31 May 2006

  • New York's currently: all up in your trees
  • Bush names Goldman Sachs chair (and treehugger) Henry Paulson as Treasury secretary; Paulson doesn't mind the $37 million pay cut.
  • On average, nearly 80 Iraqis were killed or wounded every day from mid-February through mid-May, up from the previous quarter's 60 per day.
  • War in Darfur now finding its victims through disease, dehydration; peace in the region looks unlikely as treaty with remaining rebel groups remains unsigned.
  • Op: Darfur was never the simplistic morality tale purveyed by the news media and humanitarian organizations.
  • Former P.O.W. receives note from the Iraqi colonel who interrogated him 15 years ago.
  • When children's BMIs appear on their report cards, the war on childhood obesity may gone too far.
  • Acoustics expert discerns the Mona Lisa's voice. (Listen here.)
  • Remains found at Roman Forum that date to 300 years before the founding of Rome; nice pillows discovered in Egyptian coffin.
  • For those who don't mind going tribal, help convert a remote South Pacific island into an eco-community.
  • Dutch pedophiles launch political party, want to lower age of consent and legalize child porn, bestiality.
  • Andrew Womack on the week in mp3s.
  • Forget PacManhattan, NYU students are into life-sized Super Mario Bros.--see video here.
  • PC vs. Mac debate as experienced in New York newsroom.
  • TMN summer intern Jen wants you to know that unpaid internships are sending the economy into the toilet.
  • The best cover songs, as selected by the music blogosphere.
  • Batwoman not killed by League of Assassins, now batting for the other team.
  • Video: The Hullabaloo Dancers dance to Batman; The Real World: Metropolis.
  • Seeing websites as graphs, and you can make your own here.
  • About those unreadable characters you have to type to get access to websites: Nobody can read them.
  • The pros and cons of birds.