11 May 2006

  • New York's currently: serving in the rain
  • NSA building "world's largest database" to contain every call ever made within the U.S.
  • Skinny physicians in love evangelize thinning America.
  • A.M. Rosenthal dies at 84. George Lutz dies at 59.
  • The U.S. is not publishing more books than ever--in 2005 it published 18,000 fewer titles than 2004.
  • Confessions of an eBay store worker.
  • U.K. to pay off the last of its WWII loans from the U.S. in December.
  • Congress delays release of Army manual allowing tougher rules for irregular fighters, i.e., not fitting a "uniform standard" for treating detainees.
  • America's fastest-growing minority; Russia's fast-approaching extinction.
  • Russia to boost its military strength to counter the U.S., aka "Comrade Wolf."
  • Op: Continue Russia-bashing through the megaphone, Westies, and witness cheering Kremlin hard-liners.
  • Drunk monkeys behave like humans.
  • Study: Human intoxication does not transform alligators into docile creatures that enjoy wrestling.
  • Older pop critics in print use Pitchfork to maintain credibility.
  • Nice overview of main players in Norway's death metal scene, including mp3s.
  • Star of Star & Buc Wild fired after threatening to "R. Kelly" rival DJ's daughter.
  • More girls in a congressman's family, more likely he is to vote liberal on "women's issues."
  • Why doesn't my belly button heal over?
  • Mother bakes laxative cookies for teacher; teacher passes cookies out to students.
  • Apples appear to be besting oranges.
  • Former and current presidents Bush want trifecta, say Jeb would be great in the White House.
  • Those crazy Itals! "Contentiously (No Surprise), Italians Name New President."
  • Time still left to see Lee Mullican's paintings, or Army of Shadows.
  • Industrially produced corn is what feeds famine victims, not the technicolor Swiss chard from your local farmers' market.
  • Attention copycats! Tomorrow is the TMN “Sloppy Seconds With Opal Mehta” Contest deadline!
  • Video: The original Bottle Rocket.