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In recent years tai chi has become one of China's most admired exports. In the lobby of a martial arts school in a Chinese village stands a massive black stone...

The very earliest examples of journalism were actually travelers' tales penned by ships' captains and others who had firsthand knowledge of affairs in remote ports of call. It pleases me...

The ups and downs of treadmill trekking can simulate a walk on the wild side.If cyclists can spin furiously on stationary bikes that go nowhere and crew aficionados can organize...

Take a break from all the serious discussion of technology and remember that the main reason people go onto the Internet is to keep up with the latest jokes. Here...

As the Internet reaches further, and becomes mundane in many ways, we may stop expecting we'll have to carry our technology with us. After all, we don't assume we have...

Annette Sandoval calls it a "flashbulb memory." After nearly 30 years it remains a clear snapshot in her mind: She is about 4 years old, waking up in the middle...

John T. Chambers, president and chief executive officer at Cisco Systems Inc., is suggesting a mini-revolution: All voice phone calls could be free--relatively trivial bits of information piggybacking on the...

Microsoft Corp. may have cornered the market on operating systems, but the field of new consumer devices is wide open. Craig Mundie, senior vice president of Microsoft's consumer platforms division,...

It's a good idea to pay attention now and again to someone who's been around a few years in this age of thirtysomething investment bankers, research analysts and, yes, financial...

You know there's something wrong with sports when . . . the Bulls are becoming tiresome. No, not their talent, but their two-year-old soap opera. Will they all be back?...