27 June 2006

  • New York's currently: putting a good friend in a box and shipping it back to Apple
  • Israeli tanks and troops mass on the border of Gaza; Olmert warns of broad, ongoing operation.
  • Israeli and Palestinian press reactions to the Gaza conflict.
  • Abbas orders Israeli soldier found; Israel intel officer says soldier is being held by Hamas's military wing.
  • Supreme Court rejects Vermont law limiting money candidates can raise and spend.
  • At least 38 killed yesterday in Iraq.
  • Seersuckers soaked, 100-year-old White House elm felled in D.C. flood.
  • Pentagon accelerating plan to deploy interceptor missiles in Japan for the first time.
  • How long can the U.S. allow North Korea to keep its missile outside the barn?
  • Biology says older brothers boost likelihood of a boy growing up to be gay.
  • The differences between art and "kiddie" art--when $25,000 seems a tad too much for tyke-ism.
  • J.K. Rowling drops broad hint that Harry Potter will meet grim end.
  • When talking about forced labor, media finds it more alluring to talk about sex slaves, not slave slaves.
  • How to find out if you're underpaid.
  • Op: World Cup watchers get the referees they deserve.
  • Sweden jails father for having his daughter circumcised during Somalia vacation.
  • Female canaries hearing Al Green pre-coitus make for better mothers down the road.
  • I told him I wasn't sure I wanted near-human levels. 50 ways to leave your live-in robot lover.
  • New in inventions: Password-protected bullets, leaking hard drives.
  • America to enlarge by 300 millionth person this fall; baby most likely will be Hispanic.
  • Young filmmaker Derek Lake becomes third cyclist since 2005 killed on Houston Street.
  • Video: See trailer of Lake's first film, Sans Pertinence.
  • What to know about electricians in New York.
  • Audio tributes to the Brooklyn Bridge's pre-concrete drone.
  • Overheard in NY gets Google-mapped.
  • Writers week 2.0 at audio blog Moistworks, including crossword puzzle.
  • State senator to offer amendment severely limiting the serving of marshmallow spreads in schools.