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...that detailed his romance (now ended) with Star Wars' Natalie Portman, you probably haven't noticed García Bernal. But if you saw him on screen or in person, you'd pay attention. He has the face of a streetwise seraph--luscious lips that break into a mile-wide, million-dollar smile; green eyes sending out searchlights to communicate with the stranger across from him; a gentle intensity that turns a conversation into a blend of confession and first date. All this has caught the eye of some of the world's sharpest directors. "I think that Gael...
...consumers, it's clear that merger mania means opportunity for stock pickers savvy enough to bet on the next bank to get scooped up. When word of a takeover gets out, shareholders almost always see a pop in stock price. "Who is the next to go? That's the million-dollar question," says John McCune, research director at SNL Financial in Charlottesville...
DIED. ALEXANDRA SCOTT, 8, spunky young cancer patient whose front-yard lemonade stand grew to a national, million-dollar charity research fund; of cancer of the nervous system; in Philadelphia...
...happier times for actors--when the ones with hit shows could band together and demand sky-high salaries from their networks. TV actors JORJA FOX and GEORGE EADS, longtime supporting-cast members of CBS's No. 1--rated drama, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, must have been clinging to that million-dollar dream when they recently asked the network for bumps in their pay. Eads never arrived on the set the first day of filming, despite having signed a letter promising CBS that he would show up for work, whereas Fox failed to sign the letter altogether. The network...
...other cultures and acquire early on a commitment to serious public service. His detractors tell the story of an effete snob who "looks French" and can't possibly understand the concerns of average Americans. An ad by the conservative group Citizens United mocked Kerry for his $75 haircuts and million-dollar yacht and closed on this note: "Another rich, liberal elitist from Massachusetts who claims he's a 'man of the people' ... Priceless...