Conrad Black: a personal encounter

I had a brief and bruising encounter with Conrad Black o, I don't know, maybe 15 years ago.  Or so. I can't remember exactly. I had been assigned to cover a speech he was giving at the Canadian Club (the very...

Oprah Lords Over White Folk, Talks Poop on XM

"If it wasn't already totally evident that Oprah Winfrey can talk about anything for any length of time, her debut today on her own XM Radio channel just confirmed it. The talk-show queen gabbed with her best pal...

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and...

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