21 March 2006

  • New York's currently: desperately seeking summer
  • FBI agent testifies that his superiors' lack of interest in Moussaoui's terrorist connections was "criminally negligent."
  • Everything in Iraq going according to strategy, claims Bush; Iraqis buy terrorism insurance.
  • Insurgents attack police station north of Baghdad, free dozens of prisoners.
  • U.S. intelligence believes Iran may have WMDs Al Qaeda leaders.
  • "Pandas are cute, but they are meant to destroy Taiwan's psychological defenses."
  • Bird flu evolves into two genetically distinct strains, doubling researchers' work in looking for a vaccine. And: Increased testing means the virus may be detected in the U.S. sometime this year.
  • Cold War-era nuclear shelter found beneath Brooklyn Bridge; the crackers went bad long ago.
  • These days, when parents learn their kids are goths, they couldn't be prouder.
  • Join the hunt for missing Buddha Boy.
  • Muslim scientists not only changed the world, they discovered it as well.
  • Video: Collection of Brokeback parodies.
  • Thirty years after the spat, Brian Eno rejoins Roxy Music.
  • What to make if you work in a McDonald's and are sick of the food.
  • On the record, profanity is never professional--except when your employer expects you to do it.
  • If you have the time, the FCC's indecency rulings make good reading [PDF].
  • Video: Jedi turntablism.
  • Will Sergeant of Echo & the Bunnymen didn't care much for Donnie Darko.
  • Grapefruit juice increases many drugs' potencies, researchers find "one Saturday night"; similarly, hand sanitizers work only if they have enough alcohol in them.
  • Map: Abbey Road.
  • Japanese tourists flock to D.C. to see... Japanese cherry blossoms.