8 March 2004

  • New York's currently: leftover slush
  • Insiders say Bush is 'consumed' with his road to re-election, even if he doesn't know where he's driving. Still, it's not too early for the candidates to be eyeing Florida.
  • White House pressures Israel to postpone its disengagement from Gaza until after the November U.S. elections.
  • Amidst changing opinions from Shia cleric and attempted attacks, interim Iraq constitution signed in Baghdad.
  • A guide to interpreting your own dreams.
  • Bard College senior Melissa Kennedy, missing for two weeks, surfaces in Hamptons, but won't say how or why.
  • 'It was scary the way they was beating him.' Teacher put on leave for showing Passion to sixth-graders.
  • Pick it up and dial: How to make friends by telephone. [via coudal]
  • Esquire back issues online; right now only reaching to 1997, but here's hoping they mine the whole history.
  • After a hiatus in being arrested, David Crosby busted in Times Square hotel on drugs and gun charges. Related: After a 1982 arrest, when asked why he was carrying a gun, Crosby replied, 'John Lennon.'
  • 'I hear more support for her than anything. She tries to inspire people to be creative on their own.' A look at the Martha Stewart verdict from flower shops in Cape Cod and through the eyes of a Kmart manager.
  • Launching into obsession and masterpiece with William T. Vollman's Rising Up and Rising Down, a collection 20 years in the making.
  • 'The way children are eating now is teaching them about disposability, about sameness, about fast, cheap, and easy.' Chez Panisse founder Alice Waters makes a way for children to love great produce.
  • Making your own vermouth is surprisingly simple.
  • An absolute must-visit for music and MP3 lovers: Large-Hearted Boy.