11 July 2002

New York's currently: anti-depressed

U.S. drops opposition to American soldiers being held accountable by war crimes tribunal, asks for compromise, allowing one-year pass on prosecution for any citizen from a country that didn't ratify the International Criminal Court. (Human rights golden boys Russia and China backing the proposition.) note: much language here copied straight from WP

House votes to arm pilots; Opposition group says 21 percent of police officers killed with a gun were shot with their own weapons. Related: Another pilot found drunk.

A short how-to-report by the amazing Lillian Ross.

Hedgehogs having sex scare old woman, require German police. Related: Cat stuck in tree since last Friday. [thanks celeste]

President Bush benefited from the very loans he's now trying to ban. Related: Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill says filing an SEC form late, as Bush did, is not acceptable now.

Very popular COBRA helicopter for sale, trades will be considered.

London mayor endorses reclassification of pot as less dangerous.

Remembering tragedy, lives lost, folly, wealth, courage...with a water slide!

A history of investigation, for recently passed Voice journalist Robert Friedman.

Hugging Saint touched thousands at Columbia for three days, has hugged up to 18,000 in a day.

Occasionally you see personal home pages that are completely original. [via ms]

Rubens picture becomes the most expensive painting ever sold: 50 million pounds. Related: The story behind the Rubens picture, Massacre of the Innocents.

They weren't puking because of the movie; they were puking because they were drunk. An old Onion interview with John Waters.