28 February 2006

  • New York's currently: smearing itself with Deep Heat
  • According to Baghdad's main morgue, last week's violence took the lives of more than 1,300 Iraqis.
  • E.U. to bail out Palestinian Authority, which could have collapsed in two weeks under deficit weight.
  • Darfur violence spreads across border into Chad--20,000 Chadians now "refugees in their own country."
  • Families bond over shared sperm donor dad.
  • Saddam ends hunger strike after losing 10 pounds.
  • Australian jihadist finds it hard to like beer and be a Muslim, too.
  • Never before released photos from the civil rights era came to light after an intern discovered them buried in an equipment closet at the Birmingham News.
  • Wal-Mart asks government for help paying employees' health care.
  • Writer loses job over meth recipe.
  • Orthodox Church in America embroiled in financial scandal stateside, fake plaques in Moscow.
  • Make sure you show how Africans have music and rhythm deep in their souls, and eat things no other humans eat. How to write about Africa.
  • Matching Shakespeare's life to his plays requires a bit of wonder.
  • It's tough to file a complaint against the police in South Florida.
  • Architecture blog: Life Without Buildings.
  • New York celebrities are less well-liked than others.
  • Gael Greene remembers the food she loved (dumplings, shrimp) and the men she screwed (Elvis, Clint).
  • Calling Grey Gardens fans, the Marble Faun has been found.
  • Video: Auteur Cat Power meets Auteur Korine.
  • And the American Ceramic Society's Mug Drop Contest has a winner! (Photo here.)
  • Pete Doherty steals a car--no word on whether the KLF handed him the keys.