Though instability continues to plague Pakistan and many areas are dominated by social conservatism, some of the country's more affluent residents have worked to fashion a very different kind of lifestyle for themselves. Pictures of men and women …

Before we get to that, let's travel back in time and see if yuppies and surfers have crossed paths before. It's 1700. At this point you might have seen fishermen at Fistral beach, but in Polynesia the line was buzzing with surfers. Surfing was a sacred …

Colony 1209 is a luxury apartment complex located at 1209 Dekalb Avenue in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Located one block from a public library and a smattering of ninety-nine-cent shops, the five-story property's geometric, shiny blue and gray façade, which …

Policy makers and economists have not shown that they know how to repair the economy so that it is capable of supporting a decent middle-class lifestyle for the bulk of the human population. Politicians seem to be building an economy that will … The …

As for the selection of Mr. Hoffman for the part of Benjamin, whose sense of anxiety and alienation from his affluent parents' southern California lifestyle suffuses the film, Mr. Nichols offered: “We saw over 100 young guys, but Dustin had that thing …

"The rapid growth of Starwood's luxury brands in China reflects the robust demand for high-end hospitality from an increasingly affluent market, where domestic travel continues to thrive," said Qian Jin, President, Greater China, Starwood Hotels …

… install more stations in low-income areas. For example, Arlington County recently added stations to the South Arlington/Columbia Pike area, which is less affluent than the communities along the Metro's Orange and Blue Lines, where Arlington's …

In a self-interested society, competition is king and individualism reigns supreme, nowhere more evident than in the world of advertising, which peddles lifestyles instead of products, ignorance over intelligence, and wants rather than needs …

PLOT: Conrad Valmont (Jason Bateman) – the affluent son of a prominent New York family – finds himself out on the street when his family decides to stop funding his opulent lifestyle. He moves in with his best friend Dylan (Billy Crudup) and promptly …