13 January 2003

New York's currently: almost over its head-cold

U.S. looks for oil-fix from corrupt governments in West Africa.

Steve Case, co-founder of America Online, gives up his chairman title.

New York's winter of 2002–3 may go down in the gloom-books as the dreariest ever.

Venezuela's Chavez orders crackdown against six-week-old opposition strike. Related: Florida DJs convince Chavez he's talking to Castro on-air.

Broken Assed Girl sought.

Beatles collectors busted for holding Let It Be tapes.

Bloomberg, writing checks as Anonymous, still giving large to New York, and believes reading is preferable to watching cable.

Pictures of New York, with captions, by Sam Brown.

Mass clemency in Chicago spurs death penalty debates around the country.

Love letter to New York public libraries.

Conversation is everything, it's everything. It leads to all the other good things in life, a better sex life, better social life, better time with your children, better vacations. It's fuel. The secret of a good marriage is to have lunch once a week. Interview with VF's Graydon Carter.

Supreme Justice Scalia says courts have gone too far to keep religion out of schools and government.

New York vs. San Francisco: It's all about the take-out, says Trillin.

Odd to learn Brooklyn's largest swimming pool is right next to your jogging track.