27 June 2003

  • New York's currently: surpassing Nelly's commands
  • Former South Carolina Senator Strom Thurmond dies at 100.
  • Supreme Court: Sodomy okay in Texas. Related: What it – and Scalia's rebuttal – means.
  • Nice: $1.3-billion surplus pops up quite unexpectedly in NYC budget.
  • The queen vs. a loaf of bread. Related: Ah yes, the iPod vs. sliced bread.
  • There's the preppies, the jocks, the nerds, the 'slow clap,' the cheerleader who falls for the geek, the geek-girl who turns out to be beautiful (once those glasses come off) – it was all covered in two hours in Not Another Teen Movie, but it's far better at six minutes in Eighties Ending.
  • June 2003 issue of City Writers is out.
  • New Liz Phair album sucks, apparently, beyond belief. Related: Pitchfork goes pro, opens first offices. Wow!
  • World Health Organization says world to be SARS-free in two to three weeks.
  • Kids influenced by Finding Nemo are flushing their pet fish down their toilets.
  • In summer, fireplaces look like 'big, black holes,' said Randy Kemper of the design company Ingrao Inc. So several designers at the showhouse 'summerized' the fireplaces by putting whimsical items inside. All this and more at the Hampton Designer Showcase.
  • JK Rowling terrifies children by insinuating Potter may not live to adulthood.
  • Fogged window shows Virgin Mary's image, though many disagree.
  • Sign up online at the National Do Not Call Registry.
  • It's getting really hot. We're buying extra air conditioners. Perhaps you'd like to sit back with a nice glass of lemonade? Related: Better yet, make yourself a pitcher. Related: Kids like to sell lemonade alongside baseball cards. Now that's just adorable.