16 August 2002

New York's currently: going on break until 26 August

Twenty-fifth anniversary of Elvis Presley's death: Elvis spotters report their progress. Related: The King's fried peanut-butter-and-banana sandwich would make a fine, fine dinner tonight.

Relatives of September 11 victims file $100 trillion lawsuit against Sudanese government, Saudi officials, banks, and charities, alleging they helped finance the attacks.

Execution of Mexican citizen strains U.S.-Mexico relations.

Excellent Michael Kelly editorial on the new state of affairs: being normal.

Great commentary slamming the argument that Nazism was fueled not by hatred but by an 'aesthetic ambition to beautify the world.' [thanks kg]

Someone in my One-L class rendered me semi-autistic in the first semester of law school by suggesting that I'd probably flunk out because I used an orange highlighter. The only person stupider than the moron who said that was me – I changed highlighters. Advice for the first-year law student.

Sex offender drops request to mix Viagra with an impotency drug he is required to take.

This American Life signs deal with Warner Bros. Pictures. It's a match made in heaven: Ira Glass, 'We're people with a lot of stories and not much money, and they have a lot of money and need stories.' [thanks kg]

Gwyneth Paltrow looks for dates. Says, 'It's only dinner for God's sake.'

Beauty, reuse: Photographs of recycling.

Control the rhinocam.

Whalelane #3 is out.