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Like that other famous environmentalist, Thomas Friedman began his talk at the Asia Society in Hong Kong on December 16 with a simple PowerPoint slide. But that’s where the similarities between Al Gore and The New York Times columnist end. Unlike Gore, Friedman is a distinctly... 

Birth name Destiny Hope Cyrus Born November 23, 1992 (1992-11-23) (age 16) Nashville, Tennessee, United States Origin Franklin, Tennessee, USA Genre(s) Pop rock Teen pop Country pop Occupation(s) Singer actress songwriter Voiceover Instrument(s) Vocals Electric Guitar Acoustic... 

Why are some people amazingly successful — and other people with the same intelligence or abilities just part of the crowd? Malcolm Gladwell, the New Yorker writer who’s made a living dissecting questions such as how small trends become major movements (”The Tipping... 

Catching the wave of a public fascination with vampires, HBO’s “True Blood” has steadily increased in stature to become the cable network’s most popular series since “The Sopranos” and “Sex and the City.” Based on the series of Sookie... 

Thousands of people around the globe may find the payoff Thursday for the countless hours they have spent perfecting the most ridiculous of feats. More than 200,000 people in 18 countries hope to make it into the “Guinness World Records” book with a variety of rather... 

Country: USA Born: June 13, 1986 Age: 23 years Famous as: Actresses Galleries: 21 Total: 357 pics Page updated: October 21, 2008 BIO: Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen started enjoying the fame when they were given the Michelle Tanner role in the popular TV show “Full House”.... 

Sarah Vowell has some unconventional thoughts about the Puritans — not the Pilgrims who sailed from England on the Mayflower and ended up in Plymouth, but the other Puritans, the ones who settled Massachusetts a decade later. “My Puritans,” as Vowell calls them,... 

With three days to go before the elections and polls showing him trailing, Republican presidential candidate John McCain appeared on NBC’s late night comedy show “Saturday Night Live,” poking good-natured fun at his campaign. The Arizona senator appeared in the opening... 

Bravo isn’t letting a court battle over “Project Runway” diminish its fashion sense. The cable channel said Thursday it has ordered a design-competition series called “The Fashion Show,” in which viewers pick the winner and the prize includes a retail... 

Estelle Reiner, who uttered the famous line, “I’ll have what she’s having,” after watching Meg Ryan fake an orgasm in the movie “When Harry Met Sally,” has died. She was 94. Reiner, the wife of actor-director Carl Reiner and mother of actor-director...