BMW Motorrad Days 2013

In 1923, the first ever BMW motorcycle came off the production line – the R 32. The 13th BMW Motorrad Days from July 5th – 7th 2013 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen was the perfect setting for a very special anniversary: 90 years of BMW Motorrad. The 13th edition of the biggest BMW Motorrad meet-up was dedicated to … Read more

Another way to share fashion stories: Instagram video

Video sharing incorporated in Instagram.   The online photo-sharing and social networking service Instagram has added a new video feature that will bring another way to share users’ stories. This move has been seen as some as Facebook‘s way of competing with Twitter’s Vine video-sharing application. When visitors will take a photo on Instagram, they … Read more

More Than Honey: a story of a possible extinction

After The Bees Died. Apis mellifera (the honey bee) appeared on Earth 60 million years before man and is as indispensable to the economy as it is to man’s survival. Without the honeybees, he would never have had the cherries, apricots, raspberries and berry gardens, nor the pickles. Over the past 15 years, numerous colonies … Read more

Melting iceberg in the heart of Ottawa encourages to think about our shared environment

Sakahàn: International Indigenous Art Sakahàn, meaning “to light a fire” in the language of the Algonquin, is the National Gallery of Canada’s largest survey of recent Indigenous art. It highlights over 150 works by more than 75 artists from around the world, including impressive installations like an Iceberg. The monumental art work was created by … Read more

Few parents with kids are engaged in nightly reading

  Only one in three parents (33 percent) read bedtime stories with their children every night, and 50 percent of parents say their children spend more time with TV or video games than with books, according to a new survey from Reading Is Fundamental (RIF), the largest children’s literacy nonprofit in the United States, and affordable … Read more

8 for 80: 8 Maisons Françaises for Crocodile’s 80th anniversary

8 prestigious Maisons Françaises celebrate 80 years of Lacoste   Lacoste’s iconic polo shirt turned 80. The lifestyle brand was born of the inventiveness of René Lacoste, a multiple Grand Slam tennis champion, nicknamed the Crocodile. The tennis champion created the first polo shirt ever, initially for himself and for his friends. Before moving on … Read more