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...best food in the city (its mouth-watering fried chicken is served with the house salad), and music at the Maple Leaf Bar next door. Don't expect to lounge at the Maple Leaf; it's packed by 11 on most nights. But if favorites like the Rebirth Brass Band, a group of ex--street musicians, are playing, you'll be dancing anyway...
...Recent shows have included a Romanian Gypsy brass band, the British punk band Toy Dolls and a Peking opera performance. When the shows end, DJs spin in Akropolis' basement bars. There is also a restaurant, a caf? and a picture gallery. But there is another reason to visit the club: Frantisek Skala, an eccentric Czech salvage artist, designed the club's labyrinthine interiors. A perfectionist who rarely exhibits, Skala spent five years outfitting Akropolis with his eclectic vision that examines the mystery in ordinary objects and spaces...
...engagement. That's code for what U.S. soldiers are allowed to do on the battlefield, and it's never simple. So when troops prepped for the invasion of Fallujah, a city filled with rebels without uniforms, their commanders warned them they could shoot only armed men. But the brass also told them they could shoot first and ask questions later. Maddeningly, both orders made sense, depending, as the worn caveat goes, on the circumstances...
...spires. But fans of alternative culture have far fewer options, despite Prague's freewheeling, bohemian reputation. Luckily, they can always find refuge in the Zizkov quarter's Palac Akropolis - an edgy, independent club featuring international music, multimedia projects and experimental theater. Recent shows have included a Romanian Gypsy brass band, the British punk band Toy Dolls and a Peking opera performance. Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born In-flight...
...need the draft?" [OCT. 18] missed one point about why politicians and the military would resist the reinstatement of any draft. The all volunteer military works to the government's advantage. To bring back the draft would give ordinary citizens more of a say-so in Pentagon affairs. The brass don't want this. As things now stand, the conduct of the military isn't considered to be the business of the average citizen. It is assumed civilians don't sufficiently understand the true meaning of service in the armed forces. That may be the case...