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Wordless Wednesday: Lady Boys of Bangkok Hit the Fringe Festival

Wednesday August 6, 2008

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the biggest, craziest arts celebration, is off to another blazing start. The Lady Boys of Bangkok return for a tenth year, making them one of the longest-running cabaret acts among the 18,000 artists in the marathon, month-long celebration.

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