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 --

Oedipus the King with Christopher Plummer--

https://www.google.com/search?q=movie+version+Oedipus+Rex&sca_esv=14507766f32efae7&sxsrf=AE3TifM-A82Ct0OSW7CU3Yjz9C_ImSMZCQ%3A176222...