THE future president of China, Xi Jinping, recalled seeing the Cliffs of Moher in a 'Harry Potter' film as he visited the world-famous beauty spot on a glorious day -- and promised to send more tourists to the west coast.Even the wind died down for Mr Xi

If you’re the sort of rock-dweller who has remained blissfully clueless about the Harry Potter phenomenon, but now you’re feeling left out and want to catch up, you could do no better than to see Potted Potter. This cheerfully daft U.K. import, now at th

While some college students look at a bottle of booze and see a night of partying, Simon Blatz sees a multimillion-dollar business. By the time the University of Oregon student turned 21 — and could drink legally in Oregon — he was on his way to establis

As a Nation reader you’re probably a good proxy for the liberal mind. If someone asked what issues obsess liberals, what would you say? Economic inequality? Combating climate change? Whatever your answer, I doubt it’s “multiculturalism,” which—much like

Jessie Cave, best known for her role as Lavender Brown in the Harry Potter films "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Parts 1 and 2," is to play the title role in a new London production of J.M. Barrie's cla

I’ve got a little secret for you. Lean closer… closer… You listening? OK, here it is: Brown butter is magic. Melt a dab of butter in a frying pan and keep going until the sizzling stops and the milk solids darken—you’ve just made a five-minute potion tha

Allison Janney and Tony Shaloub are in final negotiations to star in Greg Daniels's new Britcom adaptation Friday Night Dinner, sources close to the show confirm. That would make a collective twelve Emmys between the two of the stars and the showrunner,

HE HAS been quick to shake off his Harry Potter alter ego with dramatically different roles, but can Daniel Radcliffe ever truly escape the boy wizard? AT 22, Daniel Radcliffe is feeling his age. “Let me see if I can get something to crack for you,” he s

February 06, 2012 — The young actor gets honest about shooting scenes from Harry Potter while still drunk from the night before. Child celebrities and substance abuse could go together like green eggs and Hennessey. The stress of the spotlight, the loss

Everyone's favorite boy wizard has made a startling confession: He sometimes acted in Harry Potter scenes drunk. "I went into work still drunk," Daniel Radcliffe tells Heatmagazine. "I can point to many scenes where I'm just gone. Dead behind the eyes."

From ANI London, Feb 4: Daniel Radcliffe has confessed to being drunk while shooting for Harry Potter scenes as his drinking went out of control. Radcliffe, who turned teetotaler in 2010, admitted his nightly drinking sessions became such a problem that

Daniel doesn’t specify exactly which scenes he’s referring to, but has discussed in the past how his drinking ramped up during the filming of 2009′s Harry Potter and The Half-Blood Prince. “I became so reliant on [alcohol] to enjoy stuff. There were a fe

In a bombshell interview with Britain's Heat magazine, the 22-year-old actor said he often consumed so much whisky that he'd arrive on the set of "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" still drunk. "I have a very addictive personality," Radcliffe told

"The Woman in Black" haunts theaters this weekend, promising to deliver a brand new side of Daniel Radcliffe that even his "Equus" fans have yet to see. Of course, we've seen Radcliffe battle the supernatural before. Eight times before, in fact. Indeed,

Daniel Radcliffe has transitioned from boy wizard to haunted widower in his first film since the "Harry Potter" franchise came to an end last fall. Radcliffe is set to appear in "The Woman in Black," which hits theaters on February 3. In the film, the ac

Playing the schoolboy wizard has brought Radcliffe fame and fortune, but he is aware that his star could wane. “I’m not going to be as in demand as I am now for ever,” he said. “There will be some people - not everyone - who will want to dismiss us as ‘c

He describes production assistant Rosie Coker as the "nice half of my brain", always there to inspire him when the doubts creep in. The couple worked together on new movie The Woman In Black, which has its world premiere in London tonight. Daniel, 22, ha

The “APPLE DOOOOMED” articles keep rolling in, like clowns out of a vintage Volkswagen Bug. It seems it had been at least a little while since we’d heard how Apple was “evil”, though. But flip that number back to zero on the big board because Apple’s “ev

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