15 May 2006

  • New York's currently: got its fingers crossed on a number of fronts
  • Bush to call for thousands of National Guard troops to play border patrol.
  • Iraqi police, often suspected in Sunni killings, under close watch by U.S. troops.
  • 200,000 slums in the world.
  • Half of gadgets returned to stores are in good working order--customers just can't figure out how to use them.
  • Bosnian Indiana Jones insists rocks are world's largest pyramid.
  • News events to anticipate in the week ahead.
  • Memorial competition winner Michael Arad on Ground Zero's astounding costs and conflicts.
  • The story of Yankees Stadium's Freddy Schuman and his good-luck pan and spoon.
  • Popular Mechanics do-it-yourself projects.
  • Mystery disease sprouts in southern Texas--lesions, tarry sweat, sprouting fibers.
  • British politicians loved The West Wing because its lack of cynicism would never been filmed at Whitehall.
  • One-minute audio vacations.
  • American Photo's best photographers of the internet.
  • The history of Orrin Hatch making music, with photos.
  • Updike: The sensations that Houellebecq gives us are not nutritive.
  • Video: Pseudo-Corky stars in pre-Guffman You Wouldn't Believe Our World.
  • Sony's strategy to co-opt Christians for the release of The Da Vinci Code.
  • Eric Umansky interviews Iran observer Afshin Molavi.
  • Podcast now available for WNYC's superb "Radio Lab" program.
  • The Port Authority does not enjoy being insulted by E-ZPass hoaxers.
  • In light of proper thank-you note writing, "Thanks for the Intervention."
  • TMN announces new section, "Digest," with weekly round-ups of books, mp3s, and web videos.
  • Video: Siskel and Ebert really didn't like Protestants.