While Hobbit actor Martin Freeman is earning millions, his long-time partner Amanda Abbington has declared herself bankrupt.
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Mila’s charming interview
Mila Kunis’ charm and a young reporter’s apparent naivete have turned a routine movie plug into a viral hit. BBC correspondent Chris Stark, 25, admits to being terrified when interviewing the actress on a promotional tour for her upcoming film Oz the Great and Powerful
Keating makes his acting debut
Ronan Keating admits he is a little on edge. “I’m scared, I’m nervous,” the 35-year-old Irish singer says of his acting debut in the movie Goddess, which opens in Australia March 14.
Size Matters, Even in Space
Astronomers have used all sorts of tricks over the years to try to convey the mind-boggling scale of the universe to us ordinary folks.
Cars 2 at the Box Office: Pixcar or Ishcar?
The critics reacted like heartbroken suitors, but Pixar’s Cars 2 got its motor running at about the same pace of the 2006 original. The G-rated sequel earned $68 million, according to early estimates, to win the weekend at the North American box office, while the R-rated Bad Teacher stormed into second place with $31 million
How the Best Got Better: The Game Of Risk
For a glimpse into the greatness of Tiger Woods, look past his runaway victory in the British Open at St.
Bidding Adieu to France
Re “Why they leave France” [April 16]: There is a typically French disease that prompts citizens to overcriticize the country. Those judgments are, most of the time, merciless and exaggerated
Technology: Magnetic Metalworking
In their elegant laboratories near La Jolla, Calif., General Dynamics scientists are doggedly attacking a difficult problem: how to extract controlled power from hydrogen fusion. The pay off for their work is hidden in the future, but the powerful magnetic fields they have built to hold reacting hydrogen gas at 100 million degrees has already yielded a valuable practical “fallout.” Those same magnetic forces used on a smaller scale have proved remarkably versatile for shaping metal.Swift Action.
Long-Distance Calling
You’d expect the headquarters of Telenor, Norway’s biggest telecom company, to reflect at least some of its Scandinavian side. Sure enough, meeting rooms are furnished with wooden floors, sleek tables and angular armchairs; there’s even a breathtaking view of the Oslo Fjord.
Shipping with the Enemy: An Israeli Company Deals with Iran
Somehow, it fell to the United States to censure an Israeli shipping company for doing business with Iran.