9 February 2007: Evening

ACLU sues FBI over "name check" database that, though virtually inaccessible, can keep immigrants in limbo for years.

Whatever hope is yours / Was my life also. French town to honor WWI English poet-soldier.

Today's long read: A fascinating look at the plastic surgeons who repaired WWI soldiers' shattered faces.

Arthur Sulzberg: "I really don't know whether we'll be printing the Times in five years, and you know what? I don't care either."

Playboy, following in the footsteps of the New Yorker, plans make its archives available digitally--and with the original ads, so it can avoid asking permission from the original writers and artists.

For the first time in 371 years, Harvard will appoint a female president--they believe in her "intrinsic aptitude," which is so sexist.

Scissor Sisters make guest appearance on Passions--you know, the magical soap opera.

In today's Video Digest, Sarah Hepola gets romantic with footage of a centipede eating a tarantula.

Deconstructing Billy: Do something interesting with your Ikea furniture--besides just actually putting it together.