21 May 2003 By The Morning News — 21 May 2003 New York's currently: hoochierific South Carolina pardons James Brown for past crimes. French anti-porn crusader denies he participated in S&M soirees run by a convicted serial killer. Spot someone sitting outside on a milk crate? Quick, call 311! U.S. bans Canadian beef after mad cow disease is found in one cow in Alberta. R.W. Apple on Paris's chef of the century's new revolution. Related: Louisa Chu on schooling and eating in three-star restaurants. Excerpts from Marjane Satrapi's comic memoir, Persepolis. Senate proposes $100,000 tax reduction if you buy a 6,000-pound SUV. Find out who in your neighborhood gives the most to the government. New York photographs from the '40s and '50s. Thomas Friedman sends back observations from Iraq. John Darnielle on the iTunes music store. Facts about mountaintop removal mining in West Virginia. The lighthouses of Long Island. Say it: You need your own portable cloud.