Monday May 12, 2008
Travels with my Happy Buddha
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My husband is a dead ringer for one of Vietnam's most beloved deities
It's time we all paid attention to Gordon Campbell
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The Premier is doing what people always claim they want from politicians: leading, on a big file, with bold action
Couple charged in alleged taping of sex assaults
A Toronto man will appear in court this morning for a bail hearing in connection with disturbing allegations that he videotaped his repeated sexual abuse of two young nieces and with possession of child pornography.
A consensus has finally emerged: The end is nigh
With the Democratic universe finally unfolding as it should, the party's leadership can exhale at last.All sides now agree that the race for the presidential nomination will be decided by early June at the latest. Even Senator Hillary Clinton's campaign chairman agrees.
Five women and 365 days
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Twelve months after his election as a vigorous reformer, many supporters feel let down by his descent, they say, into vulgarity
Japan's collision course
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After its near-death experience in the 1990s, the land of the rising sun is slowly on the rebound. But most observers see trouble on the horizon. Modest reforms have brought modest success, but drastic action is needed to avoid another crash.
Mining for winners among the unloved
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Portfolio Strategy: Investing pros don't mind picking through the trash – don't be shy about trying it yourself
Manulife's retiring CEO waves the Maple Leaf
It will break Dominic D'Alessandro's heart if Manulife Financial Corp.'s next chief executive, possibly an American, shifts the company to the United States.Like many immigrants (he was born in Italy), Mr. D'Alessandro is passionate about his adopted country - Canada - because things worked out rather well for him here and because he never bought into the notion that London and New York had a lock on global companies. B-team Toronto could have its corporate champions, too.
The face that launched a thousand tears
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The assignment? Make Barbara Walters cry. But when they meet to chat about her new tell-all memoir, he gets a lesson in waterworks from the pro: Nobody makes Barbara Walters cry
Cannes you help me out here, s'il vous plaît?
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As they prepare to head off to the 61st edition of the fabled film festival, the Globe's Riviera veteran gives our Croisette newbie a primer on free beach screenings, Eurotrash attitude, red-carpet pumps and the Palme d'Or bump
The moral lesson that drives GTA IV
A couple of Harvard researches escort mom and dad through Liberty City -- and surprise, everyone gets out alive
Studies rarely reveal researchers' links to stent companies
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Hidden ties between researchers and industry threaten to undermine public trust in the medical literature
The musicians and the stories behind their music
Welcome to the time machine. In preparing for the 17-episode 1977 series All You Need Is Love, slated for a five-disc DVD release on May 13, British rock critic Tony Palmer and his producers interviewed everyone they could think of who shaped 20th-century popular music, from early ragtime to 1970s rock. Where the subjects had died, the producers found just the right footage, frequently rare - jazz great Charlie Parker playing his sax, or Woody Guthrie singing.
