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Although he led Talking Heads for 15 years, vocalist David Byrne never confined his artistic interests to the band's postpunk milieu. Well before the official breakup of the highly influential group in 1991, Byrne[an error occurred while processing this directive] dabbled in writing scores for theater, film and ballet, and directed a documentary about Brazil's candomblé religion. Since then, his work has embraced public art, sound installations, sculpture, drawing and - somewhat implausibly for the man who co-wrote the underground anthem Psycho Killer - embroidery. It therefore comes as no surprise to learn that Byrne is also...
...Bangkok. But how about a puffy frock à la Christian Lacroix, or a floor-length silk robe that looks like a find from a Parisian vintage shop? Bangkok has been undergoing a fashion renaissance - but most travelers still don't realize it's home to a coterie[an error occurred while processing this directive] of young, forward-minded designers who are happy to whip up specially tailored creations. Here are three addresses certain to please any style hound hungering for something unique. ENLEVER SES VETEMENTS: Despite its name (take off their clothes in French), this menswear shop...
Among the highlights of the Grand Hyatt Singapore's recently completed renovations are three superchic presidential suites, adding to the choice of top-end berths in the Lion City. Perched high above the throngs of Orchard Road, these[an error occurred while processing this directive] palatial aeries can be expanded from one to four bedrooms if you're traveling with an entourage of, say, Cabinet Ministers, groupies or bodyguards. The suites were conceived by Santa Monica?based architect and designer Beatrice Girelli to a contemporary brief - furnishings are deliberately understated, and the color palette kept to a soothing selection...
Shanghai is lauded as China's most sophisticated destination. Beijing is painted with a less glamorous brush. One is a booming metropolis where fashionistas sip mint juleps while overlooking the Bund.[an error occurred while processing this directive] The other is a gritty city where malcontent punks swig beer in spit-and-sawdust dives. Or so we're led to believe. But with the 2008 Olympic Games less than two years away, Beijing is undergoing a maniacal makeover - nowhere more brazen than in the city's wining-and-dining scene. With its army of foreign Mandarin students, Beijing has traditionally...
...Harvard PINs are stored in a cryptographic hash and cannot be decrypted even by the system manager. And as for credit card numbers, one card issuer, Harvard University Employees Credit Union, guarantees that it stops all abnormal transactions for one card. There’s not much room for error here, says employee Jose M. Flores, unless someone fails to report purchases that he or she didn’t make. In sum, Harvard may not be safe for its students’ long distance relationships, but it certainly is for their identities...