9 October 2002
By The Morning News
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New York's currently: so glad it's fall
Health officials say Africa needs more condoms to fight AIDS.
Study on Saddam says he won't attack unless he feels a U.S.-led attack is inevitable. Related: Anti-war-with-Iraq but not sure what to do? You can always count on The Nation for resources. Related: We no longer expect our politicians to be smart, wise, or even concerned, but it is still disappointing to be reminded that American democracy is a pageant where very few hold power, and the rest glam, lie, and shadow-box, hoping for a turn in the big chair.
The Fragmented Case Files of Brock Showalter, Fundamentalist Christian Detective. Related: Ian Frazier's 'Laws Concerning Food and Drink; Household Principles; Lamentations of the Father.' [via mfp]
U.S. pushes for complete exemption from international criminal court, despite last week's EU-endorsed blind-eye to military personnel and diplomats (e.g., Kissinger).
There is now no moment in American life that cannot be connected to The Simpsons: Man sticks cash cannon on top of store, shoots a thousand dollars, crowd tramples children to catch money. (see Simpsons episode 'Money Can't Buy Me Love.')
How do you settle who's better? (you know, God vs. Satan; Mary-Kate Olsen vs. Kate-Mary Olsen...) With Googlefight of course. Related: Battle royale of the middlebrow chains: Cheesecake Factory vs. Outback Steakhouse vs. Olive Garden.
Many opinions published at PublicScrutiny.net, and they're looking for yours.
Amanda Hesser discovers grocery shopping, Costco outside the city.
The inside, nasty dealing when writers start agent-hopping.
Neumu streams the entire new Beck album, Sea Change, on your desktop (blue box, on the right).
Japan's toilet wars started in February, when Matsushita engineers here unveiled a toilet seat equipped with electrodes that send a mild electric charge through the user's buttocks... Design, industry, and nirvana found in the Japanese toilet industry. [thanks mom]
Gabriel Garcia Marquez--holder of Nobel prize, Macintosh computer, lymphatic cancer--about to release the first volume of his memoirs.
