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15 October 2002

By The Morning News —
  • New York's currently: a giant drive-through liquor store
  • Woman shot outside Home Depot store in Northern Virginia probably the sniper's ninth victim.
  • Bombing in Bali linked to al Qaeda by Indonesia's defense minister, and Bush.
  • 'He is sending a signal of dominance, so that the others will know he's the alpha,' Mr. Conniff said, gesturing with a forkful of crab cake. 'Wow, he looks really good.' More strikingly, Mr. Conniff said, Mr. Perelman's posture and behavior were similar to that of the male Bonasa umbellus, the ruffed grouse, a forest bird found in the colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere known for its chest-puffing and wing-thumping displays. Applying rules for natural observation to the study of the mega-rich.
  • Bloomberg opts out of parade, dines with the Sopranos.
  • Iraqis vote for the President tomorrow, though the ballot has one candidate.
  • The first sign of being a hipster is self-hatred.
  • A.S. Byatt on a Europe that is only united when opposing American foreign policy.
  • Have a digital video camera? Why not make something for WeeklyDV.com? Capsule 1's theme was 'orange;' Jason Zada had a nice response.
  • Old but great article by Susan Orlean about tigers in New Jersey.
  • If the term is to be used, it should be used in all lower-case letters to distinguish it from our trademark SPAM, which should be used with all uppercase letters. The SPAM company's official response to the use of SPAM as slang. [thanks dm]
  • North American Wife Carrying Contest awards winner five times his wife's weight in cash, plus her weight in beer.
  • New photos posted at the Cross Atlantic Report. (jewel 1, 2, 3, 4.)
  • Wallace & Gromit release new films.