How to stop a ‘Net scam
A Nigerian prince isn't bequeathing you millions, but what about other online crooks? These sites help you detect them. - Snopes.com, with Urban Legends Reference Pages This venerable site helps...
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Extreme makeover: Celeb edition
Remember Kate Hudson? In 2001 she was nominated for a best supporting actress Oscar for playing a tenderhearted groupie in "Almost Famous." Instead of building on this, Hudson has spent...
Feud to the finish
The feud between the East and West Coast rap scenes in the mid-1990s culminated with the murders of Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur, arguably two of the greatest rappers. The...
Rickey Henderson, Jim Rice voted in
Chicago-born Rickey Henderson strolled into the Hall of Fame on Monday by a landslide margin in his first year of eligibility. Jim Rice's wait for baseball immortality took a little...
MEET KARA DIOGUARDI
Kara DioGuardi debuts as the newest "American Idol" judge Tuesday, when the show begins three weeks of audition episodes. DioGuardi told reporters last week that she was most impressed with...
Giants must ramp up sack attack
An optimist might say that the Giants have averaged 3 3/4 sacks in their last four games against the Eagles. Hey, that's pretty good. But the guys up front for...
Global warming
With Seth Rogen, Jennifer Lopez, Drew Barrymore, Sacha Baron Cohen and others on board as presenters, Sunday's Golden Globe awards ceremony is clearly hoping not to be a repeat of...
For Leo, normal role is ‘Revolutionary’
In "Revolutionary Road," Leonardo DiCaprio does not play a CIA agent, a reclusive multimillionaire or a South African diamond smuggler. Instead, he plays Frank Wheeler, a suburban husband, father and...
Leo’s characters
The role of Frank Wheeler, average suburbanite, may be a first for Leonardo DiCaprio, who tends to play outsize characters. Here's a short list of his larger-than-life roles. Body of...
Whether building or remodeling, there’s book for it
Alternative Construction: Contemporary Natural Building Methods by Lynne Elizabeth and Cassandra Adams (Wiley, $45, 416 pp.): Combining contemporary building approaches and more traditional methods based on natural materials, this overview...