25 January 2005 By The Morning News — 25 Jan 2005 New York's currently: where the best will fall, and the rest will follow Fire in Lower Manhattan knocks C train offline--for up to five years. Report from Human Rights Watch reveals that Iraqi security forces frequently torture prisoners. Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas seems close to getting militant groups to agree to a ceasefire with Israel, but that's a first step in a very long road to peace. Shiites in southern Iraq continue to live a political Islam, while Sunni leaders plan boycott of Sunday's election (though they still want a role in writing the new constitution). "When you're getting that much money a month for so long, it allows you to live in the la-la land that I was in." Buddyhead interviews Kevin Shields. Gallery of classic celebrity caricatures at the Smithsonian. Pretending it's 1977 and you're in Berlin: Bowie, et al, MP3s at A New Career in a New Town. Gallery: There's just something about photos of people jumping that exudes joyfulness. While the male is excited at the thought of donning a warhelmet and engaging in a few "melee rounds" How to have Dungeons & Dragons-themed sex. [SFW] Mount Everest is either shrinking because of global warming or growing because of tectonic movement. Finding the perfect song and learning history through Iron Maiden lyrics. Photo: It's very, very, very cold near Boston. Johnny Carson, ad man. Video: Watch a muppet dance to U2's "Vertigo." How to look for a new job while you're still at your old job.