26 March 2004

  • New York's currently: claiming this land for the Empire of Weekendland
  • Descrepancies, contradictions bubble up as panel scrutiny hits Condoleezza Rice. Though unavailable for under-oath, public testimony, Rice is readily available for media commentary.
  • What went wrong, what went right: A section-by-section look at the Clarke book, its criticism, its praise.
  • American officials claim legal loophole that could allow U.S. military in Iraq until the end of 2005. Right now, troop depression abounds, suicides climb.
  • Statue of Liberty set to reopen after two-year shutter.
  • A history of cross-administration concerns about Iraqi WMDs. Related: Bush gets big yuks, harsh rebuke with WMD jokes at black-tie dinner.
  • In Russia, saving a dying language by writing its dictionary.
  • A look at the year so far in music: John Darnielle on the end of the first quarter, including big, worthy praise for the Double.
  • A grieving father finds solace in studying electrical grounding.
  • Shorter is better, proven by Ten Second Cinema. [via coudal]
  • Diane Keaton's love of clown art knows no bounds, just have a look at her personal collection. Related: 'Coulrophobia' is an irrational fear of clowns
  • When puberty hit for a generation: Every woman from Star Trek.
  • Original Alamo movie set for sale.
  • Proposed Jets stadium on West Side takes heat, though not from the striped bass…yet.
  • With the comeback gig approaching, Morrissey says meatos can leave the beefwiches at the door.
  • Make sure to zoom in: A collection of beautiful Ontario maps. [from floatingboy]
  • A guide to sign language you never knew, including 'I want to pull the shrieking voices from my head and smoosh them.'