SEVEN WONDERS OF A SHRINKING WORLD
This article in World Hum (July 6, 2007) chooses places, things, and people that embody ways the planet is shrinking and cultures are colliding. They include "Airworld," Dubai, the California (sushi) roll, Google Earth/Maps, the (newly navigable) Northwest Passage, Manu Chao, and Starbucks "Forbidden City." It's a Brave New World for sure, though you may not want to ski on Dubai's man-made mountains. World Hum also nominates "the Seven Wonders of Canada". Read more at:
http://www.worldhum.com/speakers_corner/item/seven_wonders_of_the_shrinking_planet_20070706/