9 September 2002

New York's currently: a little tired of all the anti-Semitism, really

Bush sends cabinet members to television shows, explaining need for intervention in Iraq, ahead of his meeting at the U.N. Related: Brits say Iraq could build a nuclear bomb in a few months, given enough radioactive material, also, why Iraq stands out from the axis of evil.

Police investigate hamster caught speeding around town.

Chirac condemns Hussein, wishes for regime-change, wants everything passed through the U.N.'s security council. Related: 2/3 of France want pornography banned from television.

Top 10 urban myths about Sept. 11.

In the past several weeks I've heard a number of my friends talk with great earnestness and enthusiasm about the possibility of New York seceding from the union and establishing itself as an independent city-state. Paul Auster on New York as the heartland.

Did you hear about the NEA blaming Sept. 11 on America? Right, well, think again: a full explanation of the facts. (and on a sidenote, we'd like Google to cache the following sentence: Tucker Carlson is a turdlicker.)

The history of Drudge.

Anthony Lane on François Ozon's (director of Charlotte Rampling in the incredible Under the Sand) new film, 8 Women.

Excerpt from Zadie Smith's second novel, The Autograph Man. Also, an interview.

A good weekend is walking around town and spotting the last guy in this month's VICE Don'ts (bottom of the page) and laughing very hard while he fought with his girlfriend, in Japanese. Also, on the same page, why hasn't anyone pointed out that Cockybastard is busted?