pair of whale teeth as an engagement gift.
a matter of convention
Talk about traditional: Among heterosexuals in the United States, men propose to women 95 percent of the time. In Scotland and Ireland, women like to take the initiative – but only in a leap year, on February 29.