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While this royal wedding includes a "Prince Charming" and a beautiful bride, take one look at the brightly colored celebration and you know it's not Will and Kate we're talking about. Bhutan's popular King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck, 31, married Queen Ashi Jetsun Pema today in an exuberant ceremony at the same venue where his coronation took place in 2008. This is a joyful day for the Read more
Do you have bad eyesight and a fascination with the Buddhist kingdom of Bhutan? Then you're in luck! Friendly Planet and MIT teamed up and took more than 60,000 photographs of ancient architecture, panoramas of the Great Himalayan Range, and life-size or bigger portraits of the inhabitants of this grand Himalayan kingdom for their book Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Read more
At 28-years-old, His Majesty Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuc is the world's youngest ruling monarch. The Oxford-educated, and single, Bhutanese king was crowned last Thursday. This weekend Bhutan wrapped up three days of celebration, which included a cap-snatching contest, pillow-fighting competitions, and archery demonstrations. Bhutan, which is isolated in the Himalayas right between China and Read more
The Asian nation of Bhutan has banned members of parliament from bringing laptops to work since they apparently cannot control their urge to play computer games. The lawmakers in the new democracy reject the accusation, saying that their computers are needed and do not distract them from their work. But their protests do not compute with the National Assembly's Speaker credited with the ban, Read more
A month-long sojourn to Bhutan and Nepal seemed to seep into every detail of Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough's incarnation of Fall's It-girl style. Most evident from their travels? The theme of protection, as seen in overpowering woven leather jackets, strong patchwork, and voluminous structured shapes, took hold in both the realm of outerwear and into the more slouched Far Read more
From England to Bhutan, royal couples around the world made things official this year. Prince William and Kate Middleton, who dated for about a decade, clearly take the crown for most anticipated wedding, but they were followed by a Summer of royal love. Monaco's longtime bachelor ruler Prince Albert finally said "I do" to Charlene Wittstock in a lavish multiday event in July, despite rumors Read more
This week we celebrated the opening of Breaking Dawn Part 1 by looking back at Twilight couples, got ready for Thanksgiving by reviewing lessons for meeting the parents from movies, and enjoyed Movember by honoring 12 iconic mustaches. Meanwhile, Benetton caused a controversy with its presidential makeout ads, the king and queen of Bhutan traveled to Japan, and an erotic exhibition was held in Read more
I've long been captivated by the beautiful colors and patterns seen in saris. Worn by women in countries including India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Bhutan, and Burma, saris, are most often made of silk and cotton. Not just used as garments, saris have long been re-purposed into home decorating and furniture pieces, as well as artwork. Curious? Check out 9 of my current favorites in Read more
