17 July 2002

New York's currently: surprised by how short Christina Ricci is

Bush's popularity at 72 percent.

IRA apologizes for killing civilians over the last 30 years; Sinn Fein calls it a 'powerful contribution,' while Unionists remain skeptical about future violence.

Six proposals for rebuilding the World Trade Center, all including parks, and office towers; room available for other options with significantly different plans.

U.S. and partners unable to agree on methods for Middle East peace.

One-minute speeches by the 'Beam Me Up!' congressman, James. A. Traficant. [via svn]

Charles Schwarz convicted of perjury; three other charges caught in jury-deadlock.

Missing white girl drives missing black girl from headlines.

New cigarette taxes causing increase in quitters. Related: Christopher Hitchens considering quitting. Related: Zippos are not lighters, they are 'convenient sources of portable flame.'

Martha Stewart starts covering books on her show, first guest Safran Foer. Related: What will Oprah say this time?

Slate magazine pulling 4.2M unique users a month, weighing possible editorial re-direction.

You know what's cool about me? If I become really famous, it's like, for me, with my hair, my skin, my eyes, my lips--that says something about the world and the generation and how it's changed. I look like a Gauguin painting. I don't know if that's unique. You can say I'm a modern Gauguin. People call me that all the time. I didn't even know who Gauguin was. I was like, 'Who the fuck is that? A guy--I look like a fucking guy?' The story of Tiffany Limos, star of new Larry Clark film Ken Park.

The red wine headache, or RWH, is poorly understood and best avoided by learning which wines won't knock you over.

Get Your War On, now available in print-form, all profits being donated to landmine relief efforts in Afghanistan.