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...capital's boho-and-backpack mecca, the Pass By, tel: (86-10) 8403 8004. But what it lacks in keg care, it more than makes up for in setting and service. Nestled in a lane off Ping'an Dadao near the central lakes, the intimate courtyard bar and caf? offers a smoke-free wing, a carpeted loft and a sunny patio. The owner's pet pig makes the rounds between the Tibetan-chic d?cor with a knowing smirk on its snout...
...Japanese theatrical form originated by troupes of itinerant artists and prostitutes?the 30-year-old actor has managed over the past year to convert his tradition-tempered stylishness into modern star power through a series of spectacularly successful film and TV roles. Sipping cranberry juice in a Tokyo caf? before a performance, dressed in a silk summer jacket and jeans accessorized with a Beastie Boys cap and an oversize black-skull ring, he explains his crossover appeal with a mischievous analogy: "The original Kabuki actors had a real punk attitude. It was the rock music of the Edo period...
...Like a lot of Australians, visiting Noosa is a happy habit I formed as a teenage surfer?long before the town saw its first vegetarian caf? or yoga workshop. I would chase the waves north to the place where Pacific swells are transmuted into perfect point breaks along the many headlands and bays. Over the years, my occasional sojourns have become more frequent and are getting longer. To my mind, time spent in a beachfront apartment here should meet anybody?s definition of bliss...
...graduated with an arts degree, then later moved to Guangzhou, landing a job as a graphic designer and the chance to make a home in new China's glittering boomtown. But three weeks into his new life, Sun's luck ran out. On his way to an Internet caf?, he was stopped by police and asked for his ID. When Sun said he had left it at home, the police took him to a nearby station. By the next day when his boss and friends showed up with the necessary papers, Sun had been transferred to a detention center...
When John Edwards succumbed to lung cancer two weeks ago at the age of 53, his acquaintances in the sleazy Thai beach resort of Pattaya remembered him fondly. "John Edwards was down to earth, genuine and loyal to his friends," says Ian Read, owner of Le Caf? Royale, a piano bar in a Pattaya strip known as Boyz Town where Edwards was well known...