12 September 2006

  • New York's currently: looking awful good
  • Bush addresses nation, says victory in Iraq is essential to winning the war on terror.
  • Jihadi websites mark Sept. 11 by serving up a different kind of rhetoric, specially made for Western visitors.
  • Analysis: The war on terror won't be won with words, neither will the war in Iraq--and Americans know this.
  • Air traffic freeze on Sept. 11 provided data that shows air travel and the spread of the flu may be linked.
  • Syrian guards thwart car bomb attempt at U.S. embassy.
  • Sunni-Shiite weddings in Iraq are becoming less common, and existing marriages are breaking up.
  • David Sedaris on how to speak French without really trying.
  • Kevin Guilfoile chats with a British suspense magazine.
  • Second Life players subjected to scientists' scrutiny, hackers' scrutiny.
  • Discovery of dead, mutilated stingrays has conservationists concerned Steve Irwin fans may be exacting revenge.
  • "I know all about America," said Amal Nuradia, 27. "I've seen the Hallmark Channel." Somali refugees prepare for their new home.
  • Researchers identify eight U.S. groups, defined by mortality rate.
  • Harvard to cease early admissions program, says it puts the non-rich and the non-white at a disadvantage.
  • New laws are quietly being discussed that may scare many away from the voting booth this November.
  • In China, the difference between a good tan and a bad one is looking like you're wealthy or a peasant.
  • "It was a malicious crime that cleverly took advantage of a mentality for revering the imperial court and imperial family."
  • Anna Nicole Smith's son mysteriously dies while visiting mom and new baby sister.
  • Franklin Pierce, Pro: High-spirited. Con: Those spirits were mostly distilled alcohol. Who was the worst president ever?
  • Bansky inserts Guantanamo detainee into idyllic Disney scene, at least for 90 minutes.