15 December 2005

  • New York's currently: tipping extra out of extra guilt
  • Insurgent groups promise not to attack, Sunni clerics end boycott, as Iraqis vote on their country's new government.
  • Pentagon acknowledges that its database of antiwar protesters probably, maybe should have been purged.
  • With little progress made in union negotiations with the MTA, our advice is that you not be toasted on a subway at midnight tonight.
  • If there's a strike, here's what you should do, if you plan on going anywhere.
  • Bush takes responsibility for Iraq war, which is a nice touch, since he did order the invasion.
  • Though lopsided, the vote was largely symbolic and does not put the language into law. Torture ban wins strong support, to little effect, in House vote.
  • New Yorkers agree that getting a face transplant just for looks simply wouldn't be right, not now anyway.
  • The reason we love awards and top 10 lists? They help us cope with reality.
  • Research shows Wikipedia and Britannica are equally accurate, at least on scientific subjects.
  • "[Senior citizen voters are] a pretty cranked up bunch and they've got to be handled with enormous care by incumbents." Republicans look to midterm elections, now pretty sorry for mucking with Medicare, social security.
  • The virtues of Rockefeller Center, proven.
  • A guide to decorating the perfect Christmas cookie, mild OCD required.
  • New Orleans company to run "Hurricane Katrina Tour--America's Worst Catastrophe!" and donate a whopping 10% of proceeds to charity.
  • The problems with Brazil's economy begin with staffing self-serve photo booths, and continue from there.
  • "Weather-Weary Nation Not Surprised by Forecast of Blood Storms."
  • From the seers at the Economist, what to expect from 2006.
  • Your guide to the parrots of Brooklyn.