4 June 2004
By The Morning News
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New York's currently: oh so fulfilled to be secular, oh so happy
Intelligence soldier from Abu Ghraib goes public with memories, feeling guilt for not reporting tortures.
CIA chief Tenet resigns.
World: Venezuela's Chávez may face recall; Q&A for Congo clash; Sharon fires two hardline National Union ministers.
Heartbreaking country ballad paralyzes trucking industry.
TMN's Choire Sicha and Paul Ford to read with Michael Barrish this Sunday at the Bowery Poetry Club.
On the 15th anniversary of Tiananmen Square, story of the man who faced the tanks.
In case you didn't know: Homosexuals caused Abu Ghraib disaster; Hate crimes bill will persecute Christians; Women are to blame for boys' falling test scores.
Online bank of American rhetoric: videos, audio, and text. E.g., Johnny Cash delivering the Gettysburg Address.
AK47, an online photography magazine, including retired people in Miami (by Naomi Harris) and great fashion photography (by Olaf Martens).
Video: Why use condoms? Because children are awful.
Indianian David Tidmarsh wins National Spelling Bee with "autochthonous." (Profile of D.C.'s Ashley, and blog of Angela from Texas, both featured in Spellbound.)
The best free software.
According to Helen Fielding, Osama bin Laden--the beloved of her new book's heroine--has penetrating dark eyes and a nice laugh.
Guide to the most efficient things in the world. [ via things ]
Make it one jet airliner for 10 prisoners. Special Branch investigates musician for text-messaging Clash lyrics to wrong person.
Author of book on David Reimer--born a boy, nurtured to be a girl, converts back to boy again--details Reimer's recent suicide.
