1 November 2004

  • New York's currently: really really really really really really really ready to vote
  • Twenty-five Iraqi civilians dead, nine Marines killed, and nine Marines wounded in Iraq on Saturday, marking deadliest day for U.S. soldiers in six months.
  • 15 top American officials (generals, admirals, etc.) describe current fears for Iraq's stability.
  • Baghdad's deputy governor killed in drive-by shooting.
  • The whiz-bang history of the Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew, and kid detectives in publishing.
  • Halloween banned from schools after Wiccans complain of unflattering depictions of witches.
  • 135 rescued after Circle Line boat began to sink during tour around Manhattan.
  • He's not seeing me because I had a show on Comedy Central. That doesn't mean anything to him. Amy Sedaris discusses her imaginary boyfriend of 12 years.
  • The scariest Halloween costumes you didn't see this year.
  • Big article on Tom Wolfe, written Wolfe-like, barks with trivia but avoids any bite.
  • U.S. birthrate forecast exceeds all other industrialized nations', nearly doubling Canada's.
  • Short profile of Paul Giamatti, star of Sideways, who complains of too much flesh on his skull.
  • Photos: Kiran Master, Laura Letinsky.
  • PJ O'Rourke advocates invading Canada, reminds left-wing Europeans of Stalin's capacity for disappointing them.
  • Iranian Parliament votes unanimously to resume uranium enrichment.
  • Man holding vast collection of Shostakovich recordings and manuscripts wants to sell, needs to pay rent.
  • NPR runs mock election-night broadcast, and Keyes beats Obama due to freak Illinois storm.
  • Movie monologues taken very seriously.