A recent episode about The Golden Girls evades simple explanations for the show's grip on the queer imagination it explores the historical and cultural forces driving its appeal in a way that's anything but NPR monotone, and ends with a heart-wrenching story from Rufus Wainwright about meeting Bea Arthur at a gay bear resort.
Because we four families were living it up at Bear Creek Resort in Macungie, Pennsylvania, and guys in bear suits were just one of the fun surprises the resort had in store.
Melting sea ice has led to a spike in polar bear sightings in the town of Churchill, Manitoba, while scientists say the starving bears are resorting to risky and atypical behaviour, such as cannibalism and wandering far inland in search of food.
Shooting a bear is a last resort, but bears can be dangerous, and the safety of passengers is the first priority.
Recreational facilities abound in the area, and include a golf course, a pool, a stationary bicycle, a moving sidewalk, a rotating restaurant, a dancing bear, a lost resort, a two-way mirror, and a pain in the ass.
As the country waits for officials to identify the body found near Big Bear Lake, a resort town outside of Los Angeles, the conspiracy theories that have been swirling about the accused cop-killer's saga have reached a fever pitch.
"Pauline at the Beach," a romance set at a Normandy resort town, bears overtones of Henry James: it pivots on the fifteen-year-old title character's view of her adult cousin (Arielle Dombasle), who, in turn, is looking out for her young ward.
On top of dozens of unique wilderness experiences (grizzly bear watching anyone?), the resort boasts out-of-this-world glamping thanks to giant white canvas tents furnished with wood stoves, oil lamps, and antique furniture.
Even in a bear economy, Vail Resorts has sold all of the 200 social memberships at its Vail Mountain Club, which include initiation deposits of $150,000.
Valle Nevado, the closest resort to Santiago, bears a startling resemblance to Les Arcs.
