Orient/System

11/20/2025

THE RISE IN ULTRA-PROCESSED FOODS(UPFs) IN HUMAN DIETS IS HARMING GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH.

10/30/2025

OMAKASE: A SLICE OF JAPANESE CULINARY ART.
A curated, multi-course intimate dining experience that highlights and marries the freshest, seasonal delicacies with the chef's unique artistic expertise; offering a progression of dishes based on the best available daily healthy options.

https://guide.michelin.com/en/article/features/kitchen-language-what-is-omakase

Source: The Michelin Guide.

The complete fate of your meal is in the hands of the chef.

10/14/2025

STREET SWEET!

Tiffany Hsu, Chief Buying Officer for Mytheresa, one of the leading luxury multi-brand retailers in the world, and is responsible for overseeing all of womenswear, kids wear and lifestyle products, attending fashion shows and buying excursions around the world.

Her style is the perfect balance between polished and eclectic. She gravitates toward bold, statement pieces, loves colour but rarely wears prints, and never wears flats.

Pictured: Tiffany Hsu, Paris Fashion Week, Fall/Winter 2022.

Picture & Statement Credit: Marie Claire February 2023.

10/12/2025

MANDARIN ORIENTAL: ON BUILDING A WORLD CLASS LUXURY HOSPITALITY BRAND.
Laurent Kleitman, CEO, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.
On the future of luxury hospitality.

Source: Monocle Radio, The Entrepreneurs, September 10, 2025.

Laurent Kleitman, CEO of Mandarin Orienta,l explains how the brand drives growth through heritage properties, innovative experiences and strategic pop-culture partnerships.

10/11/2025

FLESH and CODE. FALLING IN LOVE WITH AI CHATBOTS!
The loneliness epidemic has a new solution: AI chatbots are offering companionship and romantic partnership for many people.

"Lily Rose is an AI companion. A digital soulmate designed to be everything he ever wanted. She listens without judgement, supports him through his darkest moments, even explores his deepest desires...Before long, Travis realizes something strange, even absurd, has happened - he’s fallen in love."

Travis never thought he’d meet someone like Lily Rose. She was kind, passionate, beautiful. The woman of his dreams. There was just one small detail: she wasn’t human.Lily Rose is an AI companion. A digital soulmate designed to be everything he ever wanted. She listens without judgement, support...

10/09/2025

HOW TO STAY PRETTY LONGER!

Source: W Magazine, October 9, 2025.

Four experts share their secrets and trusted products for all skin types in cooler weather.

09/28/2025

SUPER HEALTHY FOR YOU! BANGLADESHI BHAAT BHAJI.
A simple recipe for weight loss and disease-prevention benefits.
Use brown rice for weight loss and colon cancer-fighting benefits and add the disease-fighting dried raisins or pomegranate arils for the disease-fighting antioxidants.

Source: USA Rice.

A savoury Bangladeshi breakfast made with leftover rice, fried onions, garlic and chili.

09/25/2025

A BEAUTIFUL PAIRING!
Irene, wearing wearing Steve Madden pointed-toe KAZ Western burgundy boots, paired with the Steve Madden ANISE red crocodile bag.

09/24/2025

Traditional Chinese Medicine has shaped health and skincare for thousands of years. Now, its philosophies of balance, self-cultivation and time-tested botanicals are finding their place in modern beauty routines

09/24/2025

WHY IS TOPICAL VITAMIN C IMPORTANT FOR SKIN HEALTH?

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/why-is-topical-vitamin-c-important-for-skin-health-202111102635

Source: Harvard Health/Harvard Medical School, November 10, 2021.

Picture Credit: Unsplash.

09/24/2025

A LIFE-SAVING TECHNIQUE THAT CAN SAVE THE LIVES OF YOUR LOVED ONES, FRIENDS AND EVEN STRANGERS.

A cardiac emergency can happen anywhere. Performing bystander CPR in a cardiac arrest can have the greatest impact on survival. Be prepared and learn the c...

09/10/2025

THE CHERRY BLOSSOM DOESN'T FALL FAR FROM THE TREE!
From grandmother to granddaughter.

THE CREATIONS AND HISTORY OF HANAE MORI:

https://www.hanae-mori.com/history_en/

Pictured: Hikari Mori, Japanese model/actress, for Vogue Japan October 2025, wearing Hanae Mori Haute Couture, along with Bvlgari jewelry, photography by Pablo Saez.