21 February 2002

  • Bush and Jiang have differences of opinion on weapons trading; country music used to cloak sensitive conversations.
  • Supreme court weighs school-voucher case: federal funds for tuition in private religious Cleveland schools.
  • Sharon to announce new peace strategy, no "Seven Days of Quiet" condition.
  • Fraternity may lose license for getting homeless people drunk, making them fight each other.
  • Trend report: Large tote bags, weed on vacation still popular; the "prairie" look almost dead.
  • Books reviewed for Gothamites to read together; Harold Bloom compares mass-reading to gorging on deep-fried marrow.
  • Studies show hippies grow up to be conservative parents, snooping on children and searching for drugs.
  • Painter Chris Ofili--famous for portrait of fecal virgin--to reimburse the elephants who shat for him.
  • Purpose of space race now proven in 'N Sync's quest for zero-gravity pop music.
  • Guggenheim acquires two pieces of Internet art, now on display.
  • Neil LaBute is haunted by classic fashion photography.
  • The story of England's tragic Millennium Bridge, including video of its wobble.
  • David Gallagher has nice photographs of Grand Central.