6 August 2002

New York's currently: gorgeous (thanks, Jason, for the reminder)

U.S. refuses Iraq's invitation to allow law-makers to search for weapons, insisting all inspections go through the U.N.

At a campaign stop in East Harlem, Andrew Cuomo says the Rockefeller drug laws (and their mandatory minimum sentences) should be repealed. Related: A story on the laws and their opponents.

Verne J. Troyer, aka Mini-Me, to lead world's largest chicken dance.

The Saudis are active at every level of the terror chain, from planners to financiers, from cadre to foot-soldier, from ideologist to cheerleader. Pentagon presentation described Saudi Arabia as the enemy, contrary to White House's stance but popular among certain wings of the administration. Among witnesses (including all-star brains Quayle and Gingrich), Kissinger objected to the presentation.

Thousands stand accused of ATM-looting after Sept. 11.

Cooper-Hewitt Museum looks for a new identity, more visitors now that people know a Michelangelo was found in a box.

Frankly, editing has probably had a negative effect on my sex life, because at the end of the day it's hard for me to get excited about anything other than Details. The sexual issues of being a lads mag editor.

Following yesterday's story of a woman forbidden to end pregnancy, judge allows abortion without explaining why delay was upheld. Related: Bush signs Born-Alive Infants Protection Act, requiring a fetus to be considered a person, under federal law, if it survives an abortion procedure.

Number of cigarettes sold in NYC cut almost in half since new tax sent prices to $7.50 a pack.

History of the original Hebrews in basketball.

An interesting business story about a small company that sells 14 million books a year: How to sell books to people who think books aren't for them.

The Museum of Questionable Medical Devices.

The Memory Hole: Rescuing knowledge, freeing information. (Haven't looked through this much, but seems interesting.)