23 May 2005

  • New York's currently: nice weather only during work hours
  • Iranian Guardian Council cuts presidential ballot, offers six pre-fab, conservative choices.
  • Toe-tags suggest that the number killed in the Uzbekistan prison break and demonstration is much higher than the government admits.
  • Characteristic "pup-tent" effect could be clearly seen when patient finally took hands out of pants pockets. Ian Frazier seeks treatment for the male condition.
  • When classic novels are rewritten using simpler words, perhaps it's the story that wins in the end.
  • Secret videos emerge of North Koreans showing their own public dissidence.
  • New bill in North Carolina stirs up debate over which side of the state has the more authentic barbecue. Related: Barbecue is a Noun, the videos.
  • The locations where many television shows were supposed to take place, and where their exterior shots were filmed.
  • Are you a master editor? Take this quiz and find out.
  • On the "Calvino Effect" and the many ways it manifests itself.
  • George Lucas wishes he could hunt down every copy and destroy it. It's the Star Wars Holiday Special and you can watch scenes from it here.
  • The strange story of the hipster who stole a photo from a Williamsburg art gallery and went to prison for it.
  • Soldier blogs weighty concerns as he readies for another trip to Iraq.
  • It's the new puzzle that's keeping everybody up at night--Sudoku.
  • Audio of the voiced-over transmission for the blind of the Simpsons.
  • Many steps on how to order a drink in a busy bar.