The first time I realized Bob MacDonald was more than words, a mob was angrily chanting his name.... Bob was more than just wor

The first time I realized Bob MacDonald was more than words, a mob was angrily chanting his name.

Almost a decade ago, the Toronto Sun legend -- one of the city's most beloved columnists, who died yesterday at age 76 -- wasn't so popular with a group of vocal critics, gathered outside the paper's downtown headquarters.

They were supporting a foreign, rather oppressive government....

Now, even though their schedules have become more frantic -- and their responsibilities include m... Board game makers seek new

Now, even though their schedules have become more frantic -- and their responsibilities include more than debating the merits of Superman vs. Batman -- they may be able to find out the answer.

On March 1, GameSnacks, the brainchild of Los Angeles-based Snap TV, is coming out with Pop Culture Trivia -- a DVD game that quizzes players on scandals, celebrities and fashion trends.

The g...

Board game makers seek new ways to win back players Sun Feb 26, 2006 02:20 PM ET NEW YORK (... Board game makers seek new ways

Board game makers seek new ways to win back players Sun Feb 26, 2006 02:20 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York accountant Aaron Libburd and his friend Malik Nicholas, a computer technician at Deutsche Bank are looking to settle a score.

For 11 years, since the two met as sophomores at New York City's High School for Economics and Finance, they have been ribbing each other over who ...

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Once upon a time, the ABC was the home of televised sport. You youngsters out there may not believe me but, long before you discovered you'd have to sell...

It has been a busy, ceremonial month for Hillary Clinton and her fixed grin. At last month's Sta... Can Hillary change her stri

It has been a busy, ceremonial month for Hillary Clinton and her fixed grin. At last month's State of the Union here. Attending the funeral of Coretta Scott King this month in Atlanta. Flying 8,000 miles last week for a wedding in Udaipur, India.

However, have no fear. At the funeral, Hillary demonstrated her skills in double-speak. Referring to the challenges in Mrs. King's life, the f...

For weeks, the names of Sasha Cohen of the United States and Irina Slutskaya of Russia have been ... Winners and losers from th

For weeks, the names of Sasha Cohen of the United States and Irina Slutskaya of Russia have been on people's lips -- but it was Shizuka Arakawa of Japan who skated away with gold Thursday night. Chalk it up to the favorites' falls and skating's new scoring system, which emphasizes performance over a competitor's reputation.

Speedskaters Shani Davis and Chad Hedrick just weren't provi...

GIVING away money has never been so fashionable among the rich and famous. Bill Gates, today's p... The business of giving...

GIVING away money has never been so fashionable among the rich and famous. Bill Gates, today's pre-eminent philanthropist, has already handed over an unprecedented $31 billion to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, mostly to tackle the health problems of the world's poor. Its generosity has earned the couple Time magazine's nomination as 2005's "people of the year", along with Bono, an a...

Ashland Independent Film Festival Plans Biggest Academy Awards Party In S. Oregon Ashland... Ashland Independent Film Festiva

Ashland Independent Film Festival Plans Biggest Academy Awards Party In S. Oregon

Ashland, Oregon - A 'red carpet' is only literally rolled out once a year in Ashland - for the Ashland Independent Film Festival's Oscar® Night Gala. Limousines will be rare and the celebrities less known, but the AIFF's annual Academy Awards® party at the Historic Ashland Armory, March 5 will be bro...

With his eye for revealing detail and his unique narrative voice, Samuel Abt has attracted a worl... Journalist Samuel Abt Publ

With his eye for revealing detail and his unique narrative voice, Samuel Abt has attracted a worldwide audience of devoted readers who eagerly await his regular dispatches in The New York Times and International Herald Tribune. Now, drawing from his vantage point as one of cycling's foremost journalists, Abt has collected his favorite pieces from 1981 to 2005, culminating with Lance Armstrong...

Vanity Fair's December cover was, by all accounts, a score: a gorgeous, doe-eyed shot of a winso... Kate Moss on VF: With so ma

Vanity Fair's December cover was, by all accounts, a score: a gorgeous, doe-eyed shot of a winsome, un-strung-out looking Kate Moss with the coverline: "Kate Moss: The Inside Story of the Cocaine, the Boyfriend, the Shattered Career. Can She Come Back?" Readers could be forgiven for thinking that Vanity Fair had scored an interview with the supermodel. It had not.

At the Globe & Mail, Ne...