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...overseas origins of baseball or curry - the idea of exporting true Japanese craftsmanship is, indeed, revolutionary. That instinct is what led a 383-year-old Japanese brewery last year to begin offering up bottles of sake in what might be considered enemy territory. At the Wa-Bi Salon in Paris, customers can sample Fukumitsuya sake, including several varieties that will stand up well to the rich sauces of celebrity chef Dominique Bouchet, who owns the eatery. In the U.S., where imports of the rice-based spirit have doubled over the past five years, premium sakes now appear alongside wine...
...popular destination is the hair salon, where stylists shout at passersby offering a can't-miss deal: a trim, wash and blow-dry, for the unbeatable price of zero yuan. "They wrap you in," says Canadian field-hockey player Ravinder Kahlon. "They're like 'Hair! Wash!' Next thing you know I'm getting a cut." You need the right 'do for the medal stand, don't you? (And to impress that stunning Brazilian volleyball player.) Plus, too thick a coif can slow you down in the Beijing heat...
Wait, is that the lanky Utah Jazz forward and Russian basketball star Andrei Kirilenko in the chair, knees almost hitting his chin? Why, yes it is. You'll never see LeBron in the salon, since the U.S. basketball team is once again shunning the Village, opting for the comforts of Beijing's five-star InterContinental hotel. Kirilenko, who will make $15 million this season, says the Village facilitates team bonding, but he won't knock the U.S. for its élitism. "You get used to doing things a certain way," he says. "It's all right." With basketball's popularity...
Next to the salon is something called the "Environmental Information Center," a place where earnest volunteers hand out pamphlets trumpeting the green features of these Games. Shockingly enough, while the barbershop was buzzing on Wednesday evening, not a single athlete paid its well-meaning neighbor a visit. You will not hear a Hungarian judoka say to his teammate, "Great practice today, man. Gosh, I'm exhausted. Want to head down to the Environmental Information Center to unwind?" Gold trumps green in the Olympic Village...
...been able to do this partly because she's smart, partly because she's a terrific networker and mostly because she married one of L.A.'s richest lawyers. Thomas has held fund raisers for John Edwards, Barbara Boxer and Al Franken, but she's best known for running a salon called the L.A. Café out of her house. Once a month she invites people who run liberal organizations to speak in front of people who like to give money to people who run liberal organizations. I like to think that somewhere just down the street, Bo Derek is doing...