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Richard Handler

The Ideas guy

Moments of extraordinary knowing
December 19, 2007
Mind your body, it minds you
December 12, 2007
When good enough is not
December 6, 2007
Why can't God be more like us?
November 28, 2007
Mistrust certainty, it might save your life
November 21, 2007
Don't read this book
November 14, 2007
Searching for self in the modern ad
November 7, 2007
The curse of knowledge
October 30, 2007
Get smarter, give your billions away
October 18, 2007
As I was telling my therapist
October 24, 2007
Get smarter, give your billions away
October 18, 2007
Music to my ears
October 10, 2007
When even superheroes go bad
October 3, 2007
Slow down and read
September 26, 2007
Deepak Chopra, death's valedictorian
September 19, 2007
The crackhead, the starer and other urban adventures
September 12, 2007
Mother Theresa: Saint of doubt
September 5, 2007
Imagining a way into nationhood
August 30, 2007
More bowling alone in America
August 22, 2007
Do you believe in magic?
August 15, 2007
When the mind is like a Chinese finger trap
August 9, 2007
Driving with Buddha
August 2, 2007
How to change your brain
July 26, 2007
Lost in America and other summer frenzies
July 19, 2007
A postmodern Post-it
July 5, 2007
We have met the enemy and it is global warming
June 27, 2007
The secret of The Secret
June 22, 2007
Don't trust smart people
June 5, 2007
Morality snapshots: Images to end an era
May 26, 2007
Facing up to imperfection
May 19, 2007
Parable of the Tardy Samaritan
May 11, 2007
The full-out war between innies and outies
May 5, 2007
Arguing with God
April 28, 2007
Once upon a time …
April 20, 2007
Movie fascism, it's all in the rage
April 14, 2007
A different kind of Easter bunny
April 6, 2007
Learning to fight as a couple
March 27, 2007
Giving Sigmund Freud the slip
March 9, 2007
Lauding me, lauding you, the dark side of self-esteem
March 3, 2007
Writer's block or brain surgery, the choice is yours
February 20, 2007
Norman Mailer, one of God's little helpers
February 10, 2007
Vampire winter
February 1, 2007
The joy of half-thinking
January 22, 2007
An entreaty to the God of parking spaces
January 13, 2007
Eat your poetry, it's good for you
January 6, 2007
The gift of identity
December 29, 2006
The science of happiness
December 21, 2006
Humans and the dance of expectations
December 12, 2006
God vs. Science
Nov. 28, 2006
From Mars to graffiti
Nov. 21, 2006
Lister Sinclair, the original Ideas guy
Nov. 9, 2006
How to survive the Information Combat Zone
Oct. 31, 2006
Rendering our evil ways
Oct. 17, 2006
Osama and me
Oct. 4, 2006
Why do we kill for religion?
September 26, 2006
Buddha and the wedding cake
September 11, 2006
Iraq is 'Monica's War'
September 1, 2006
From Moses to AIDS, disease as symbol
Aug. 21, 2006
Cognitive therapy and the Middle East
Aug. 14, 2006

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World »

Karzai, Musharraf target Taliban
The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan have begun a two-day meeting to talk about co-operating in the fight against insurgents based in the lawless border area between the two countries.
December 26, 2007 | 4:16 PM EST
Couple arrested in deaths of 6 people in rural Washington
A man and a woman have been arrested in connection with the killing of six people believed to be family members at a rural property east of Seattle.
December 27, 2007 | 12:19 AM EST
French aid workers convicted of taking Chadian children
Six French aid workers have been sentenced to eight years' forced labour by a court in Chad for trying to abduct children from the African country.
December 26, 2007 | 2:31 PM EST
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Canada »

Canadians flock to Boxing Day bargains
Millions of Canadinas took part in the Boxing Day bonanza on Wednesday, although shopping malls may have been less crammed with bargain hunters this year.
December 26, 2007 | 11:32 AM EST
Dozens of carcasses discovered at Quebec quarry
Police and wildlife officers are investigating the discovery of dozens of pig, fox and coyote carcasses at a Quebec gravel quarry.
December 26, 2007 | 6:32 PM EST
Homolka's prison boyfriend could be freed in '08
A convicted killer, said to have had a relationship with Karla Homolka while the two were behind bars, could be released from a Quebec prison early in 2008.
December 26, 2007 | 8:20 PM EST
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Health »

