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...story of Beatrix Potter, she of Peter Rabbit and dozens of other much loved children's books. When we meet her, she is a superannuated virgin, living with her well-to-do parents, writing about her "friends," the woodland creatures. She claims to talk to them, which may account for some of the twitchiness that occasionally mars Renée Zellweger's performance in the title role. Potter, however, is made of willful stuff. She finds a publisher (Ewan McGregor) for her books, falls in love with him, achieves best-sellerdom and, in this telling of her life, status...
...cracked to come out of their shells. Nicholas buries his head between his knees; and Suzy, interviewed on the lawn of her father's 4,000-acre estate in Scotland, is so uncommunicative that the camera moves away from her to see her pet retriever fetch a dead rabbit. Even Tony, who usually loves the limelight, sounds curt and ungiving...
...least to some, to prove his point. No editorialist could express frustration with him for initiating the row without condemning the subsequent carnage--and a good many decided his only fault was in speaking truth. Says a high-ranking Western diplomat in Rome: "It was time to let the rabbit out of the can, and he did. I admire his courage. Part of the Koran lends itself to being shanghaied by terrorists, and he can do what politicians can't." In late October, Benedict received a different kind of validation in an open "Your Holiness" letter from...
Physics concentrators, forgive me if I mangle this explanation: “rabbit holes,†as postulated by physicists, are short-cuts through the fabric of space-time that take us to other versions of this universe. At the denouement of David Lindsay-Abaire’s play “Rabbit Hole,†the bereaved mother at the center of the play finds unexpected comfort in the concept of alternative realities, that perhaps “this is just the sad version of us.â€Audience members may also find comfort...
...refuge in underground restaurants arranged by groups like the Oakland, Calif., outfit Ghetto Gourmet. You pay online, show up at someone's house and sit next to strangers while an off-duty chef prepares a fixed menu of whatever surreal creations he or she has always wanted to try: rabbit adobo, fried grasshoppers, Brie ice cream. It's like a salon for people who don't read...