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Born in Oxford, the son of a doctor, the lanky, blue-eyed Laurie has a knack for delivering rapid-fire diagnostic jargon. "I have a reverence for modern medicine," he says. "I'm a fan. I'm not one of those who says, 'Why can't we just chew willow bark?'" But because his biggest American role had been in 1999's Stuart Little, Laurie had to overcome a few hurdles to snag what has become a career-making part...
...domes of the upper class during the past four decades. But polo, the world's toniest contact sport, remained haughtily and expensively cloistered. No more. On weekend afternoons around the country, crowds of tailgating fans show up to watch scores of horses thunder across neatly turfed ten-acre greenswards. Willow mallets whistle--pock--as high-charging riders smack a 4-oz. white wooden ball. Brooks Fire-stone, 49, of the tire Firestones, reports, "It's no longer a social, rich man's game...
...desert. "Given the rate the desert is being gobbled up by people like us, my feeling is we need to put some back," she says, standing on her porch and pointing to the plants in her yard. "I put in native plants only--ocotillo, Arizona rosewood, desert willow, prickly pear. I start them with a little water, but soon they will survive on their...
...reduced-fat cream. Now, a stroll through its Tudor-period East Gate reveals the new, hipper breed of vendor ensconced in the centuries-old shop fronts. Green Shoes, tel: (44-1803) 864 997, cobbles to order "vegan" footwear, made from a synthetic leather called lorica. A few doors down, Willow Vegetarian Garden, tel: (44-1803) 862 205, serves mostly organic food and drink in a tasteful, rustic dining room. Nearby, small boutiques boast Japanese, British and other European designer threads, while others hawk surf and skater wear. And despite its ramshackle-sounding name, housewares retailer Tumble Home...
...greatest comeback story of the past 10 years. A decade ago, nobody wanted anything to do with it. All that stuff--swords and sorcery, dungeons and dragons--was so nerdy even science-fiction fans looked down on it. Science-fiction fans had Star Wars. Fantasy had--what? Willow...