19 May 2005

  • New York's currently: tinkering while the engine's running
  • Senators kick off filibuster debate by throwing barbs, and right now people are irked about everything Washington.
  • Two Iraqi brothers, one was casual, the other serious, reveal the two faces of the insurgency.
  • Bomb scare caused by digital camera beneath subway grate; police believe it was for panty photos but try as they might, can't find the evidence.
  • North Korean and U.S. officials finally met last week, and it appears six-nation talks are back in business.
  • The grenade found near Bush last week was indeed tossed, and it was live.
  • "I think I've done everything else, so if I start to [rap], just shoot me… But I love good rap… so keep your eyes peeled." Neil Young ponders a new career.
  • British researchers: Wearing red is for winners.
  • Believing the hype: Five years on from the death of Boo.com.
  • Buy an empty box on eBay for $10. (Plus $9.95 shipping and handling.)
  • An all-bacon sandwich will make you lightheaded and thirsty.
  • How to raise a family at the Chelsea Hotel.
  • Donald Trump trash-talks Freedom Tower, proposes a new WTC just like the last one--only taller.
  • Better than just doing impressions: Learn how to dance like Napoleon Dynamite.
  • Strange story of friends who pack a bottle of rum and a hookah for a Brooklyn boat trip. Somebody ends up with an eye patch.
  • Anakin turned to the Dark Side because Obi-Wan failed to teach him the most important part of the Jedi Code: Bros before hos. Nerds discuss the final Star Wars installment.