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By Paul BestApril 16, 2025There’s something of the James Bond super-villain lair to this striking property, a one-time dairy farm sitting on 11.3 hectares out the back of historic Eumundi, a 10-minute drive from Noosa. It may be because it’s hidden away among native trees from super-spy prying eyes or perched on a hillside with a cantilevered viewing platform for eagle-eyed henchmen.

1 month ago | cato.org | Paul Best

Long rated one of the most congested cities in the world, officials tried for decades to speed up travel times for the millions of New Yorkers, commuters, and tourists who navigate the streets of the Big Apple every day. But years of wildly expensive subway expansions, bike lane deployments, and rideshare crackdowns only exposed the technocratic folly of city leaders while doing little to ease traffic.

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By Paul BestMarch 12, 2025How to buff “beige”? That was the underlying challenge Hassell faced when the international architect outfit was commissioned to revamp the original 1980 three-storey Wayne Gillespie design in the wealthy Melbourne enclave of Toorak. The late architect was something of a darling of the city’s south-east during the 1970s and ’80s, renowned for clean lines, maximising light and robust design.

2 months ago | domain.com.au | Paul Best

By Paul BestFebruary 19, 2025Build it, and they will come could very well have been the mantra whispered into the ear of meditation teacher Gary Gorrow, who, having moved to Byron, found a lack of wellness retreats in the shire. “I decided I’d create my own sanctuary,” he recalls. He built a modern 10-bedroom residence and a separate yoga dome surrounded by forest and views, from where he ran retreats based on Vedic meditation and mindfulness.

Dec 18, 2024 | theage.com.au | Paul Best

Expect dishes influenced by artist Yayoi Kusama’s polka dots and dancing pumpkins during the chef’s eight-week stint at NGV Garden Restaurant. , register or subscribe to save recipes for later. You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Martin Benn is back in Melbourne after a three-year absence. And back, it should be noted, to his artful best.