Sex And The City sparks new drink craze

sex and the city's sarah jessica parker and kim cattrall have sparked a new drink craze across america, after an emotional season finale on sunday evening. in the surprising episode, parker's character, carrie, accepts a marriage proposal, and she and cattrall's character samantha get together for a celebratory cocktail. but rather than going for the usual cosmopolitan cocktail, brazen samantha leans across the bar and demands 'two rubies'.ever since the episode, america's cosmopolitan drinkers have been making the switch to the red cocktail made of rhubarb-infused finlandia, cane syrup and fresh lime. one los angeles barman says, "it's only been two days since the show but the demand has been amazing. we've had to put in extra orders for finlandia vodka. it's so funny how much power a show can have. all the ladies have been loyally drinking cosmos, but the tide is turning." pierce funds tibetan school pierce brosnan will open a vocational school in kathmandu for tibetans in exile with the money raised from coverage of his wedding to keely shaye smith. brosnan visited and travelled with the dalai lama in northern india last september when he was struck by the need for such an establishment. he says, "i was touched by the tibetan people and the culture which is surviving under great duress. it is a vocational school for young men which teaches them a variety of practical skills such as metalwork, so they can make and sell products that people need."pierce also explains the economics of building the school. he says, "i was introduced to the wonderful minister of education. she showed me all the plans for this school and explained they would need $400,000 to build it. i decided i wanted to raise the funding to build this school within a year and, through various generous-hearted men and women we know and from proceeds from articles such as the coverage of our wedding, we're close to our goal."