9 June 2006

  • New York's currently: switching to island time and forgetting that Manhattan is an island
  • Tip from inside Zarqawi's group led to his death, say military sources.
  • Zarqawi is dead, but as leader of the insurgency he was only a symbol--Iraqis fear the violence won't subside.
  • House rejects enshrining "net neutrality" in legislation despite efforts by Google, eBay, and Amazon.
  • Shrimp season started Wednesday, but in Alabama there are still boats in the trees.
  • Manatees removed from Florida's endangered species list--those amazing cat-like creatures.
  • Hidden diffusers in French airport posters spritzed perfume on business travelers.
  • Hypoallergenic cats now available to those previously plagued by allergies.
  • FDA approves Gardasil, first vaccine for cervical cancer, for women between nine and 26.
  • Reporters unsure about the summer job market for teens.
  • Help the Pentagon record your personal information: keep a MySpace page.
  • And that afternoon changed my life. George Saunders on his most intense reading experience with Stuart Dybek's story "Hot Ice."
  • Five days of New Yorkers' diets.
  • Jon Lovitz says income from Subway commercials allows him a certain creative freedom.
  • Directory of New York restaurants organized by subway stop.
  • You do not want to steal this guy's Sidekick, and you really do not want to be this guy.
  • Things to do this weekend in New York.
  • Today in TMN's Digest: Sarah Hepola on the most horrific of the week's videos.
  • Remembrances of being used as child-bait to procure art from Joseph Cornell.
  • The World Cup--as home of death!
  • Students prefer iPods to alcohol.
  • Mp3 blogosphere weighs in on the best music for shoegazing.
  • Attempting to destroy a Dell in 18 days of reckless computing.
  • Video: The unbelievable imitating lyrebird.