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...what he was. He made his Broadway debut in December 1925, when Phyllis was a year old. A few years later, when the movies became the talkies, Kirkland was among the hundreds of stage actors lured west. He had a contract at Fox (?The Devil?s Lottery,? ?Charlie Chan?s Chance? and the first talkie version of ?Black Beauty?), but his two notable films were made at Paramount - where he co-starred with Tallulah Bankhead in George Cukor?s first solo directorial feature, ?Tarnished Lady? - and MGM, where he got third billing (above Robert Young, Maureen O?Sullivan and other...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Three Reasons to Love New York — Part III | 8/13/2004 | See Source »

...SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING Nicole Cargill, Regina, Sask. Erin Chan, Calgary Jessica Chase, St-Laurent, Que. Jessika Dubuc, Montreal Marie-Pierre Gagn?, Montreal Fanny L?tourneau, Deux-Montagnes, Que. Shayna Nackoney, Calgary Anouk Reniere-Lafreni?re, Montreal Courtney Stewart, Unionville...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Canadians at the 2004 Summer Olympic Games | 7/30/2004 | See Source »

...rhymes with the word meaning "get rich") to rounding the high rollers' area with beehive curves to encourage its inhabitants to "leave their honey." The staff is more polite than the Chinese have come to expect. "If you don't tip them, they'll still remain friendly," says Gigi Chan of Hong Kong, who notes that some of Macau's less refined dealers "will yell at you or even take your chips away...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Vegas Plays to the World | 7/26/2004 | See Source »

...word for eight rhymes with the word meaning get rich) to rounding the high rollers' area with beehive curves to encourage its inhabitants to "leave their honey." The staff is more polite than the Chinese expect. "If you don't tip them, they'll still remain friendly," says Gigi Chan of Hong Kong, who notes that some of Macau's less refined dealers "will yell at you or even take your chips away." Asia isn't the only table in the global casino game. Europe, where many countries allow small casino operations, is a new frontier for gaming firms seeking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Exporting The Fun | 7/25/2004 | See Source »

...airline charges about half as much as major competitors, but only about 30% of his seats are sold at the lowest advertised price. Fares increase as the plane fills up, especially on very popular routes, so passengers need to buy early to get the dirt-cheap fares. Sam Chan, a Singaporean trader, found this out on a June business trip to Malaysia. He purchased a one-way ticket from Kuala Lumpur to Kota Kinabalu the same day as the flight for more than $80-not much less than the Malaysia Airlines price, he says. And then, he gripes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Air Raiders | 7/12/2004 | See Source »

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