2 May 2002

New York's currently: sick at home.

Arafat's out, defiant, tours Ramallah; calls Israelis 'terrorists, Nazis, and racists,' accusing them of setting overnight fire in Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem.

Joseph Lieberman is ready to run for President, and he really wants Gore to stay home on the farm.

Bill Clinton wants a talk show, asking $50M a year, aspirations to be the next Oprah.

Britain's top cops advise treatment for drug addicts to win war on drugs.

Lightningfield's David Gallagher reports on AOL's choice of Google for searching.

Journal editor makes good case for reading newspapers, knowing readership is slipping.

The serene photography of Richard Misrach. [via artkrush]

Behind the new album of John Forté, convict, former-Fugee, Carly Simon pal; last paragraph of article oddly moving.

Political watchdogging for the liberally-inclined.

Universities spent hundreds of millions on Web-based class programs, all for nada.

Kiss + Cathcart develop aesthetically-pleasing, functional solar panels for Navajo Nation.

New David Sedaris article at Esquire, on movies, parrots, and stealing stories from your family.

Times 'Making Books' series updates with tutorial on role of publicist in author's life.

The much anticipated return of Katie Raygun.