2 April 2003

New York's currently: keeping its head down

Previously mentioned National Guardsman Optimus Prime now has his own blog, in addition to his website.

U.K. will not attack Syria or Iran.

Saddam speech suspiciously mentions Nelly song from last summer.

Hong Kong sends 213 Sars victims to isolation camps.

Texas to overturn convictions for 38, almost all black, from frightening drug-bust case in Tulia, 1999.

Man banned from driving for 43 years after being convicted 24 times of drunken driving.

Insideschools.org, finding the best public schools in New York City.

Top 100 April Fool's Day hoaxes.

Eleana Benador, stylist and P.R. bulldog for the neo-conservative stars.

Whatever happened to beurre composé?

NYT food panel ranks gins, without giving our favorite Gordon's a chance (though we are glad to see Bombay Sapphire at the bottom of the barrel, as it deserves).

The Ethicalist answers G-Dub and Michael Moore's ethical quandaries.

Saturday Night Live's Darrell Hammond on how to imitate Rumsfeld. Related: Gallery of Shakespeare engravings.

M.T.A.'s top security officials suspended for corruption.

Easy pleasure: E!'s Fashion Police, often funny and well-written. A bit more difficult: Enlumine, to build your vocabulary.

Though you won't hear about them, there are dozens of Pentagon P.R. officers embedded with reporters in Iraq.