5 August 2002

New York's currently: dying from heat

Israel announces 'total ban' on Palestinian travel in the West Bank, (and holds 140 intercepted suicide bombers in custody) after spree of attacks kills many: Bus bombing, shootout, two ambushes, car attack leaves at least 13 dead.

Berkeley mothers set breast-feeding record.

Army investigates domestic homicides at Ft. Bragg, four military wives killed in six weeks.

More than 100,000 Hindu pilgrims climb mountains in Kashmir to see temporary phallus-shaped stalagmite.

Texas Mayor castrated, testicle found in refrigerator; Mayor fully-recovered and drinking beers in his pen.

Bush family friend and National Security Advisor during the Gulf War, Scowcroft against attacking Iraq without linking Saddam to Sept. 11. Related: Bush held back on Clinton-plan to oust bin Laden, al Quada. Related: Hertzberg on the lack of rationale for war right now, and the New Republic with three good reasons to avoid war, one to pursue.

Pennsylvania Judge bars woman from abortion while boyfriend's lawsuit, to force child-bearing, is still in court.

Typography blogger Andy Crewdson returns with New Series, articles about typography.

I had to travel the same route as the characters do in the book to get the details down. That was how I learned, for example, that when two men travel around together, every cabbie in the world assumes they want to be taken to the closest brothel. New Yorker interview with Dave Eggers about his new novel.

Look around your kitchen: Bad writing is everywhere. Related: The best words, including pilgarlic (bald-headed man) and boeotian (stupid; dull), from The Vocabula Review.

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