13 January 2006 By The Morning News — 13 Jan 2006 New York's currently: packed with people who funk and knit at the same time Please note: TMN is moving to a new server, so no new feature until Tuesday, and there may be some funk today and over the weekend. Thank you. U.S. and Europe agree to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council; Russia won't interfere, for now. Iran acknowledges steps toward hardball, threatens to halt site inspections. Stampede to Mecca kills 345--why is the hajj so dangerous? 300 millionth American about to be conceived. Former junkie Seth Mnookin crunches James Frey's clichés, what the Star Tribune knew in 2003. Do author photos improve or sully the reading experience, especially when the author isn't as hot as Mark Strand? How to strategically plan your sick days for 2006. 2005: A crappy year for female actors in Hollywood, but a great year for managers. Morning grogginess just as bad as morning drunkiness. Not much surprise in Washington that 69-year-old Marion Barry still does coke. Participatory journalism with the Rolling Stones. The editorial side of New York's publishing world is very very white. Like a ribbon of shame. Similes used recently in the press to describe legislative districts. New Jersey has a new slogan because "when it comes to its image, New Jersey really cares." Taiwan--not New Jersey--produces completely fluorescent green pigs. Norway to store seeds from all the world's crops in an Arctic vault for post-apocalyptic farming. Photo booth pictures of drunk Californians, who apparently aren't genetically inclined to eat each other. 204 intriguing ground meat recipes.
