6 October 2005

  • New York's currently: featuring 30 percent less sunlight in the morning
  • Despite threat of White House veto, Senate votes overwhelmingly to set limits on military interrogation.
  • Scientists find troubling, but helpful similarities between the 1918 flu that killed 50 million and today's bird flu epidemic.
  • Is the U.S. prepared to handle a deadly flu epidemic? No, not really.
  • Conservatives not all that into Bush Court nominee, and not all that silent about it.
  • Money beginning to dry up for Katrina recovery, and banks are back to being tough on those affected by the storm.
  • Gary Benchley party tonight in Williamsburg and watch this space for today's chance to win the Benchley book!
  • Former Marine admits taking classified documents from vice president's office.
  • CIA chief says no disciplinary action will be taken for failures before Sept. 11.
  • Britian's conservative Tory party wants a new, youthful image and this is a start.
  • MP3: Rare and hard-to-find Beatles tracks.
  • Video from David Ellis: 1, 2.
  • Disabled Danish man wants the government to pay for his prostitutes.
  • Turning wine into fuel; turning cloned animals into food.
  • Austin high school rejects $3 million gift from giver who wanted Proulx story pulled from the reading list.
  • Listen to Enya: Get a panic room. Where you can listen to Enya.
  • A great look inside San Jose's intriguing Winchester Mystery House, complete with secret passages and wax-museum parts.
  • MP3: This mashup from DJ Food includes every song ever. Or close to it.
  • How caviar is harvested.
  • How to restore a Corgi 267 Batmobile to its original condition.
  • Portable, Olympic-size ice skating rink to open in New York's Bryant Park later this month.
  • Writer-photographer team retrace 1995 trip to Russia, re-interview their subjects.
  • Nice gallery of vintage handheld electronic games.
  • Missed connections: I miss you Gary Benchley. I wish you were real.