3 November 2005

  • New York's currently: checking weather once, dressing twice
  • European locations of secret CIA prisons are in Poland and Romania, according to Human Rights Watch.
  • Iraq government invites ex-Hussein army officers back to work.
  • The war on terror, now officially won: Airports to relax security.
  • Health experts at bird flu source have difficulty convincing locals, for whom witchcraft is still a common diagnosis.
  • In new budget cuts, House Republicans push for food stamp reduction.
  • Radio City musicians strike prior to today's opening show of the Christmas Spectacular--though the dancing will still go on.
  • The 1951 Sherlock Holmes exhibition, depicting the rooms at Baker Street. (Here's the story behind it.)
  • Step 1: Hold your breath. U.S. announces flu outbreak plan.
  • Soup Nazi opens soup chain in Manhattan--he doesn't show up, but Reggie Jackson does.
  • Chris Elliott includes a copyrighted--though fake--19th century robot in his new novel.
  • George W. Bush has empty pockets.
  • Judith Miller asks the Ethicist.
  • Gallery of "razzle dazzle," the surreal artwork on WWII ships meant to confuse the enemy.
  • In Mauritania, where obesity is considered beautiful, force-feeding of women is a common practice.
  • An effect of sudoku? The Guardian offers free crosswords.
  • Game: Don't let the Velvet Underground get you on drugs or booze.
  • Editor at Simon & Schuster resigns--would rather be riding in the country than stuck in Rockefeller Center.
  • Vampire bats infected with rabies are attacking humans in northern Brazil.
  • Examples of Dada tone poetry.