16 July 2002

  • New York's currently: not for you
  • Our Executive Chiefs turn out to be crappy executives: Cheney stays hidden while news boils about his $18.5 million profit at Halliburton.
  • Government buys gas masks for Birmingham residents living near a chemical weapons incinerator.
  • Blade Extremely Sharp!
  • John Lindh and Justice work out a plea bargain: 20 years.
  • Azurest provides sanctity to prestigious black vacationers.
  • The most important lesson of this bust, like every previous bust, is: buyer beware. It will be forgotten again, obviously. But one can savour the clarity while it lasts. Remedies, soon to be forgotten, for corrupt business.
  • Who knew? Hunter Thompson writes a column for ESPN. [via bb]
  • We didn't design our stores to be user-friendly because we want you to interact with our people. You can't understand Diesel without talking to someone. Diesel Jeans thinks a little too much of itself.
  • Spy satellite pictures of global hot spots.
  • Elmore Leonard, Susan Minot, Michael Chabon, and more describe their favorite endings. Related: Michael Chabon on grandparents, dorks, and redemption.
  • The last interview with master portrait photographer Yousuf Karsh.
  • Keep your friends in place with duct tape.
  • A hip swivel down Fifth Avenue takes a man around two 'mall walkers,' part of the city's increasingly clueless foot traffic. Many bad walkers (i.e., tourists) clog New York's sidewalks. [thanks matt]
  • Attention dudes: Single men wanted with a million or more, that you've earned, though you can't be over 50.