5 November 2003

  • New York's currently: divorced, beheaded, died, divorced, beheaded, survived
  • Explosions in central Baghdad an apparent attack on U.S. compound.
  • North Korea votes against U.N. nuclear agency, calls U.N. 'a tool of the United States.'
  • Senate approves Bush's $87 billion for Iraq.
  • Power struggle in Sri Lanka between president and prime minister. Related: Sri Lanka president declares state of emergency.
  • CBS announced it would not show the Reagan biopic as scheduled during the November ratings sweeps – and was moving it instead to Showtime, the network's little-watched pay cable channel. Under a bevy of controversy, CBS pulls The Reagans miniseries, proves cable is a dumping ground.
  • World's largest iceberg split in two by storm.
  • Analysis and schematic of ex-Stone Rose John Squire's effects pedals.
  • Worldwide glut in wine market means lower prices.
  • Hey there, cupcake, you know New York has a serious crush on you.
  • Earworms: songs that get stuck in your head, sometimes Abba.
  • Lawyer for a man convicted of shooting and killing a policeman publicly apologizes for singing 'I Shot The Sherrif' while leaving the courtroom.
  • 'We're giving teens the caffeine they want but also vitamins, calcium, and protein.' Introducing caffeinated milk: Hyper Cow, available in Straight Up Strawberry, Chocolate Shock, and Mean Mocha Cappuccino. Related: Milk lover (and lactose-intolerant) writer holds testing ground for many of the major milk alternatives. (With ratings!)
  • Electronic, Scandinavian Folk, Sufi, Bagpipes, Garage: An amazing array of MP3 links to most every kind of music you could want.
  • The Kollege Daily: bringing you 'unintentionally hilarious writing' from college newspapers across the country.
  • Just in time for the holidays: a beef-jerky gun.