Tribute in Light reappears over Lower Manhattan

post from NewYorkology: A Free New York Travel Guide on 06 September 2007 11:50:04 PM. © NewYorkology: A Free New York Travel Guide

If you're able to look over Lower Manhattan tonight, you can see they're testing the Tribute in Light in advance of the September 11 memorial events. Image credit: Martin Langfield. Earlier: Sixth annual 9/11 ceremony moving to Zuccotti Park...

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AARP Life@50+ This Weekend, Boston

post from Living Without Borders on 06 September 2007 09:30:23 PM. © Living Without Borders

Things are looking up for the Boston Premier of our new website. Attached are a few preview shots[...]

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Where Bush Stays in Australia

post from TravelPost.com Insider on 06 September 2007 08:31:00 PM. © TravelPost.com Insider

During his visit to Sydney, Australia this week, President Bush is lodging at the Sydney Intercontinental Hotel, as reported by the AP in the story linked below. As for the comedians trying to infiltrate the leader of the free world’s home away from home, well, they will not be privy to this five-star property’s harbor [...]

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London Underground Fashion Victims

post from Going Underground's Blog on 06 September 2007 08:19:00 PM. © Going Underground's Blog

Fashion Victims on the Tube

It's Friday, time for another look at commuters on the Tube who've taken a style and made it their own.

String pants or string vest?

I only spotted one this week which would have put the Tube Fashion Police on alert

He'd taken low slung jeans to a new level of lowness. Guys I've seen before are usually happy displaying their Calvin Kleins or tails. But this guy was proudly showing off his string ... err .... well I initially thought it was a long string vest, but now I think it could have been string pants (and I use pants in the English sense of the word pants - ie underpants).

Who can say. But I bet from the front he looked somewhat like the man who was too baggy up front, who I spotted last year.

That's it for now. The previous victims can be found here and the complete picture gallery can be seen on the following Flickr set.

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Kunoichi: The Ultimate Obstacle Course [For Lady
Ninjas]

post from Japan Probe on 06 September 2007 07:29:50 PM. © Japan Probe

This week women from across Japan competed in Kunoichi 2007, the female version of the Sasuke ultimate obstacle course (or “Ninja Warrior” to you American readers), and it was pretty damn cool. Those who missed the broadcast can read the results on the Japan blog Lost in Ube, which did some awesome live blogging [...]

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New York Philharmonic's free Yo-Yo Ma rehearsal

post from NewYorkology: A Free New York Travel Guide on 06 September 2007 06:58:51 PM. © NewYorkology: A Free New York Travel Guide

It's not every morning you get to hear famed cellist Yo-Yo Ma play for free, but that's what the New York Philharmonic is offering September 18 as part of its Opening Day festivities. The "free-to-the-public Dress Rehearsal" of Dvorák will...

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Historic Boston Jail Becomes Liberty Hotel

post from TravelPost.com Insider on 06 September 2007 05:42:00 PM. © TravelPost.com Insider

Yesterday Boston’s historic Charles Street Jail building reopened as an upscale boutique lodging option called the Liberty Hotel. While most of the 300 rooms and suites are housed in a separate, newly constructed tower, the original jail building offers 18 rooms with exposed brick walls, stainless steel fixtures and mahogany furnishings. Located in Boston’s Beacon [...]

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Paris: Best Basque Bistros in Paris

Paris has no shortage of regional restaurants, where homesick cooks turn out the dishes of the provinces. But if you're sick of steak frites and longing for hearty, delicious food at reasonable prices, take our advice and head to one of the city's popular Basque bistros. The French-Spanish border cuisine of France's southwest means different things to different cooks, ranging from coastal seafood to ubiquitous inland duck and ham. But you can count on big-hearted, generous portions of southwest specialties like pipérade; salt cod; all manner of cured ham; and sprinklings of France's only native hot pepper, the piment d'Espelette, a fruity and only lightly piquant red pepper designed for the delicate French palate.

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Berlin: More Literary Lesungen in Berlin

In June we reported on Berlin's unique public reading subculture, the lesungen "that are a cross between performance art, a poetry slam, and an open mic," to quote myself. These organized shows feature serious literary hobbyists and published authors vocalizing original works of various genres via readings and/or song. The venues are casual and open-minded; the performances are smart, comical, spontaneous, and unconventional.

Achtung: As I forewarned last time, these readings are in German. But even with rudimentary German skills, they're a chance to experience a unique Berlin subculture.

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