16 October 2003

New York's currently: listening to that Outkast song a lot

Staten Island Ferry crashes into pier, 10 dead, many injured; pilot makes suicide attempt at home afterwards.

President Bush's high-speed tour of Asia, for safety. (And no sushi.)

Cubs lose NLCS, Marlins on to World Series. Related: Great Trib editorial: Nobody loves the Cubs more than Steve Bartman, 'that fan.'

Man convicted for knowingly transmitting HIV.

First Chinese astronaut returns to Earth from orbit, China plans space station.

Poll shows troop dissatisfaction growing in Iraq.

Gay members of Bronx Catholic church choir ordered to leave. Related: John Paul II celebrates quarter-century as pontiff.

The study showed two trends. First, there was no change in heart attack rates for patients who lived outside city limits. But for city residents, the rates plummeted by 58 percent in only six months. The effects of a smoking ban in the city limits of Helena, Montana. [thanks bob]

Rare purple frog discovered in India, with qualities so unique it is assigned to a new frog family.

Rupert Murdoch will never retire. Never!

Monstress Productions: Because you love it and because she has a manifesto.

Collector returned pennies to me, stating, 'Here, save these to buy a bottle of hair dye.' And other written complaints waged by motorists against New York toll-booth attendants.

NBC pulling highly touted Coupling.

German man teaches dog Hitler salute, charged with violating Germany's anti-Nazi laws.

'Cause with the vibrator you don't get the hugging and the cuddling and the snuggling and the nibbling and the sweet nothings whispered into your ear.' Sue Johanson, Canadian sex therapist, and her unforgettable approach.