23 April 2002 By The Morning News — 23 Apr 2002 New York's currently: idolized all out of proportion Palestinian security chief says Israel 'will never have security.' New poll finds 54 percent of Americans believe U.S. should stay out of Middle East conflicts. A history of American involvement in the Middle East. France and the U.S. have much in common: both are full of angry people. $700 loft available in Brooklyn, including dungeon. Condoleezza Rice performs with Yo Yo Ma; First lady lamely calls it a 'prayer for peace.' NY Schools Chancellor Levy tells friends he's fired as Bloomberg looks to control education system. Everyone loves seafood, everyone loves the planet: Learn how to support responsible fisheries. Creative Writing programs explode on campuses as English Departments have passed on classical training. Shakespeare's birthday may be today: take a knowledge quiz and see how you do. [befitting a theory-driven English degree, I scored a disgusting 4 out of 15] A 1997 New Yorker profile of Le Pen to waste your company's printer paper Ian McEwan's Atonement started as a sci-fi Internet social novel; thankfully, it changed. The stories of two men in Paris: Burke & Wells. Christopher Hitchens on why Kingsley Amis's Lucky Jim is jaw-achingly hilarious. Favorite recent hatemail:'You guys are disgusting fops.'send hatemail here