New York's currently: saying the wrong thing.
Pope summons American cardinals to Vatican for stern lecture on pedophilia.
Dutch cabinet resigns over Srebrenica massacre: 7,500 Bosnian Muslim men and boys executed while Army, Government, and U.N. stood by.
Bush's grammatical blunders are edited in official White House transcripts.
Senior Bush officials met with Chavez-ousters several times over past months to support the turnover.
Archaeologists find ancient writing sample that may glorify the Scorpion King.
Critics begin to bow down before The Rock, star of upcoming film Scorpion King.
GE to eliminate 7,000 jobs at GE Capital.
Many good points on why new TV show The Bachelor is one of the worst things for women in a long time.
FDA approves use of Botox to remove smiles, look frozen.
New York Sun appears on newstands, typography raising eyebrows, tagline: New York on Page One. Because Every Issue Revolves Around New York. Hell's yeah.
Interview with Jodie Foster on creative decisions during Panic Room.
French Vogue's Carine Roitfeld becomes fashion media's new obsession; editor can't stay out of American limelight, or leopard prints.
Intriguing personal site from a punk-rock kid.
Rhizome announces five grant-winners to create net art.
Aside: What does it say when you're in the middle of reading Adam Gopnik's column in this week's New Yorker at 6:45 AM and stop--put the magazine down, sip coffee, stand--in order to adjust the music to better suit his writing?It says 'Dork dork dork dork dork...'
Worth noting: Today's edition of the Sun has a brief history of the paper from its birth in 1833, and an excerpt from one of its early stories:'SUDDEN DEATH--Ann McDonough, of Washington Street, attempted to drink a pint of rum on a wager, on Wednesday afternoon last. Before it was half swallowed Ann was a corpse. Served her right.'
