The Olympic torch relay dramas mean nothing to my American buddy Barry. His biggest drama involves those annoying little facial expressions adored by millions of teenage MSN message users all over the ...

You may have heard of "Free Willy," the movie about a 12-year-old boy's efforts to save an orca whale from death. Well, you can name this column "Free Smiley." Smiley is the adopted name of the ...

‘Hi there! Happy face. Great to see you again. Wink. Oh, you can’t meet me later? Frown.’ Surely only a planet full of absolute cretins would communicate this way with one another? Well then, welcome ...

There are certain things on the Internet that the general public uses with great abandon: acronyms (lol!), txt speak, and emoticons. If you run a business in Russia and you make use of the winky ...

Smiley's obituary follows, even though he's not officially dead yet. That will come Thursday or Friday, barring some supporter chaining himself to it. So, grab a hanky and read on: Smiley T.