31 October 2006
By The Morning News
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NASA reverses post-Columbia decision to abandon Hubble, now plans repairs for 2008.
Rather than solve world problems, nerds plant computers in pumpkins.
Prison to be built on Pitcairn Island after 1/10th of the population, or 6 men, are convicted of rape (more disturbing info).
Note: Your fictional campaign signs will now earn special TMN treats!
Histories of grisly medical experiments and undesirable surgeries.
Robert Wilson recommends interpreting Brad Pitt with a camera, and a squirt gun; Peter Greenaway may disagree.
Five greatest public-access music videos of all time.
Oldie but goldie: The greatest phonemail message ever, or, "You and the little mermaid, diggie doo" (in the prologue).
Happy Halloween, Mr. Burrito. Want free sour cream, too?
Finished with slutty clowns, newspaper reporters turn to busting timely ghosts.
The best New York haunted house crashes ashore in Clinton Hill.
Forty-six Iraqis killed around Baghdad despite U.S. Army cordon.
Police-training captain says 70 percent of Iraqi cops have been infiltrated by militias.
Bush: Dems and terrorists are in cahoots; Cheney: Terrorists are rigging the elections for Dems.
Government to target unmarried adults up to age 29 as part of its abstinence-only programs.
Dilbert creator happy to have his voice back after 18 months of mysterious silences.
Gaiman: Fear is a wonderful thing, in small doses.
Two great American traditions come together in tailgate trick-or-treating.
She romped on top of Simolzak's huge frame. Match the literary porn to the politician who wrote it.
Scientists like to blame obese people for causing WWII--which doesn't help anyone avoid KFC.
New Jersey politicos sling mud within Wikipedia.
What is the appropriate response, politically, after you've been slimed?
Op: It is time we give Halloween to the economists, and let them fix it once and
for all.
U.S. population density in isometric form.
Calorie-restricted diets, apparently good for extending misery, help monkeys live longer lives behind bars.
Nora Ephron's new essay collection consoles that, after 50, "there is nothing you can do. Trust me."
It was Katie's cousin who tattooed "Katie's Revenge" on Katie's killer's forehead.
Wonderful interactive dig into the score for Beethoven's Third Symphony.
A full catalog of computer-science textbook in-jokes thus far discovered.
What happens if you're tossed out of the airlock in space?
Rigid scientific procedures show dogs cannot detect land mines through extrasensory perception.
The Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction promotes "natural procreative technology."
The 2007 "Men of Mortuaries" calendar is now available. (Get to know the boys!)
