17 July 2001

  • Russia and China sign cooperation treaty, billed as "an act of friendship against America."
  • Cheney, who first described conservation as a "personal virtue," now sees it as "a must."
  • Cheney has a $186,000 power bill this year for his 33-room mansion.
  • Parcel bomb explodes in Genoa, setting off tension before this week's G8 summit.
  • Washington Post Chairman Katharine Graham in critical condition since fall.
  • Human Rights activists call on hackers to stop taking down sites and start putting up databases.
  • FBI arrests Russian programmer at DefCon; Adobe wants its PDFs safe.
  • Good design begins with "clear, vital language" says Dean Allen.
  • Tiger Magazine launches issue 14.
  • Former Spy writer Joe Queenan hates baby boomers, meaning himself.
  • The Times may be good, but SmarterTimes is better: the Gray Lady watchdog.