Word: queens
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...perhaps one element of the film that might have appealed to young and old alike: the development of Portman and Bateman’s flirty tension into something more. Kids love cute couples, and adults would enjoy observing the chemistry between the “Star Wars” queen and the “Arrested Development” golden boy. As it is, the romantic overtones don’t amount to much; besides cliché, the movie doesn’t either...
...next week and will probably take its place in the pantheon of profitable fantasy franchises that includes The Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia and Harry Potter. But the most striking fact about Pullman's work is that his characters aren't fighting Sauron or the White Queen or Voldemort. Their enemy is the Christian church...
...change appetites, and attitudes. As Europeans develop a taste for other peoples' cuisine, they are asking why billions of euros should be funneled to their own farmers, particularly when the biggest recipients of Europe's largesse are not honest yeomen toiling to make ends meet, but rich landowners like Queen Elizabeth and Prince Charles...
...Bennelong hub of Eastwood mall, constituents say they are enthralled by the ever-smiling McKew. "She's like a beauty queen," says Paul Besson, 57, who admits his dislike of Howard is so strong that "I would vote for Maxine even if she had a forked tail." An art promoter who asks to be identified only as Peter says he's voted for Howard in the past but not at the last election of 2004, and he won't be this time. While most politicians are loose with the truth, Peter says, Howard's dishonesty extends to matters...
...more famous comments you made to an NBA official landed you a shift scooping ice cream at Dairy Queen. How was it? -Terrell Reynolds, Scottsdale, Ariz.I would never ask somebody to do a job I wouldn't do myself. Everybody's job is important. So when Dairy Queen asked me if I wanted to come work for a day, I was like, 'Wow, that would be a blast!' I love blizzards-I probably eat too much of them, so I went out there and hung out with the people. Little did I know there would be lines more than...