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...starring role in the surreal U.S. kids' TV show H.R. Pufnstuf in 1969. But adult acting roles dried up as he struggled with alcoholism in later years. After giving up drinking in the 1980s, Wild appeared in a series of bit parts, including a supporting role in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves...
...sport that American comedian Robin Williams memorably described as "baseball on valium" suddenly such big business? Because Indians don't find it dull at all. Cricket is the closest thing to a universal religion in a diverse nation that is home to a sixth of the world's population. Until the Indian TV market opened to private broadcasters in the early 1990s, however, its potential was untapped. A state-owned broadcaster, Doordashan, held a monopoly on TV rights, and "they used to give them away," groans Thawani. Today, interest in the sport is blossoming worldwide, making televised matches?along with...
...Finishing third in the round-robin stage brought the consequence of facing Russia in the crossover quarterfinal. At the Torino Esposizioni--a barn-like arena typical of the Olympics that may have reminded many of the players of their junior hockey heritage--Canada couldn't convert eight power play opportunities. Three of five power play goals in the tournament were scored in the opener against Italy. "They have good coaching, but the offensive power, maybe they left it at home," said NHL veteran defenseman Darius Kasparaitis...
...cameras were taken away, we had to confiscate some outside alcohol, and some people were climbing in through windows to get in,” says Michael J. Robin ’08, one of the Winthrop House Committee co-chairs. “People were very respectful of the rules and of each other,” he added. The “debauch” included a side room labeled the “No Proposition Zone,” and flyers on the wall warned would-be fondlers against non-consensual groping...
...Broadway in ?Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.? And a guest on Oprah even described her as ?Mensch of the Year? last month for admitting her mistake in initially defending fact-challenged best-selling author James Frey. Just in time for Valentine?s Day, TIME Correspondent Wendy Cole spoke to Mensch expert Robin Gorman Newman about her new book How to Marry a Mensch...