17 November 2005

  • New York's currently: finally glad it splurged on that winter coat
  • Congress agrees to keep the Patriot Act--set to expire at the end of the year--mostly intact.
  • Discovery of secret torture chamber in Baghdad has Sunni leaders furious, saying the Shiite government knew it existed--and supported it.
  • Whoever the Plame leak is, they also spoke with Bob Woodward, who apologizes to the Post for not saying anything sooner.
  • Production of massive doses of avian flu vaccine halted as concerns arise over patients' rights.
  • Kosherfest features bust of Bloomberg sculpted out of hummus.
  • Association of International Glaucoma Societies commissions "Glaucoma Hymn."
  • New-style parenting says it's not called a "pee-pee" anymore.
  • Archeologists uncover well-preserved scene of Mayan royals' execution.
  • Reviving Cornish, though no one can agree on the spelling.
  • Parent punishes child by making her stand outside with a sign; child looks appropriately t-o'd in photo op.
  • More proof that everything you think is good for you, isn't: Drinking decaf may raise your cholesterol.
  • Feeling out his new role as Bush scapegoat, Bill Clinton says war in Iraq was "a big mistake."
  • Only in the richest country on earth could regular guys spend tens of thousands of dollars building a pumpkin gun.
  • Swiss businessman persists in trying to nab Russian goods to repay debt, most recently paintings on loan from Moscow art museum.
  • Setting the record straight on Kazakhstan, or "What you won't learn from Borat."
  • Video: How to tell when a relationship is over (in 90 seconds).
  • Clark, Tex., renamed "DISH" in exchange for free satellite television.
  • The transformation of Manhattan's skyline through time.
  • A list of people who have died in the bathroom.