Headlines for: 11-25-2001

WIZARD WANTS TO CREATE REAL-LIFE HARRY POTTER ACADEMY CHRISTCHURCH, N.Z. (Wireless Flash) – So far, wizard schools like Hogwarts Academy only exist in Harry Potter books and movies – but not if a real-life wizard from New Zealand gets his way.

JAPANESE MEN GOING GAGA FOR GRANDMAS TOKYO (Wireless Flash) – When Japanese men refer to their “old lady,” they’re not kidding – because grandmothers are Japan’s newest sex symbols.

WTC HEROES TOYS HOT FOR HOLIDAYS NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) – Heroic action figures based on New York City’s firefighters are expected to be blazing hot this holiday season. That’s the forecast from the International Council of Shopping

MISTER ED GETS A PHD IN THERAPY TUCSON, Ariz. (Wireless Flash) – Horses aren’t just for riding these days – they make great psychotherapists too. That’s according to Linda Korhanov, the founder of a group that uses

MEET THE ‘TRAVEL AGENT ASTROLOGER’ NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) – Would you travel to Alaska right now if it would improve your chances of getting a job? Believe it or not, that’s what one wheelchair-bound unemployed man did

OFFICE ETIQUETTE: ‘WHAT IF I SEE MY BOSS NAKED?’ CLEVELAND (Wireless Flash) – Here’s an odd office etiquette question: What do you do if you see your boss naked at the gym? “Don’t do a thing” is the advice from etiquette expert

THE ROCK: ‘I’D LIKE TO PLAY DRAMATIC ROLES’ NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) – WWF wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson says he wants to try dramatic acting roles. The beefy 29 year old appeared in The Mummy Returns, and tells the

NEW FREEZING TECHNIQUE FOR PROSTATE PROBLEMS CHICAGO (Wireless Flash) – A new method of treating prostate cancer works by freezing the problem away. Scientists at Florida’s Center for Surgical Advancement are reducing

OFFICE HOLIDAY PARTIES ARE BEING DOWNSIZED LOS ANGELES (Wireless Flash) – Workers aren’t the only things being downsized this holiday season – so are office holiday parties. According to Los Angeles-based event designer Pauline Parry, one record

FLASH LITES: RIP ‘N’ READ POP CULTURE RECAP NEW YORK (Wireless Flash) – Liza Minnelli will walk down the aisle for a fourth time next March. She’s getting hitched to the producer of Michael Jackson’s recent 30th anniversary concert, David Gest. The