The AP brings us news today of a promising new trend in spa technology: garra rufa fish. Of course, we've covered these so-called doctor fish before, and YouTube is, uh, stocked with videos of the critters.

The flesh-eating fish first popped up in Turkey, where they'd nibble the dead skin off the feet of spa-goers. The trend then spread to Asia and even Croatia. Yvonne Hair and Nail in Alexandria, Virginia claims to be the only place you can take the plunge in the US.

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· Fish Pedicures: Carp Rid Feet of Scaly Skin [AP, via Google]
· Yvonne Hair and Nail [Official Site]
· Asian Spa Fish Feast on Flesh [Jaunted]
· Former ANTM Contestant's First-Person Review [Elyse Sewell]
· Discover For Yourself If Piranhas Get a Bad Rap [Jaunted]

The Yellow Arrow project is currently featuring two very different approaches to a capital-city tour. ‘Capitol of Punk’ goes local in America’s most bureaucratic city, tracing the dives and clubs that gave rise to the to the D.C. hardcore/punk scene, and featuring video interviews with creators like Ians MacKaye and Svenonious. ‘Connecting Berlin,’ on the other hand, maps a global, dispersed city, asking YA users from all over to submit sites in their own cities that put them in a “Berlin” frame of mind, or places actually in Berlin that seem to belong elsewhere. If you’re not already familiar with the concept, Yellow Arrow makes it possible for anyone to landmark things they like about their particular point in space, from the dumpster next to their building, to monuments already famous for less personal reasons. All users have to do is flag a location with a yellow arrow from the website, printed with a code, and then anyone who happens upon it can text that code to retrieve their voice or text message about the secret history of that spot. The arrows can also be grouped into tours that you can follow on downloadable maps and podcasts. A capital idea, indeed.

Despite a freak snowstorm in NY yesterday – it’s finally spring. And if you live in DC, spring means hordes of people gawping at the cherry blossoms, which are in bloom until April 9th. Thanks to the Post, the deskbound can partake as well.