10 May 2006

  • New York's currently: stuck somewhere between 20 and 30 percent gray
  • Republicans in Congress negotiate five-year, $70 billion tax break; see the chart to find out how much you get.
  • Is support for this regime in line with the teachings of Jesus Christ (PBUH) or Moses (PBUH) or liberal values? The letter Bush received from President Ahmadinejad; more on "PBUH."
  • E.U., U.N., Russia, and U.S. set up international aid channel for Palestinians that will bypass Hamas.
  • U.S., Europe to reach out to Iran with more carrots than exploding carrots, for now.
  • In Baghdad, Sunnis form neighborhood militias to guard against Shiite police death squads.
  • Immigrant advocates in U.S. want 1 million new citizens before November elections.
  • Clean record on human rights not a prerequisite for joining the U.N.'s Human Rights Council; the U.S. did not run for a seat.
  • New Yorkers! Prepare for a hurricane, because... you haven't for a while.
  • Armored suits look goofy; bionic suits offer super-strength.
  • "The crashes were shot in one take, using real stunt people and real, non-reinforced Jettas." The story behind those Volkswagen ads.
  • Video: Scott Walker on the Culture Show. Amazing.
  • Europe, land of many cakes.
  • The Six-Minute Project is a collaborative multimedia experiment in which people upload 24 hours of their life, six minutes at a time.
  • Video: Charlie White is pink for Adidas.
  • Where do the chemicals from the antibacterial soap you use in your bathroom end up? Why, spread on farm fields, naturally.
  • China wants Guantanamo-ians back from Albania.
  • German convicted of murder, not just "killing on demand," and gets life in prison.
  • NYC when the sea levels rise.
  • 410-pound man (now about 300 pounds) arrives in New York after walking from Oceanside, Calif.
  • Space colony art from the 1970s.
  • As it turns out, women can look at a man's face to determine his worthiness as a mate. (Mickey Rourke scored low.)
  • Photos: Matchbox cars, color-coded.