25 July 2002

New York's currently: having a rather difficult (fuck!) day at work, sorry about the few headlines

Powell slogs on, despite differences with White House.

House votes 420 to 1 to expel Ohio Democrat Traficant, convicted for bribery and corruption.

British aid agencies unite in emergency appeal to raise money for starvation in southern Africa.

Judge finds Odd Todd animator deserves his unemployment, saying the website 'was simply a lark which turned into something lucrative.'

Attention! New York straight men! Teenage women want to dupe you!

Attention! New York smokers! Save money by smoking spent butts!

100,000 attend funerals for those killed in Gaza missile attack.

America under attack: I'll give the plant this much: It's impressively bold. It's also evil. First it was the flesh-eating fish, now it' s a stinging weed.

In our neighborhood, there were only Italian-Americans basically. There was one woman on Elizabeth Street in the butcher shop directly across from 241. She's still there, she's 90 years old, she's still cutting meat. It's Mary the Butcher. You should go there and interview her. She is tough spitting, been there 60 years. A PBS interview with Martin Scorcese, one of many short, excellent interviews concerning people in New York.

Writers ask publishers if this book makes them look fat, publishers say no.