JOEY PIZIALI IN VISIBLE LIGHT

The artworks of San Francisco artist Joey Piziali use materials such as billboards, tape and spray paints to suggest alternative versions of reality.

TOKYO - A SYMBOL of Japan's post-war economic miracle, a favoured backdrop for film directors and a romantic spot for young lovers: the Tokyo Tower, one of the city's most beloved landmarks, turns 50 on Tuesday.

Modelled on Paris's Eiffel Tower, but painted in orange and white to make it more visible to aircraft, the world's tallest self-supporting steel structure has attracted 156 million visitors since it opened on December 23, 1958.

HEALDSBURG (California) - WINE traditionalists sneer when vintners replace cork with plastic. They howl in contempt at screwtops.

So what will they make of a California company taking an even bolder step: doing away with bottles altogether and replacing them with cardboard tubes?