Rodent Regatta

Actors who worked on The Lord of the Rings report that New Zealand is the most beautiful place they’ve ever seen. If you had to travel there to prevent a visa violation, where would you go for a 2-day trip? What’s most striking to see?

British Actor Deported. Steven Berkoff, the British actor, who was scheduled to perform his one-man ”Shakespeare’s Villains” this week in Ann Arbor and Grand Rapids, Mich., was deported on Tuesday, apparently for a visa violation. [New York Times: Arts]