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...Harry Potter films have given you a chance to work with an extraordinary number of British acting royalty. Which ones have had the greatest effect on you? - Frank Hibrant, Cincinnati, Ohio The two that have had the biggest effect on me would be Gary Oldman, who I became very close to, and Imelda Staunton. They're both wonderful people and wonderful actors...
...pastel cottages, pink sandy beaches and an iridescent, turquoise ocean - and you realize that Bermuda has a way of waking up the senses even as it quiets the mind. It is a true retreat to a sophisticated yet simple way of life, shared by a welcoming people who combine British reserve with considerable island warmth...
Another affordable way to visit Bermuda is by boat. Several cruise lines are offering big bargains this summer: Norwegian Cruise Line has a seven-day cruise from Baltimore starting at $579; it docks for three nights at the colonial village of St. George, which was the first permanent British settlement in Bermuda and is today a UNESCO World Heritage site. Similar cruises from Boston or New York City start at $749. Royal Caribbean has a five-day cruise from Baltimore, with two nights at King's Wharf, for $699 per person. (See classic pictures of the beach on LIFE.com...
Travelers like the erudite British naturalist Redmond O'Hanlon used to come to these parts in search of untouched rainforest and unadulterated indigenous life. His Into the Heart of Borneo recounts a 1983 attempt, with poet pal James Fenton, to "rediscover" the Borneo rhinoceros near Sarawak's mountainous border with Indonesia. O'Hanlon describes wild dance parties at Dayak longhouses, fueled by gallons of tuak, a potent milky rice wine, and enthuses about jaw-dropping tangles of tropical growth along the Rajang and its watery veins, some walled in by lush, 200-ft.-high (60 m) tree canopies...
With this same rationale, I will continue to favor critical evaluations over positive ones, because to be consistently positive is to accept flaws as inevitable. The British may be a little extreme, but our constant disapproval means we never miss an opportunity to progress...