3 July 2003 By The Morning News — 03 Jul 2003 New York's currently: one big Asian-character tattoo Military official says U.S. is committed to putting troops in Liberia. Finns never win at wife-carrying. Bush ignores Bill (Kitten-chopper) Frist's no-gay-marriage amendment. Where to find quiet in New York City, and where to go swimming. Register to not be called by telemarketers. Stock market shock explained with guitar string metaphor. Goodie that we forgot: What does Saturday Night Live have in common with German philosophy? News reporter's car shuts down City Hall. Archive of Gore Vidal in the New York Review of Books. The forgotten museum of Henry Wellcome, medicine man. Hot buttons for hipster-sticking. Banned Foo Fighters video featuring sick Jack Black. It is often said that there is no such thing as bad publicity. I wonder. People who say that are often publicists. Birnbaum interviews Graham Swift, author of Waterland. From the wonderful collection at things: vintage side show banners, and maps of imaginary animal islands. How to prune trees.