29 June 2004

  • New York's currently: looking California, feeling New York
  • U.S. says the power of government truly is in Iraq's hands, though contractors in Iraq will retain legal exemption.
  • Fourteen months of occupation for L. Paul Bremer; Hussein to enter Iraqi custody on Wednesday.
  • When Kerry refuses to cross a picket line to attend mayoral meeting, a Republican governor happily takes his place.
  • Yesterday afternoon: Gunman shoots, misses intended victim on 5 train at the Wall St. station, making it four subway shootings in the past month.
  • The most fascinating thing you will see: Photographs of addresses in Atlanta, then and now. [via herecomestrouble]
  • Turkish hostages released by Al Qaeda-linked Iraq group.
  • Supreme Court reminds Bush he doesn't rule the U.S.; Chirac reminds Bush he doesn't rule Europe.
  • Rocket kills man and boy outside Israeli kindergarten.
  • William F. Buckley to step down from the National Review.
  • Belle and Sebastian have a video game for bookworms.
  • Falling ill in July with inexperienced medical grads. Or: pretending to be ill with on-call nurses.
  • The punch-up over Manhattan's proposed West Side stadium recalls the long-lost Westway project.
  • William Shatner to cover Pulp's "Common People."
  • The modern worldview is that you can look at someone's resumé and make a judgment about how noble and worthwhile they are. Alain de Botton on feeling worthwhile.
  • Video: Geeks truly united with Office Space and Star Wars.
  • Making robots out of Mini Coopers. And: The Picture of Everything.
  • Firemen start fire in firehouse kitchen.