Julie Jordan / People.com: FIRST LOOK: Ellen & Portia's Wedding Album — It was an evening of love, laughter, and a few tears for Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi, who exchanged personal wedding vows in front of their closest family and friends on Saturday at their home in L.A. — In an exclusive interview and photos …
Luxuriantly tressed blonde "Portia de Rossi" combined her former interest in the law with her subsequent acting career and achieved TV fame when she joined the cast of the Fox TV hit Ally McBeal in 1998. Born Mandy Rogers in Melbourne, Australia, de Rossi acted in TV commercials as a teen and modeled, but entered college to become a lawyer. She changed professions, however, when she was cast as one of the titular beauties tempting the wife of stuffy "Hugh Grant" in "John Duigan"'s comedy "Sirens" (1994). de... [more]
ALL CLEAR: Kenya's gold medal winner Brimin Kipruto, left, France's silver medal winner Mahiedine Mekhissi-Benabbad, centre, and Kenya's Richard Kipkemboi Mateelong clear an obstacle in the men’s 3000m steeplechase final at the National stadium in Beijing yesterdayPicture: GREG BAKER/AP But Kenya’s Brimin Kipruto dominates steeplechase David Isaacson in Beijing Two masters of their athletics art won gold medals on the Olympic track in Beijing yesterday, while South Africans were far behind. World champion Brimin Kipruto ensured Kenya’s dominance. . . .
Produced by Tom Hanks, written by Aaron Sorkin, and directed by Mike Nichols, this adaptation of George Crile III's incendiary bestseller tells the remarkable story of the Texas congressman whose efforts to prevent the Red Army from overtaking Afghanistan eventually led to the collapse of the Soviet Union while simultaneously fueling the rise of ra...
Reuters - The adjectives hip, chic and
fashionable are not usually used when speaking of Sears, an
American retailer better known for selling practical items like
power tools and appliances, sturdy jeans and boxy shirts.
The number of American tourists visiting Britain dropped by 120,000 in a year, British government figures showed, amid a general slowdown in the U.S. economy and a weaker dollar.
Canadians have been slow to adjust to soaring energy prices, according to a new study that reveals gasoline is guzzling a much bigger share of our incomes, in large part because of the increase in pump prices, but also because Canadians have not cut back on their driving or adjusted their commuting habits.
Pantone and the color experts at X-Rite Color Services today announced the fall schedule of the company's highly popular seminar, "Color Control Freak."
The Canadian researcher behind the stickers on prescription drug vials that warn "do not to take with grapefruit or grapefruit juice" now says people should also avoid taking their pills with orange and apple juice.
To bring this sci-fi vision of 50-pound "micro-spacecraft" and 10-pound "nano-spacecraft" to reality, scientists have now invented a razor-thin skin that can protect craft against the extreme heat and intense cold found in outer space and withstand micrometeoroids hurtling at thousands of miles per hour.
Under a conservatorship, the shares of Fannie and Freddie would be worth little or nothing, and any losses on mortgages they owned or guaranteed - which could be staggering - would be paid by American taxpayers.....