13 June 2005

  • New York's currently: very thankful for mindful subway riders who catch fellow riders fainting!
  • Homeland Security says immigration laws provide vital round-up tool; Muslims, Arabs, civil activists say it's selective zero tolerance.
  • First public protest by women in Tehran since 1979.
  • Bodies of 26 Iraqis, bearings signs of torture, found around Baghdad.
  • Starbucks baristas gossip about celebrities.
  • What debt relief means for Africa when Nigeria's not involved, and how dependent is success on good governance?
  • The Lost Boys of Utah: more than 400 teenage males kicked out of polygamous enclaves.
  • Excellent women's issue of the Observer's Food Monthly.
  • Iraqi troops need several years before facing insurgents on their own (see terrific reporting on training detail).
  • Bloomberg finds room for a JMets/Olympic stadium in Queens and resurrects the Olympic bid.
  • With two-thirds of Iranians under 30, clerics try to be hip--disco-hip!--to win election.
  • Video: Tetris, live.
  • Student prevented from graduating high school for wearing bolo tie.
  • Mugabe rids Harare of opponents by destroying townships.
  • Op: Assad may be serious about reform, but no Baathist wants to retire his Mercedes.
  • Urban camping in Times Square.
  • With two-bedroom apartments selling for more than a million worldwide, the real-estate bubble is a lot bigger than you think.
  • Loaf of love for New York's bread scene.
  • David Byrne on the recording process, the star system, and the hopes for cloning in the music business.
  • Audio interview with Sam Prekop.
  • Mp3: It's Monday, so it's time to get down to business.