Honey-drenched dressings touted as the bee's knees for wounds
Amid growing concern over drug-resistant superbugs and nonhealing wounds that endanger diabetes patients, nature's original antibiotic ? honey ? is making a comeback.
December 26, 2007 | 12:30 PM EST
Boxing Day dips wash away holiday excess, Europeans insist
Across Europe, people celebrated Boxing Day by diving into rivers, lakes and even oceans that challenged the threshold of humans' temperature tolerance.
December 26, 2007 | 3:16 PM EST
Woman's death marks 16th bird flu fatality in Egypt
A 25-year-old Egyptian woman has died of bird flu after she apparently contracted the disease from domestic fowl, a health official said Wednesday.
December 26, 2007 | 4:26 PM EST
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Arts & Entertainment»

Canadian jazz great Oscar Peterson dies
The jazz odyssey is over for Oscar Peterson: the Canadian known globally as one of the most spectacularly talented musicians ever to play jazz piano has died at age 82.
December 24, 2007 | 5:17 PM EST
Tributes pour in for 'giant in music' Peterson
Tributes are pouring in for Canadian jazz musician Oscar Peterson, who died Sunday at age 82.
December 26, 2007 | 2:49 PM EST
Broadway, Hollywood choreographer Michael Kidd dies
American choreographer Michael Kidd, who created dance for the stage musical Finian's Rainbow and the movie Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, has died.
December 26, 2007 | 11:41 AM EST
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Technology & Science »

Weather odds could become the norm
As man-made climate change continues, the world will experience more extreme weather, bursts of heat, torrential rain and prolonged drought, scientists say.
December 26, 2007 | 2:17 PM EST
Yellowknife looks to old mine for geothermal energy
The N.W.T. capital will soon begin studying what could become Canada's first large-scale geothermal heat plant. Experts say heat from the defunct Con gold mine could supply enough power to serve half of the city's residents.
December 26, 2007 | 12:18 PM EST
Toyota announces plan to sell 9.85 million vehicles in 2008
In a neck-and-neck race that could dethrone General Motors as the world's top automaker, Toyota said it plans to sell 9.85 million vehicles globally in 2008.
December 26, 2007 | 12:10 PM EST
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Money »

Canadians flock to Boxing Day bargains
Millions of Canadinas took part in the Boxing Day bonanza on Wednesday, although shopping malls may have been less crammed with bargain hunters this year.
December 26, 2007 | 11:32 AM EST
U.S. house prices drop by a record 6.7 per cent
House prices in the United States fell in October for the 10th consecutive month, posting their largest monthly drop since early 1991, a widely watched index showed Wednesday.
December 26, 2007 | 4:13 PM EST
Apple Inc. shares reach $200 on core strength of IPod
Shares of Apple Inc. hit the $200 mark for the first time Wednesday as investor confidence in the company continued rising near the end of what has been a strong year for the IPod and computer maker.
December 26, 2007 | 3:30 PM EST
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Consumer Life »

Canadians flock to Boxing Day bargains
Millions of Canadinas took part in the Boxing Day bonanza on Wednesday, although shopping malls may have been less crammed with bargain hunters this year.
December 26, 2007 | 11:32 AM EST
Boxing Day purchases in cars easy prey for thieves: police
Vancouver police are advising Boxing Day shoppers not to leave newly-bought items in parked cars because they're easy prey for thieves.
December 26, 2007 | 9:41 AM EST
U.S. house prices drop by a record 6.7 per cent
House prices in the United States fell in October for the 10th consecutive month, posting their largest monthly drop since early 1991, a widely watched index showed Wednesday.
December 26, 2007 | 4:13 PM EST
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Sports »

Scores: CFL MLB MLS

Leafs lose Islander game, Toskala
Mike Comrie scored with nine seconds left in overtime as the New York Islanders topped the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 in a game where both clubs resorted to using their backup goaltenders.
December 27, 2007 | 12:23 AM EST
Senators cool off surging Sabres
Dany Heatley notched three points ? including an empty-net goal ? for the Ottawa Senators as the Eastern Conference leaders snapped the Buffalo Sabres' six-game winning streak with a 5-3 road win Wednesday night.
December 26, 2007 | 11:49 PM EST
Tavares leads Canada
John Tavares scored twice in his world junior championship debut and goaltender Jonathan Bernier earned the shutout as Canada opened the tournament Wednesday with a 3-0 win over host Czech Republic.
December 26, 2007 | 5:56 PM EST
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Diversions »

Iowa man spends Christmas Eve stuck upside-down in opening of septic tank
Animals - not just the cute animated kind - commanded attention in 2007
Philly transit officer helps deliver special Christmas present - a baby girl
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