6 June 2005

  • New York's currently: certain the reason Brooklyn doesn't break away and drift into the Atlantic is because Manhattan sucks
  • Sept. 11 Commission, a year after filing its report and still seeing little progress in the way of reforms, presses the White House to act before catastrophe strikes again.
  • Difficult justice in Iraq: An assassination, horrific police brutality, and the third death-penalty sentence handed down since Hussein's toppling.
  • Hezbollah's pro-Syria ticket wins landslide victory in Lebanon in Sunday's election.
  • David Sedaris battles the Times' crossword for personal salvation.
  • New advances show that an embryo-free embryonic stem cell may actually be possible.
  • International Court begins inquiry in Darfur, Sudan, war crimes--its biggest investigation ever.
  • Thunderball, while an excellent film in many rights, has a trove of bloopers.
  • As Steve Jobs gets set to tell the world Apple Computer is switching to Intel, you can play with the Jobs Dress-Up Doll.
  • Progress on the NYTBR's Literary Map of New York: presenting an interactive map.
  • Lots of funny stuff here: Yard Work presents famous figures from baseball, here to answer your questions, and also go on personal tears.
  • Anonymous library cards could ease privacy fears, but would come at a price--literally.
  • Small publisher finds success, awards with rejected manuscripts, as well as calls from publishing giants looking to purchase the rights.
  • Not to downplay my own annoyance with endless Napoleon [Dynamite] impressions, but you know who I really feel sorry for? High school teachers. Alex Blagg wishes you'd stop quoting these movies.
  • Robert Evans blogs about three-ways and being Robert Evans.
  • Photos and stories of abandoned railroads throughout the U.S.