TOP 100 GARDENING SITES
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| Tribal masks, African decor making renaissance in homes MINNEAPOLIS — Flash back to the 1970s: Alex Haley’s “Roots” ruled the pop-culture roost, the black pride movement was in full swing and a generation of African-Americans was celebrating their heritage by decorating their homes with tribal masks and kente cloth. pantagraph.com |
Quietly rich: Wealthy tone down, hide extravagance in economic slump BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Throwing your money around is so pre-recession. As the economy weakens, the wealthy and the businesses that cater to them say it’s more common — even chic — to scale back extravagant spending and play down affluence. pantagraph.com |
Property Values: What You Get for ... $400,000 A two-bedroom penthouse loft in Wicker Park, Chicago, a four-bedroom house in Houston, and a two-bedroom home near downtown New Haven. feeds.nytimes.com |
On Location: In Plain Sight, an Actor’s Hideout Property in Sag Harbor, N.Y., inherited from a great aunt and uncle, became the setting for a Manhattanite’s simple, secluded home. feeds.nytimes.com |
Earthworm invaders nudging out British species British worms are under threat of being replaced in their native habitat by a European species because of climate change. telegraph.co.uk |