The passer-by cast a glance around him, saw no one, dared not peer into the black niche, and was greatly alarmed.

While my gait is small and bandied, I have always had a homing pigeon' s sense of direction, and for all its twists and turns, Rome had long been mapped inside my head.

Xiong Mingjian is often crushed into a corner during his tedious subway commutes, but passing the time has been easy since he bought a nifty new cellphone.

Sorry, but if he's not calling you, it's not because all of his fingers were chopped off in a freak text messaging accident or he's lying in a coma somewhere.

Pro: There are world-class golfers from all corners of the globe, and most Olympic host cities already have top-notch golf facilities. It's a little baffling why golf isn't an Olympic event already.