9 March 2005 By The Morning News — 09 Mar 2005 New York's currently: running late, running hard Nineteen found dead in Iraq near the Syrian border, 15 found decapitated on disused army base south of Baghdad, some corpses believed to be Iraqi soldiers. Yesterday's Hezbollah rally in Beirut attracted at least 500,000 demonstrators. New Apple stores in New York poised to do battle with the nerds at Tekserve. Killing of former Chechen leader Aslan Maskhadov (possibly by Russian forces, possibly by his bodyguard) may empower hardliners. 136 dead from Dominican prison fire on Monday. New favorite headline: State teacher commission probes wound-licking practice by coach. WNYC's Leonard Lopate show now available daily via podcast (what's podcasting?). Danish bakers strive to improve the flavor of the body of Christ. It's too early to say he has the whip hand. Dan Ratherisms. Descriptions of pizzas artfully and lovingly made in New York. [via sliceny] TMN's Matthew Baldwin discusses the rise of parenting blogs. Stickers peeled off the Lower East Side, 1992-95. Love Ricky Gervais? Love Seona Dancing. The top 10 missing fish [PDF]. Christopher Hitchens: Can we now stop using the word "fuel?" Solve tough problems with a nap. Nice round-up of how-tos.
