4 September 2003

  • New York's currently: soggy, foggy, London-y
  • Rumsfeld says more Iraqi forces, not more U.S. troops, is the key to stability in Iraq. Related: Is Bush's request for a larger U.N. presence in Iraq a concession?
  • New NYU president John Sexton puts a different focus on teaching.
  • Figuring out the blackout.
  • QUERY: Goya painted sea bream ('Still-Life with Golden Bream'). Is it still considered an homage if I use halibut? Dealing with painting.
  • Schwarzenegger egged.
  • Very highly recommended: Lester Bangs interviews Brian Eno.
  • Ma'am, I know my pants are hung extremely low, but I've explained to you it's not by choice. 'Lady, Your Pipes Need Cleaning.'
  • Two sisters at the Minnesota State Fair, in pictures.
  • Give the David Lynch site a test drive (free right now!). Related: I called Donna 'Trisha,' and she called me 'Bernice'! (Just in case they ever came back and asked for us...for any reason. We didn't want anyone to know. The secret blog of Laura Palmer.
  • Send yourself an email to the future.
  • My father who faints at the sight of blood – his or anybody else's – saved a life today. 'Incident in the Lunch Buffet Line in Atlantic City' and more very short nonfiction at the new Brevity.
  • Set yourself up with some Bumpernuts.
  • Mike Piazza leaks new Guns N' Roses song?