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14 August 2002

By The Morning News —
  • New York's currently: hotter than you think
  • 'The rap has been that Bush's economic advisers don't have much clout, and this only made matters worse,' said Bruce Bartlett, a conservative economist for the National Center of Policy Analysis. 'The whole forum looks as if it was put together solely and exclusively by his political advisers.' Bush economic forum trashed. Related: Economists who weren't invited come up with ideas anyway.
  • Inventor of Frisbee golf dies, wants his ashes thrown into Frisbee-batter; Wham-O says it's not 'technologically feasible.'
  • Pair that blocked my stoop get article about their mission: Talking to strangers in New York, which makes for a great story.
  • New York is hell: Record-breaking heat causes manholes to pop.
  • 12 Palestinian groups meet secretly to form common plan, preparing for the end of Arafat.
  • The Guardian has a quiz to help you pick your summer reading, though some questions won't be easy for Americans, the barely-read, or the humorless.
  • A slightly overblown but interesting account of Martin Amis and Christopher Hitchens, battling in print over Koba the Dread.
  • Princeton admissions director fired for hacking Yale's website.
  • Nevada wants pot legalized for recreation, puts it to the voters in November, race already tight.
  • The second coming of Ned Flanders, August 23-26, Cheltenham Racecourse, featuring Ned Zeppelin, and 'Ready, Steady Worship!' Related: The Simpsons sell CC Lemon in Japan.
  • Coudal Partner rebuilds their site (sort of) and asks for your help in planning The RGB Cup.
  • The Official Women Of Wrestling uses the Comic Sans MS and Comic Sans MS Bold font. Women wrestlers care about typography. Related: Make sure you proof your cover before publishing.