2 December 2004

  • New York's currently: watching its windows stretch
  • Pentagon says it will raise troop levels in Iraq to 150,000, the largest since the occupation began.
  • Intelligence reports that Iran is still developing atomic weapons at secret military sites; U.N. inspectors request access.
  • "HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, can be spread via sweat and tears." Federally funded youth abstinence programs spread misconceptions.
  • Paul Ford talks on All Things Considered about watching television on the internet and why the lawyers shouldn't get involved.
  • Palestinian leader enters race for successor to Arafat--from Israeli jail.
  • New York restaurant builds padded, soundproofed room for those who would rather talk on their cell phones.
  • Thai Premier figures the best way to quell the incipient Muslim revolt is to distribute at least 63 million origami cranes.
  • Are you conservative or liberal? Take the quiz and discover your inner leanings.
  • Maureen Dowd: Why we let the march of the tall, handsome, white, male anchors continue.
  • Dinner is served at 7.16 and finished at 7.20 pm. From 8.09 to 9.59 pm symphonic readings (out loud). Erik Satie's entertainingly absurd daily schedule. [via things]
  • It's December, and that means it's time for Leslie Harpold's 2004 Advent Calendar. Always wonderful.
  • Audio: Download music from The Karate Kid: The Musical.
  • New design, illustration, and photography at Superette.
  • Icelanders claim they don't get depressed in the winter darkness, though some say they'd rather be in Spain.
  • A catalog of people who are Canadian, and who you probably didn't think were.