9 June 2005

  • New York's currently: hot enough for you, yes
  • Shiite leaders in Iraq back sectarian militias feared by Sunnis.
  • Israel and PA pledge to coordinate pullout after Supreme Court upholds plan for withdrawal.
  • Firestorm after Justice Department pursues $10 billion for stop-smoking program instead of $130 billion.
  • Peace between Belgium and Netherlands threatened by Harry Potter.
  • Vast audio archives of author interviews from "Book Beat."
  • Kissinger: We should be wary of messing with China, and no, I was not paid to say this.
  • We hope to explain Brad Pitt's multidimensional postmodernity. Call for academic papers on Brad Pitt.
  • Hispanics account for half the growth in the U.S. population since 2000.
  • Behind the scenes at Shake Shack.
  • A look at a special celebrities' prison where Jackson could go if convicted. (No word if it is painted soothing pink.)
  • How online multiplayer games can be designed not to destroy lives. See also: Confessions of Everquest addiction.
  • Pizza delivery man shot, continues to make deliveries.
  • De Villepin declares war on unemployment, "the true French disease."
  • You have to read Faulkner to be a "serious" reader, says Ms. Winfrey, but is Sound and Fury good for the beach?
  • Lamest Wikipedia edit wars ever; Live view of Wikipedia edits.
  • Women who had orgasms too easily weren't very good selectors. A genetic approach to the female orgasm.
  • Heidegger: The three-hour film.
  • Tales of grade harassment as students insist on receiving A's they didn't earn.
  • Man with bloody chain saw and homemade sword allowed into the U.S.