12 October 2005

  • New York's currently: spent every dime of its rainy-day money
  • Sunni leaders in Iraq to back constitution after winning agreement they will have a stronger voice--the nation votes on Saturday.
  • After a day of bad weather halts quake aid, the recovery operation is back in full swing.
  • Charities report weak donations from Americans for earthquake victims--the Red Cross has collected only $45,000.
  • Tom DeLay may be temporarily removed as majority leader, but he's still working the floor of the Senate.
  • Judith Miller to testify again amidst speculation administration officials may be involved in the Plame leak.
  • But rather than continuing their digging, residents decided to turn their village into a mass grave. Guatemalans hit by mudslide struggle to recover their dead.
  • L.A. Catholic Archdiocese releases documents that confirm it did little to contain priests accused of abuse.
  • Unused pay phones are being taken out of commission, but in some communities they're still an essential part of life.
  • Watch this space for today's chance to win a copy of Gary Benchley, Rock Star.
  • A gallery of Jim Flora's mischievous album artwork from the '40s and '50s.
  • Ever notice hand-written signs with letters in all-caps, except for the letter L?
  • When Dennis the Menace was a true deviant.
  • Video: We don't know when the robots invaded New York, but they seem better than the pigeons.
  • Update on yesterday's story about the Chinese activist: Not beaten to death, but within an inch of his life.
  • Whyn Lewis paints dogs and rabbits and you love dogs and rabbits.
  • Survive the Rapture with a handy safety card if you're not too busy texting the Bible.
  • Global Warming: Bad for you, great for cruise ships.
  • Could new legislation in Indiana make marriage a requirement for assisted reproduction? Perhaps, but at least they can talk during the birth.
  • Wallace and Gromit HQ destroyed by fire the same week Curse of the Were-Rabbit opens at number one.
  • "Quebec firm abandons lost cheese."