16 April 2003
By The Morning News
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New York's currently: wondering how well the media can comment on the media
Bloomberg offers two budgets, one named painful, the other, devastating, saying the choice lies with Albany where the state budget is late for the 19th year in a row.
Area man supports the troops he didn't go to high school with.
U.S. doing its strategic best to avoid confronting ties between Iraq and Russia.
South Africa to pay $3,900 to each victim of apartheid (or their family) who testified before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
The Center for Disease Control's info depot on SARS; currently 193 suspected cases in the U.S., 3235 worldwide as of yesterday.
Bill O'Reilly, now a comedian, makes racist joke at fundraiser.
Iraqi doctors call U.S. military's account of rescuing Jessica Lynch mythical. Related: Pentagon TV now playing in Iraq.
Kosher wines fight their sweet reputation, using flash pasteurization.
Fan attacks umpire at a baseball game, in the same park with the same teams as when a coach was attacked the year before.
The fact that very few people in this country read books is publishing's dirty little secret, and it's one executives are, understandably, desperate to keep. Sara Nelson calls for publishers to open their books on sales and advances. Related: Hunter S. Thompson on the survival of boxing.
The history of Manhattan's Mitzvah Tanks.
Julian Barnes on the frustrating experience of cooking pork chops.
Photos of Brooklyn storefront houses of worship.
Grant Barrett cracks the numbers and explains which MTA card is right for you.
Parodeities: MP3s of Christian twists on pop classics, e.g., Hung Together (Come Together)
