16 September 2004

  • New York's currently: feeling for its southern cousins
  • Seven reported killed in the U.S. by Ivan, with more than 60 dead in the Caribbean. (See map of hurricane's path.)
  • You would be surprised at how far a can of orange soda would go. Details of changes made to interrogation techniques at Abu Ghraib.
  • Houston airport uses volunteers on horseback to keep forests free of terrorists.
  • State department moves Iraq reconstruction money to security detail, hoping for pre-election (you pick which one) stability.
  • Ivins says Bush's "flip-flop" campaign needs no watering to survive, similar to Japanese flip-flap plant, requiring no attention.
  • Johnny Ramone of The Ramones dies of prostate cancer. Related: See End of the Century, the Ramones documentary.
  • Op-ed: When there are elections in Muslim countries, most voters--even in Pakistan--reject parties that sympathize with the extremists.
  • What Annan means when he now says invading Iraq was illegal.
  • Videos: Richard Strauss.
  • You know he's born again, you know he's a Christian, but does anyone have a clue about the details of Bush's faith?
  • Explore zipcodes.
  • Videos: Expensive Kryptonite bike locks defeated by ballpoint pen in 30 seconds.
  • French cafés to improve service, comfort levels, hygiene to attract customers.
  • 14 illegal immigrants testified against Moussaoui as trade for visa to stay in the U.S., but prosecutor chose only three as helpful.
  • MP3 of John Cage's 4'33".
  • I think about Hemingway and Faulkner and how it ended for them. Profile of Philip Roth, taken from interview in his West Side studio. (See excerpt from new book.)
  • NYC: Artbots invade Harlem.