Danny Boyle talks about shooting his Dickensian quiz-show saga "Slumdog Millionaire" on the streets of Mumbai (a podcast and interview).
By Andrew O'Hehir Nov 12, 2008
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A man wakes after a brutal subway assault to a world that isn't quite right, in this brief but unputdownable summer read from the author of "The Beach."
By Scott Lamb
July 7, 2004
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In the unimpressive wake of "The Beach," a local director releases quite a different take on life in Thailand.
By Morris Dye
April 26, 2000
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Lucianne Goldberg's is monumental; Judge Jerry's is bigger than Judge Judy's; Rick Rockwell's is black-and-blue; but Muhammad Ali's is definitely the greatest of all time.
By Amy Reiter
March 10, 2000
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Thais still burning mad over DiCaprio's movie; Robert Downey Jr. has prison revelation: It's not a nice place! Bijou Phillips to Howard Stern: All rumors are true! Katie Couric's inside edition. Plus: Porn star Lolo "58F" Ferrari is called home.
By Amy Reiter
March 7, 2000
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A good nanny is hard to find -- so is a good employer. Plus: Lonely Planet writer defends guidebooks from author of "The Beach"; should celebrities' writings remain private?
Letters to the editor
February 15, 2000
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An interview with Alex Garland, bestselling and occasionally controversial author of "The Beach."
By Sue Wheat
February 11, 2000
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No phone, no lights, no motorcar -- not a single luxury! Leonardo DiCaprio and the "Trainspotting" creators can't rescue Alex Garland's trouble-in-paradise bestseller from trite moralizing.
By Stephanie Zacharek
February 11, 2000
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A slap in the face and a sock in the pants: Tom Cruise gets his Calvins in a wad over "Magnolia" fluffed-or-stuffed controversy. Plus: Papa Leo? Virginie Ledoyen denies paternity rumors in the cutest French accent.
By Amy Reiter
January 27, 2000
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Hemingway-tough or Fitzgerald-sensitive? Today's novelists scramble for a masculinity that doesn't seem fake.
By Jonathan Miles
December 2, 1999
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As he leaves Southeast Asia, our Vagabonding correspondent reflects on the evolution of the middle-class travel revolution.
By Rolf Potts
October 12, 1999
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A backpacker's quest to storm Leonardo DiCaprio's movie set ends in an epiphany that won't play in Peoria.
By Rolf Potts
February 10, 1999
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When he tries to infiltrate a movie set on a heavily guarded Thai island, Rolf Potts embarks on a rollicking post-modern travel adventure, somewhat starring Leonardo DiCaprio.
By Rolf Potts
January 30, 1999
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"Bitch" is an excerpt from Alex Garland's novel "The Beach".
By Alex Garland
February 11, 1997
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26-year-old Alex Garland, author of the harrowing novel "The Beach," talks about the quest for mystery in a world that's too well known.
By Dwight Garner
February 11, 1997
Thrill ride through a "maximum city"
"The Coma" by Alex Garland
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