Property prices here are mind-bendingly expensive, but the vast majority of people are middle class.

ECONOMIST: Shining some light

Kurzweil's magnum opus, "The Singularity Is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology, " outlines the implications of this transition in a way that is simultaneously believable, terrifying, meticulous and mind-bendingly absurd.

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That enabled them to place the focus squarely on the beautiful fabrics, not only rich and soft but also mind-bendingly complex in their construction, to hear the designers describe it.

WSJ: NY Fashion Week: tough, tailored, lots of black