1 September 2005

  • New York's currently: thankful to have a roof
  • Chaos in New Orleans as mayor guesses at thousands dead, orders police to quit rescues and prevent looting instead.
  • Engineers say draining New Orleans may take three to six months.
  • Hospital patients evacuated; National Guard doubling troops; Post-Katrina conditions overwhelming even veteran FEMA teams.
  • McClellan describes Bush's reaction while they flew over the Gulf Coast.
  • Horror of Superdome living--rapes, suicide--starting to fade as evacuees reach Houston (though only Superdome evacuees allowed inside).
  • Ten-year-old girl saved from drowning by underwater cameras.
  • Once an editor, now an agent--anonymous publishing blog becomes industry must-read.
  • People were looking for the source of a mysterious, recurring screaming in Liberty. The week in news, by TMN's Paul Ford.
  • If Katrina didn't hit all folks equally, why isn't race a part of the hurricane coverage?
  • Example of how black people "loot" in New Orleans, while white people "find"; journalists discuss the difference.
  • Floating ball-shaped clusters of red ants in New Orleans not a myth.
  • Restauranteur/Subway flasher busted by woman's camera phone.
  • Op: What Sharon must do to prove he still has something to offer.
  • Math SAT scores set record highs, with gains in all ethnic groups.
  • How to play the Maidstone Club's golf course without being or knowing a member.
  • Bloggers watch case of company suing blogger over reader comments. See also, Met security guard fired for Vidblogging.
  • Wonderful gone-fishin' profile of Esca chef and fish catcher David Pasternack.
  • Podcast: Composers and the people who love them.
  • If you don't prepare pot-au-feu occasionally, it may just disappear.
  • Photos from Mississippi, New Orleans.
  • Video: Performance art still exists, or, "Munchausen."
  • The Red Cross needs blood, manual labor, money, whatever you can give.