13 March 2006

  • New York's currently: in the future when all's well
  • Autopsy shows Milosevic died of a heart attack--but what of the unprescribed drugs in his system?
  • Minutes before the announcement that Iraq's parliament would reconvene, bomb attacks rip apart Sadr City markets.
  • Many closed doors in Washington, and many conversations about Iran within. And: Iran rejects Russian enrichment deal.
  • Attention art-types, Jack Handey has some ideas for paintings.
  • Feingold calls for Bush censure over eavesdropping. Answer: It's not going to happen.
  • "I am what Harry Potter grew up into, and it's not a pretty sight." An interview with the pleasantly angry Alan Moore.
  • Beginning next week, MTA workers will have their pay docked for December strike.
  • They also want volunteers to read, which would be very Fahrenheit 451 of you: LibriVox offers free audiobooks from works in the public domain.
  • Venezuela gets a new flag, now with the horse heading left, not right.
  • Hedi Slimane used to stare at David Bowie album covers.
  • Nigerian government tells citizens they may experience "psychological discomfort" during the upcoming solar eclipse.
  • The anchor in Park Slope, Brooklyn, and the story that isn't behind it.
  • Nasty strings force Pakistani ban on kite flying.
  • The allure of fancy grocery stores: It's not about champagne tastes on a beer budget; it's about pursuing beer tastes at champagne prices.
  • Forget Ritalin, treat ADHD with video games.
  • Predicting the Pulitzer nominees.
  • Mark Kurlansky on the one thing people ask him about oysters.
  • Why you need to buy a shredder today: The Torn-Up Credit Card Application.