The hidden city
21.07.2010, 16:45
Parisians have always valued secrecy, says Andrew Hussey, and by the mid-18th century the city was home to numerous secret societies of occultists, pagans, neo-Gnostics, Freemasons, and the devil knows what else besides. ("It is well known that Satan visits Paris often," observed one 16th-century priest.)
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This clandestine activity was still going strong in 1935, when the writer Georges Bataille and the artist André Masson formed a secret society called Acéphale. Bataille secretly hoped that one of the group's members would one day volunteer to let him kill them as a human sacrifice, but, selfishly, not one of them did.
Tourism Officials Try To Reintroduce Orlando
18.07.2010, 08:23
Tourism has defined this town since the moment Walt Disney World opened its doors in 1971.
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But these days, fewer American families outside Florida think of Orlando as a "must-see" spot to take the kids, and fewer aspire to visit. To combat slowing visitor growth, tourism officials are launching their biggest marketing effort to date: a $25 million push that will put Orlando on national television for the first time, and -- they hope -- re-energize the city like Las Vegas' "What Happens Here Stays Here" campaign.
King City couple are heading to Golf Hall of Fame by train
15.07.2010, 10:17
Carmen and Neil Klenz of King City plan to visit the Golf Hall of Fame in St. Augustine, Fla., but they don't want to miss seeing the rest of the country on the way. No blur at 30,000 feet for them.
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They'd like to take the long and scenic route by train, at least one way. They'll use frequent-flier miles on Alaska Airlines to return.
Newcastle go for Beckham
03.07.2010, 15:55
David Beckham has held talks with Newcastle chairman Freddy Shepherd about a sensational return to English football.
On the day Newcastle discovered they will lose Michael Owen for a year, it emerged that Shepherd met the Beckhams at Claridge's hotel in London.
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Sportsmail's exclusive pictures show Victoria and Shepherd leaving the hotel, where the meeting took place.
EU opens Universal-BMG antitrust probe
11.04.2010, 17:37
EU regulators on Friday opened an antitrust probe of Universal Music Group's plans to buy BMG Music Publishing for about $2.1 billion, saying the deal could damage "the already concentrated music publishing market."
Akciós szállás, akciós szálláshelyek
Officials in Brussels announced they would issue a final decision on whether to block or allow the deal by April 27.
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