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 --

James Talarico on SNL.

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/tv/james-talarico-kicks-off-snl-rcna608071?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us