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LOTR title rings familiar for Battlefront fans

RATING: (ALERT VIEWER) Lord of the Rings: Conquest: Strategy/action game. (Developer: Pandemic Studios...

In Nadal, Federer has met his match

It always seemed appropriate that Roger Federer came from Switzerland, home of the precision timepiece...

How to find smart friends

My wife is a saint. Really. I have been futzing around the house for close to two hours now, finishing...

Phelps took a hit - but all is not lost

Most of what I know about bong hits I learned from Cheech and Chong movies, and most of that knowledge...

Blah, blah, blah, fingers fluttered

Riding BART from the East Bay to San Francisco, a spy watched "the woman in the seat in front of me, her...

Bad January likely means bad '09 for stocks

As if things weren't bad enough, now we have the January barometer predicting another losing year for...

Dellums' questionable leadership in BART case

If there was ever an issue that played to Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums' strengths, it's the sad New Year's...

Car and driver

Americans now know that the "change we can believe in," which President Obama promised, means a...

Are dog shows hurting dogs?

Dog shows and purebred dogs in general haven't had the best press in the last year or so. It began in...

The Bottom Line: 3 things made clear at Davos

3 points made at Davos Davos was a pretty grim affair by all accounts. Lots of finger-pointing at the U...

A military solution to a war on terrorism is doomed

It's a sore temptation to hunt down Osama bin Laden - one of the most consistent campaign promises made...

Office towers trade sky space for public plazas

Architecturally, I have issues with San Francisco's newest plaza. The rectangle at 555 Mission St. in...

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