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...touch of heartfelt reality. But enough of Curtis' other lovably crazed characters do succeed in finding love in all the unlikely places that you leave the theater with your heart humming happily. He has his dark--well, darkish--side under control. Which is to say that he is an Englishman, well practiced in masking pain and absurdity and descents into sheer goofiness with mannerly behavior, sly irony and stiff upper lips. Don't get me wrong: Love Actually is not a black or even a particularly bleak comedy. But it does remind us--sometimes with a winning, unpolished awkwardness--that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Movies: Sweet Agonies Of Affection | 11/3/2003 | See Source »

...murky bottom of Scotland's fabled Loch Ness, dauntless Englishman LLOYD SCOTT walked 26 miles over 12 days to raise money for children with leukemia. When Scott, 41, a leukemia survivor, finally emerged from the water wearing his antique diving suit and 40lb. helmet, he appeared as peculiar as anything ever rumored to be lurking there...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Performance of the Week | 10/20/2003 | See Source »

...task seemed lofty, but Lingman rose to the occasion, defeating the Englishman in straight sets, 6-4, 6-3, to advance to the round...

Author: By Alex Mcphillips, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Athlete of the Week: Lingman Comes Up Aces | 10/15/2003 | See Source »

...hectare estate is even older?previous occupants have included Queen Elizabeth I and King Charles I, who was kept prisoner there by the Scots in 1647. It was Stoke Park that moved 17th century politician Sir Edward Coke to utter that famous line: "An Englishman's home is his castle." For a few hours, it can be your castle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Best Airport Lounge | 10/13/2003 | See Source »

...hectare estate is even older - previous occupants have included Queen Elizabeth I and King Charles I, who was kept prisoner there by the Scots in 1647. It was Stoke Park that moved 17th century politician Sir Edward Coke to utter that famous line: "An Englishman's home is his castle." For a few hours, it can be your castle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Best Airport Lounge | 10/12/2003 | See Source »

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