1 February 2006

  • New York's currently: a sucker for a variety pack
  • Conservative Alito sworn in to Supreme Court; a true shift, however, may only happen if somebody else decides to retire.
  • Bush's promise to cut the nation's dependence on oil sounds nice, though familiar.
  • House arrest: "Sheehan did not resist and left with a smile..." "She was also vocal...and...ignored instructions to close her jacket and quiet down."
  • Coretta Scott King, 1927-2006.
  • IAEA draws up report connecting Iranian military to nuclear development, Iran is going to the security council, and Tehran is still a cheap place for ex-pats.
  • Calling MacGyver! Enter to win a free copy of Danny Gregory's new book--here's how!
  • The deaf man who went up a mountain and came down hearing.
  • How Magnetically Levitated (or Maglev) trains work.
  • Great White tour manager to plead guilty to 100 counts of involuntary manslaughter in Rhode Island nightclub fire.
  • Postal worker who shot five, killed self, had been put on psychological leave.
  • Audio: A collection of archived John Peel shows.
  • Though few Americans have tried to read La Bonne Cuisine de Madame E. Saint-Ange, everyone who did started a restaurant.
  • Rick Bayless finally embraces bagged chips and canned beans.
  • Danish newspaper learns Mohammed-as-suicide-bomber cartoon doesn't go over well in Muslim countries.
  • Video: John Waters thanks you for not smoking.
  • When you place an order at a drive-thru window, it may be going out to a call center.
  • The BBC style guide makes nice distinctions about football-speak.
  • Video: Skaters love Frank Lloyd Wright.
  • Macrame owls.