26 July 2002
By The Morning News
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New York's currently: halfway through disc 2 of S&TC season three
When to use bats instead of satire: White Power's William Pierce is dead, but the neo-Nazi fascists are gaining numbers, playing off sympathy for Palestinians. Related: Jorn Barger tracks the Fightin' Whities, who say 'Every thang's gonna be all white!'
Mine rescue stopped when drill bit broke.
Foreign service work proves popular, for English-speakers that want to live in Paris.
Press field day on who cares story must say something about the press: Princeton admissions officials broke into Yale's website to view admission decisions.
30 percent of Palestinian children suffer from chronic malnutrition.
New York is good: In collaboration with NYC Wireless and Intel, Bryant Park has free wireless web access.
Congressional negotiators agree on bill that makes it more difficult for people to escape debts when declaring bankruptcy.
What fate has the novel when this is real life?: Liza Minnelli and David Gest to have VH1 reality show, starring Minnelli in duets with pop stars.
Publishing gossip: Michael Crichton gets $5 million for film rights to unwritten novel (which was bought, by HarperCollins, in two-book deal for $40 million).
Be careful! The VICE dos and don'ts are hilarious.
Build a website with a dollar, a day, and a dude in a bandana.
If you like the White Stripes, you may enjoy the Redd Blood Cells: Stripes songs, plus production. Related: Portraits of bands that never went far. And, even more bands. [thanks kg and mf]
Design visionary finds architecture in curtains.
New centipede shows up in Central Park. Soon, we'll learn it eats babies and goes for $9 a pound in China Town.
Great interview with Terry Gilliam on trying to make Don Quixote.
