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Renée Zellweger: At Peace In Pomfret
Special To The CourantRenée Zellweger's northeast Connecticut home is so remote, she says, people give directions like "make a left at the big tree." "When you turn your headlights out at night, it's dark," she says. "Dark-dark. They call it the Quiet Corner, or the Dark...Tags: George Clooney, Kenny Chesney, Manhattan (New York City), Texas, Jeremy Irons
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10 attractions the kids will love in London
The Dallas Morning NewsBringing kids to London? You can take them to the typical tourist attractions - if you can stand the crowds and the expense. But you can also sample some sites that Londoners prefer, which can provide their own quiet, satisfying and more affordable...Tags: Tour Operations Industry, Sculpture, Earthquakes, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Ben Stiller
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Theater season preview
Sentinel Staff WriterAmway Shakespeare Opportunity Twitter of the Shrew will be at a site to be announced. The Shakespeariment will be at the Walt Disney Amphitheater at Lake Eola Park, 101 N. Rosalind Ave., Orlando. Details: 407-792-9421. Twitter of the Shrew: Feb. 14....Tags: Fiction, Leonard Bernstein, Orange County (Virginia), Wekiva River, Anne Frank
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Think of England
The Chicago TribuneSeveral scenic walking tours take hikers through the hills and dales of England's Lake District on undemanding treks that average 6 miles per day. "England's Lake District: The Enchanted Land of Beatrix Potter" visits Potter's Hilltop Farm and Wordsworth'... -
A walk in the Lake District
Special to the TribuneSeveral scenic walking tours take hikers through the hills and dales of England's Lake District on undemanding treks that average 6 miles per day. "England's Lake District: The Enchanted Land of Beatrix Potter" visits Potter's Hilltop Farm and Wordsworth'...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Swimming, Tourism and Leisure, Hotels and Accommodations, Cruises
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Charlotte, Oscar & Co.
Where better for a writer to turn for inspiration than to reality? This is especially true of the mystery fiction micro-trend in which authors fashion real-life figures into detectives. It's tricky territory because the margin of error is so tiny. For...Tags: Police, Jack London, Fashion Trends, James Robert Thompson, Elizabeth I
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New on Video
Zap2It.comBy Jay Bobbin, Zap2it.com ++++++++++++++++++++ || || || || "WHY DID I GET MARRIED?": Tyler Perry proved himself a force at the box office again, following "Diary of a Mad Black Woman" and "Madea's Family Reunion" with this hit comedy-drama about four...Tags: Fiction, James Gray, Scott Hicks, Joaquin Phoenix, Literature
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Seafood, biscuits highlights at Victoria Gastro Pub
Sun restaurant criticCoined in the early '90s in London (and popularized in New York), the phrase "gastro pub" is supposed to suggest a place with a warm, casual publike atmosphere that offers upscale food. But even so, the name of Columbia's new restaurant, Victoria Gastro...Tags: Virginia, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Seafood and Fishing Industry, Food and Dining Culture, New York
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Send away the clowns: It's misery lite for Lane
Newsday Staff WriterNathan Lane did not start out as America's favorite wicked clown and second-generation Zero Mostel. Almost two decades ago, Lane shredded souls as the deeply conflicted South African prep-school teacher in Jon Robin Baitz's "The Film Society." A few...Tags: Celebrity, Movies, Manhattan (New York City), Alan Bates, Music Theater
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Movie Review: 'Miss Potter'
Special to Newsday"Miss Potter," about the woman christened Beatrix who created Peter Rabbit, starts with a series of mood-altering cliches: burnished wood and violins; the inert tools of a painter; the sense of lost time. Then ... the sharpening of a pencil; the...Tags: Movies, John Anderson, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson
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Beatrix's Victorian secret
LOS ANGELES TIMESOf all the words to describe Beatrix Potter, the creator of Peter Rabbit, the hedgehog Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, Jemima Puddle-Duck and numerous other furred and feathered critters, "bitchy" is not the first that comes to mind. But that is how Chris Noonan,...Tags: David Kirschner, Children, Book, Television Industry, Armed Forces
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Miss Potter
MetromixRenée Zellweger shines in the charming "Miss Potter," which sketches the life and loves of literary great Beatrix Potter, author of the beloved children's book "The Tale of Peter Rabbit." Set in early 20th Century London and England's scenic Lake...Tags: Movies, Film Festivals, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson, Renee Zellweger
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