17 May 2006

New York's currently: hoping for more peaks, fewer valleys

White House agrees to brief intel committees on wiretapping operation.

Verizon denies turning over your local calls to the spooks--though it may be happy to share your long-distance bills.

A moving defense of selling crack.

FBI tracking reporters' phone records to stymie leaks; reporters' sources urge them to get new cell phones.

Nigerian senate rejects amendment to allow Olusegun a third term.

Somalia's prime minister blames secret U.S. support of warlords for clashes in Mogadishu.

A.U. soldiers in Sudan hamstrung by limited mandate, few troops, bad equipment.

If you love Russia, you have to love Godunov. Condoleezza Rice's 10 favorite musical works.

Senate immigration overhaul stands test, but House won't budge for Bush, and nobody's happy with the GOP.

Op: Bush's border army is classic Clintonian sleight of hand.

Photos of female Israeli soldiers.

Schedule of events for upcoming Brooklyn Performing Arts Festival. (See also the upcoming New York Beard & Moustache Championship.)

The history of the yellow legal pad.

Playboy's 25 sexiest novels includes Wind-Up Bird.

Massive soccer corruption scandal horrifies but doesn't shock Italian fans.

Today in TMN's new Digest: The week's best mp3s.

Mp3 bloggers choose their favorite visceral moments.

New incentive package for Iran includes light-water nuclear reactor for civilian use.

California city won't rename street after Trump unless he renames his golf club after the city.

Retirement tips from retirees.

TMN's Kevin Guilfoile reading tonight, Schuler Books in Michigan.

Five die from bird flu in Indonesia; official says possibility of human-to-human transmission can't be ruled out.

New York cab driver lets his fares influence where he finds his burgers.

Op: No matter how much you love your favorite classic racist novel, it still may need to be discarded.

Central Park to sport free WiFi by summer.

Video: Twenty movies digitized from the Lang Papers, touring the mid-century Southwest.