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Or so they say. With the Vancouver Olympics, which begin on Feb. 12, fast approaching, north-of-the-border expectations are at an all-time high. Canada has hosted the Olympics twice before - the 1976 Summer Games in Montreal and the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. In both cases, no...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Canada Wants to Kick Olympic Butt | 2/1/2010 | See Source »

In Conan’s last few weeks, because of his fury at NBC, his jokes were bursting with the cynicism that he cautioned his followers to avoid. For example, he recently explained that as part of his severance agreement he had to “return the Etch-a...

Author: By Avishai D. Don | Title: Nice Guys Finish Last | 1/28/2010 | See Source »

Born Jan. 31, 1929, in London - her schoolteacher father Charles had competed as a gymnast for England in the 1912 Olympics - Jean Merilyn Simmons was blessed from youth with a beauty the camera simply had to capture. The striking quality in Simmons was the waywardness of her beauty: a triangular...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Jean Simmons: Portrait of a Complicated Lady | 1/24/2010 | See Source »

Garson says the authorities, who have already green-lighted Show of Peace, probably understand that the concert would be a good way of improving China's image overseas. "Everybody is looking for the next big event that will put China in a positive light since the Olympics," he says. "I...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Can a Rock Concert (and a Vegas Producer) Remake China's Image? | 1/13/2010 | See Source »

"It's exciting to be a part of the history of the Olympics and to be tied into all the people that have been involved," Palfrey said Monday in a phone interview. "It's one of those things that you never think you're going to do."

Author: By Barbara B. Depena, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Adams House Master To Carry Olympic Torch in Calgary | 1/12/2010 | See Source »

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