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A young mother has revealed how she turned the thought of running a pizza shop into an $8million business that has seen its revenue double since the pandemic began. Before becoming a parent Tara Solberg was a 26-year-old graphic designer for surf brand Ocean and Earth who was considering taking over a pizzeria on the NSW South Coast. But turned off by the idea of spending hours chopping up vegetables, she and her husband Danny, then a work colleague, instead turned their minds to homewares and set up Few and Far in 2009. A visit to specialty homes store at Melrose, Los Angeles, a year earlier convinced them there was a market for one-of-kind furniture and antiques in Australia. Young mother Tara Solberg has revealed how she turned the thought of running a pizza shop into an $8million business that has seen its revenue double since the pandemic They bought a rundown store at Huskisson, and borrowed $80,000 from her parents to do some renovations with help from her builder father. Unabl

Director Paul Verhoeven has predicted outrage in the US over his 'religiously sinful' new lesbian 'nunsploitation' film Benedetta. Verhoeven - who broke the 'barrier of decency' in mainstream movies with his leg-crossing scene in Basic Instinct - says he doesn't think Benedetta 'will be scandalous, at least not in Western Europe'.  The film is the story of a 17th century French nun who embarks upon an affair with another sister.  It contains scenes of lesbian sex, self-flagellation, nun- on-nun kissing and nudity and a dream sequence where the main character makes out with Jesus.   But the iconic director fears it could face backlash in the conservative US, where there is more 'puritanism', he said. Director Paul Verhoeven has predicted outrage in the US over his 'religiously sinful and absurdist' new 'nunsploitation film' Benedetta   Verhoeven (pictured at Cannes) - who broke the 'barrier of decency' in mainstream m

Richard Branson's daughter Holly says she 'hasn't left dad's side' for days as she eagerly anticipates his blast off into space aboard Sunday's historic Virgin Galactic flight.  The 39-year-old, an executive at Virgin, reflected on her father's love of exploration in a tweet posted one day before lift-off.   She wrote: 'I haven't left Dad's side the last few days! It's bringing back so many memories of his ballooning adventures when I would follow him around like a puppy for weeks before a trip! Now I'm doing it all over again, and Etta is doing the same!'  Holly Branson, a 39-year-old executive at Virgin, reflected on her father's love of exploration in a tweet posted one day before lift-off Holly is the eldest child of Richard Branson and his wife Joan. The University College London graduate worked as a junior doctor for Britain's National Health Service before joining the Virgin Group in 2008.  Sir Richard will fly to the e