22 August 2005 By The Morning News — 22 Aug 2005 New York's currently: enjoying the old stuff so much, good new stuff is always a surprise Iraq's constitution scheduled to be approved today, with Sunnis complaining of being cut out of the drafting action. Democrats split over demanding exit-from-Iraq deadline of Bush. Greenwich Village street fights back against Sex & The City tourists. Op: From Gaza we must look to the West Bank, where the settlements are wide open. Brief animated excerpt of TMN's John Warner's new book, Fondling Your Muse. Ten hours in Brooklyn and the Bronx leave five dead from five unrelated shootings. Does it mean we've actually had absolutely no musical growth for 16 years? How the Pixies got back together. The "everything guide" to the U.S. Open. New York's best pizza joints reviewed and mapped. Escalation of turf wars between hackers sees many dueling viruses. Houellebecq's enemy finds a review copy of his new novel on a bench and trashes it. D.C. Comics orders NYC gallery to remove pictures showing Batman and Robin kissing. Dick Tracy revived to bust DVD pirates. Johnny Depp covers the $2.5 million tab to blast Hunter Thompson's remains from a cannon. Amazon now offers "short literary works" for 50 cents each. Britain's organic food industry ripe with fraud. Malcolm Gladwell explains why our health system doesn't work. Finally, affordable laser trip wires. With 65 Americans killed this year, 2005 is the deadliest 12 months in Afghanistan since the 2001 war. Thomas Wolfe remembered for buying ugly houses. See also: Free books if you recognize these authors. Database of U.S. swimming holes.
