THOUGH the Japantown area of San Francisco has remained largely static since the 1970s — stretches of concrete, blocky mini-malls and lots of sushi restaurants — a new wave of Japanese popular culture, from monster movies to Lolita dresses, has hit the area, thanks to the recent arrival of New People, a five-level, glass-walled, 20,000-square-foot shrine to all things Japanese. Opened last Read more
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Mixing It Up in Copenhagen
IN a beer-loving city like Copenhagen, long ruled by the twin empires of Carlsberg and Tuborg, it wasn’t easy for Gromit Eduardsen, a British mixologist and proud “cocktail geek” who moved to the city in 2000, to introduce his trade. The very idea of a professional, full-time drink mixer, he says, was impossible for most of his customers to grasp. “If you were behind a bar then, people Read more
Direct tv, the best tv satellite tv provider
I am sure that you know direct tv is. You see, direct tv is one of the best satellite tv providers. Direct tv have great cable tv offers. Beside, direct tv is found the first time in 1994. And today you can find that there so many subscribers now. There are so many people sign up to be direct tv subscriber every day. Then no wonder direct tv become a successful company. There are several Read more
The Thrill of Harry Potter Rides On
Travel Deals – DID my homework before being dispatched to check out the new Wizarding World of Harry Potter attraction at the Universal Orlando Resort. Knew I’d be drinking some butterbeer. Knew I’d be talked at by paintings and have my mind blown by a high-tech ride. Did not, however, know that I’d be nearly trampled to death by a mob of post-Potter depressives. Early on the Read more