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...expert surfers and novices alike, Noosa?s waves beckon irresistibly. Sunshine Corner offers the most consistent waves throughout the year, while the waves at Boiling Point and Tea Tree are formidable to behold, luring more experienced surfers. Meanwhile, Noosa?s reputation as a culinary mecca is another draw?its restaurants are awash with upscale visitors from Sydney and Melbourne, particularly in the high season when the chattering upper classes of Australia?s largest cities seem to relocate north en masse. Whether it?s Mediterranean-influenced cuisine on the seafront terrace of Bistro C or outstanding seafood at the ?ber-trendy...
...caves beckon. I only hope they’re well lit enough for us to read this yellowed clipping when we feel like looking back, when we want to remember that we did this with these guys...
...Warwick and Ashford and Simpson and producing small movies. Pulled into the family business in 1982 by his father and made CEO in 1994, he scored wins by pushing premium brands like Chivas Regal and Absolut, and buying and selling Tropicana for a juicy profit. But Hollywood continued to beckon. He dumped the company's safe, lucrative stake in chemical giant DuPont to buy Universal Studios' parent MCA in 1995 and recording company PolyGram...
When Henry Miller arrived in Paris in 1930, he was immediately impressed by one aspect of the French capital's street life. "Montmartre is simply lousy with whores," he noted on his first Sunday in town. "They sit in the cafés and beckon to you from the window, or bunk smack up against you in the street, and invite you to come along." You're more likely to bump into a tourist in Montmartre today, but Miller would recognize those streetwalkers in other parts of the city. After dark, the ringroad that circles Paris is dotted with very...
Will Hootenanny follow in the footsteps of its parent chain, Newbury Comics, drawing in crowds even after the Halloween fever has passed? The answer will come only with time, but for now Hootenanny remains the only store to beckon those scurrying around campus with the promise of red sweatshirts adorned with devil horns and pleasure overcoats that will keep their wearers warm as they stumble home during the wee hours of the morning...