“I wasn’t trying to beat Star Wars,” said director Irvin Kershner, who died Nov.
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Size Matters, Even in Space
Astronomers have used all sorts of tricks over the years to try to convey the mind-boggling scale of the universe to us ordinary folks.
Japanese Scientists Build a Perfect (and Fake) Pop Star
Eguchi Aimi is your typical Japanese pop star: perfect skin, high-pitched girlish voice, lithe figure, and a team of computer designers, photographers, and other pop stars artificially constructing her every movement. You read that correctly.
August Sonata
TITLE: THE BEST INTENTIONS DIRECTOR: BILLE AUGUST WRITER: INGMAR BERGMAN THE BOTTOM LINE: Bergman’s back and Bille’s got him, for a handsome soap opera with a radiant star performance.
Exclusive: On the Set of the New Muppets Movie
I’m not sure whether the vibe is coming from the Muppets or from Jason Segel, but everyone is really happy on this set.
The Empire Strikes Back!
And so does George Lucas in the second of his Star Wars epics Well, it took them long enough, but here they come. All the old friends and some favorite enimies have returned to brighten up this unhappy spring.
Habitable Zone for Exoplanets Bigger than Believed
Planet hunting is by far the hottest area of astronomy these days, and just about everyone who’s in on the search is looking for the same thing: a distant world where life could exist, at least in theory.
Essay: Guarding History
The five flagpoles that stand in front of the Star Ferry terminal at the tip of the Kowloon peninsula in Hong Kong have long been a popular meeting place. It was at this familiar spot 20 years ago that democracy advocates sold commemorative items to raise money for the victims of the June 4 crackdown at Beijing’s Tiananmen Square
Jackson family lawyer hints at ‘new evidence’ in battle for estate
Katherine Jackson’s battle for control of her pop star son’s estate is about to take a “new direction” based on “new evidence” uncovered by the family, a Jackson family lawyer said.
Hulk Hogan says he considered suicide after breakup
Wrestling legend and reality TV star Hulk Hogan reveals in a new book that he would have committed suicide were it not for a surprise phone call, according to a story in the New York Daily News.