Thursday, January 01, 2009

Beautiful and authentic Qianlong Emperor's Retirement Palace restored in Beijing -- from New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2008/12/31/arts/design/20090101_FORBIDDEN_index.html

Nothing like the stupid and downright destructive "restorations" done by the junta in Bagan (spelled "Pagan" before) in Burma --

ICE arrests Iranian-Amercian in MD walking his dog.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/2025/08/03/immigration-arrests-third-country-removals/?utm_source=newsshowcase&utm_medium=gne...