2 November 2007: Afternoon

  • Hollywood writers rally around their strike, the first walkout in almost two decades.
  • How to save Broadway from a strike? Apparently call a guy called Tom Short.
  • I continue to be amazed by the incredible small publications around the world. Interview with Ted Genoways, editor of the Virginia Quarterly Review.
  • From the VQR, a Google map to its recent stories on South America; e.g., the popularity of Surinamese football players.
  • In case you missed it, photos from Sao Paulo, where advertising is banned.
  • Gallery: Faces of Battle exhibition revisits the havoc World War I wreaked on soldiers' faces.
  • Contrary to chatter, Washington is full of wannabe world-changers ready to slave for policy, but there aren't enough jobs.
  • Op: Five policy reasons why Ron Paul's 15 minutes should be up.
  • In today's feature, Paul Ford finds 100 ways to respond the big question: How do you say, I love you?
  • A not-too-frequently asked question--how do rising fuel prices play out in East Asia?--and why sensitive petro politics matter to you.
  • "Not going to be a lot of puking when this place opens." Punks respond to the luxury clothing store taking over CBGBs.
  • New York City, where cell phones are banned in schools, considers awarding free minutes to good behavers. Not really related: Contest to find the best unparadox.
  • Not safe for work, and probably not home: Halloween is proof positive New York still does nightlife right.
  • Most items at garage sale haunted.
  • Eerie! Bizarre! Otherworldly! The actual sounds of Saturn.