17 August 2006

  • New York's currently: glad to be a part of today's world, even if it means recognizing Emmy Rossum
  • Lebanon ships troops south with fuzzy orders leaving Hezbollah intact.
  • Given striking increase in attacks, White House is considering alternatives to democracy for Iraq.
  • Sensing a tide shift at home, D.C. lobbying firms are hiring more well-connected Democrats.
  • Turks mixing Muslim values, hard work, and raging capitalism produce "Calvinist Islam."
  • Man uses four limbs to write four languages simultaneously.
  • B.A. halts all flights from the U.K. For Brits stuck at home, some London walks on mp3.
  • Twenty-one nations ranked for efforts in ending poverty; northern Europe kicks southern Europe's ass.
  • Emergency workers at Ground Zero on average lost 12 years of lung function.
  • Williamsburg, Virginia barrel-maker visits Williamsburg, Brooklyn and turns sad at thought of sexy blacksmiths.
  • Bush: It would be helpful if Iraq's Shia-led government could appreciate the U.S. in public.
  • Can the same viral marketing that promotes Snakes on a Plane promote actual viruses?
  • Police say journalists egged on man to self-immolate.
  • New York Public Library ditches confusing classifications; Dewey decimal system helpless to categorize new Jim Belushi book.
  • Join the movement to remove the Caps Lock key--Num Lock, you're next!
  • Exploding manholes and unreleased Beatles in yesterday's Digest by Rosecrans Baldwin.
  • He looks very young. His guests are often female. New York restaurateurs, do you know where your Bruni is?
  • Theatrical interpretations of blogs lack substance, interactivity, web browser.
  • AOL plans to dig for spammer's gold buried in his parents' backyard.
  • I count the cars as they pass by the office. Sentences you must be able to speak to become an American.
  • Great moments in the history of digital image tampering.
  • Bowie sings in the bath for a lover and now for you.
  • We apologize for saying lovemaking.