23 September 2004

  • New York's currently: a lovely day tomorrow (and today)
  • Congress moves forward with $145 billion in middle-class tax cuts. Lawmakers say that, even if the country can't really afford the cuts, they look good politically. Although: It doesn't look so hot for the poor.
  • Flood deaths in Haiti now nearing 2,000.
  • Fannie Mae accused of improper accounting, and the S.E.C. investigation begins.
  • "People keep asking, how do we know he's got weapons of mass destruction? How do we know? Because we've still got the receipts." David Hare's "Stuff Happens."
  • Michael Moore says vote for Bruce Springsteen.
  • Harley Spiller's collection of 10,000 Chinese restaurant menus, some from the 19th century, reflect a timeline of how Chinese culture spread throughout the U.S. And: Going on an eating tour of Chinatown with Mr. Spiller.
  • "The Adventures of Superpup" was meant to be a children's show with little people in dog costumes.
  • Jimmy Swaggart tells gay people that if they look at him "that way," he will kill them and tell God they died.
  • Can-collecting homeless man hopes Bloomberg's new recycling program will expand his business. Related: The mayor, stuck on Lexington line for 45 minutes, gets some extra reading done.
  • Instantly generate fear, madness, and… puckering with The Lovecraft Engine.
  • Effects of U.S. anti-terror measures show significant drop in issuing of green cards, even if Al Quaeda websites are sometimes accidentally hosted by U.S. companies.
  • Noisemapping London.
  • Heckler's anti-Bush remarks now under investigation by the Secret Service.
  • Everything you ever wanted to know about the century in shoes.
  • Learn how to take photos online. Related: Art with rocks and art with taxidermy.
  • They have become known for dishes they've distinguished: souse stew from the Caribbean, Oaxacan tamales, Brazilian rissole turnovers, and other traditional recipes. Street cooking in New York.