23 May 2003 By The Morning News — 23 May 2003 New York's currently: never met anyone quite like you before Congo's Pygmies complain of being eaten by government and rebel fighters. Herbert Muschamp on Central Park's verdancy this year, just in time for the 150th anniversary. Related: Central Park statues explained. 18-year-old LeBron James nets $90 million shoe contract from Nike. Our new favorite anti-modernist, James Howard Kunstler's eyesore of the month. (Be sure to read previous months.) Related: Mark Hurst interviews Kunstler. MIT student rigs urinal for video game, surprises no one with pun-ny title. Related: MIT spends $68 million on giant turd. FCC officials enjoyed $2.8 million in travel and entertainment over the past eight years, provided by the industries it regulates. [ via the scooper ] Many artist histories with decent scans of work. Wild turkeys try for life in Manhattan. 381 New York brokers are licensed to trade stocks despite lengthy disciplinary histories. Old but goodie article on the return of Guy Bourdin. Four book-types in 1974 try to raise their own cattle for $60. Deep in the navel: Quotations from TMN Some people iron at great heights. NY-centric travel tips. New, terrific animation from Presstube.
