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Rock musician Tommy Lee, right, points a finger as he talks with his ex-wife actress Pamela Anderson during the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards in Las Vegas September 9, 2007. Kid Rock, also an ex-husband of Anderson, was involved in an altercation with Tommy Lee near the end of the awards show and both men were escorted from the event by security personnel.

Celebrity smackdowns

Why they be hatin'? Some handsome fur has been flying in the past decade, keeping tabloids happy and tongues wagging. Celebrity spats are nothing new, but that doesn't make them any less juicy

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Neil Patrick Harris concocted a stellar comeback this decade

The comebacks

These are the artists who saw a resurgence in this past decade - and one who departed too

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Decoding the Decade

10 innovative book covers from the past decade

Graphic designer Bill Douglas, who has more than 800 book covers to his credit, picks highlights and his personal favourites from the past 10 years

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Decoding the decade

Highs and lows from the TV decade

The great and not-so great

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Canadian Yann Martel holds a copy of his book Life of Pi during a photocall for the Booker Prize nominees in London in 2002.

Black and white and zeitgeist all over

The books that captured (and sometimes created) the public mood

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Your picks

Arts: The question

The Globe and Mail marks the end of a decade so difficult to summarize that it’s still in search of a name

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A decade in film

Decoding the box office and award lists from the past 10 years at the movies

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Patrick Huard (right) and Colm Feore in the film Bon Cop,. Bad Cop

Love for Bon Cop, Bad Cop

With an awesome tagline like 'Shoot first, translate later,' how can this 2006 Canadian crime thriller not be on our list of most underrated films of the decade?

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Music milestones of the decade

Starting with Napster's legal battle, the decade is marked by the digital surge

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Director Mel Gibson works on the set of his epic drama Apocalypto in 2006.

Filmmaking 2000 / filmmaking today

Nation Builder: International
Rick Hillier

He changed how Canada's soldiers are regarded, here and abroad

Rick Hillier, Nation Builder of the Decade, International
Nation Builder: Innovation
Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis

Their BlackBerry's best application was philanthropy

Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, Nation Builders of the Decade for Innovation
Nation Builder: Arts
Margaret Atwood

She achieved so much, she might be taken for granted

Margaret Atwood, Nation Builder of the Decade for Arts
Nation Builder: Business
Rick George

His contrarian moves helped build an energy colossus

Rick George, Nation Builder of the Decade for Business
Nation Builder: Sports
Clara Hughes

Her mettle matched her medals

Clara Hughes, Nation Builder of the Decade for Sports
Nation Builder: Justice
James Lockyer

His wrongful-conviction crusade shook up the system

James Lockyer, Nation Builder of the Decade for Justice
Nation Builder: Public Life
Clarence Louie

He revolutionized how native reserves are run

Nation Builder of the Decade, Public Life
Nation Builder: Citizenship
Ratna Omidvar

She took action to change the immigration debate

Nation Builder of the Decade. Citizenship