17 January 2002

  • Politicians give back Enron funds, dumping thousands into charities.
  • Bloomberg begins giving clues to where his focus lies, standing on his "social liberal" claims.
  • Four Symbionese Liberation Army radicals charged with murder.
  • Good summary of atrocities in Zimbabwe; U.S. and EU consider sanctions against Mugabe.
  • Alan Greenspan makes awful jokes in renewal bid for celebrity during bad economy.
  • Plaque meant to honor James Earl Jones instead offers tribute to James Earl Ray, killer of Martin Luther King.
  • Nobel-winning author Camilo Jose Cela died.
  • PBS's Art:21 has a great site with lots of information, in case you skipped over it last time.
  • Wonderfully written review of Irving Penn show at the Met.
  • The Sacramento Bee has a great javascript toolbar to accompany articles (as noticed by the Captain).