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...dining beneath centuries-old camphor trees while gazing at the stars (smog permitting). The menu is European, seasonal and surprisingly affordable (the much touted Mary's Lamb, served with creamy mashed potatoes, sells for a little over $10). Open from 7 a.m., a FuturePerfect is also locally famous for the opulence of its breakfasts - just the thing to set you up for a day's business or (as is just as likely, given the current vibrancy of Shanghai nightlife) to send you home after a night's wassail. Reservations can be made...
...have to be single to participate, but the tour does celebrate the single life to the max. You can sit on the stoop of Carrie's apartment building, enjoy one of Miranda's beloved cupcakes (from the same bakery featured in the show) and see other singles haunts made famous by the series. Taking at least three hours to complete, the excursion departs twice daily (three times per day on weekends) and costs $36. Visit screentours.com for details...
...Monument bus-stop wreckage for possible bomb components, collecting and photographing a handful of nails, a metal wristwatch band and twisted chunks of metal. After watching the police comb for evidence, German tourist Irina Martin said she was heading back to her hotel instead of going to Bangkok's famous New Year's countdown at the Central World shopping mall complex, as she had originally planned. "I heard rumors from other people that there might be more explosions at midnight," said the kindergarten teacher from Hamburg. "It's not worth going, just for a party...
...think there's been kind of a carnivalization of protests, that occurred in the late ?90s and continues, especially among what are called the anti-globalization protesters. If you look at the 1999 Seattle protests, there was a tremendous amount of costuming, the famous "turtle suits" worn by the environmentalists, as well as music. I went a rally in Brazil in 2004. It was fascinating - people came with their drums, and some people had face paint on, like they might at a soccer game. People were dancing in the streets...
...face of it, the Washington Capital Area Historical Autograph and Manuscript Show seemed like many such shows held around the country each year. Some 20 top dealers gathered at an Alexandria, Va., hotel on Dec. 9 to peddle thousands of autographs, letters and official papers of the famous - many of the more expensive items locked in glass cases. But among the customers wandering through the exhibits this time were two investigators from the National Archives. They passed out brochures on how to spot historical documents stolen from the government and chatted with the dealers to let them know that...