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Michael Choe believes in homeownership. He bought his first place fresh out of college. Yet these days he's doing something he never thought he would do again: renting. With a new baby, Choe, 39, and his wife badly wanted to buy a larger house. But, says Choe, "the market has gone too high too fast. Compared to owning, rent is cheap...
...headline the next day in the Edinburgh Evening News read "URE GOING TO CAUSE CHAOS," echoing the alarm of local authorities, who may be unprepared for such an influx and forced to rent portable toilets from the Continent. Live 8 downplayed the call to march, but by then faced fresh criticism - that although Paul McCartney, U2, Madonna and other rock royalty are signed up, few black performers and only one African will appear. At the press conference, one participant pronounced himself content, however. Elton John says that at the original gig in 1985, "I was pretty much a self-obsessed...
...Little Lulu, one of the greatest exemplars of cartooning for all ages and beloved by an entire postwar generation of kids, are being reprinted as a quarterly series of black-and-white collections (Vol. 4 arrives this month). The adventures of Lulu, Tubby, Alvin and the "fellers" seem as fresh and funny as they were 50 years ago. The gang gets big laughs from such absurd contrivances as Lulu's swapping her father's beloved mounted fish for a Civil War cannonball as a surprise gift. Stanley and Tripp keep Lulu as entertaining and revisitable as I Love Lucy...
...Snazzy developments?such as those around Darling Harbour and the revamped wharf district of Woolloomooloo?have become home to a plethora of fashionable new dining options. Older suburbs have also benefited from a new wave of establishments providing what Australian restaurateurs are fast winning an international reputation for: fantastically fresh food prepared with a cosmopolitan twist. Heading Down Under? Impress clients or friends by making reservations at any of these restaurants du jour...
...MANTA Chef Stefano Manfredi offers top-draw Sydney dining with an infusion of Italian flavor at this waterside haven, pictured above. Seafood, fresh from the morning's auctions at Sydney Fish Market, is the specialty, while the location?on Woolloomooloo's Finger Wharf?is a sun-dappled gem, with millionaires' yachts gliding by and views of the city's botanical gardens. A main course starts at around...