Headlines from November 2, 2007

Hollywood writers rally around their strike, the first walkout in almost two decades.
How to save Broadway from a strike? Apparently call a guy called Tom Short.
I continue to be amazed by the incredible small publications around the world. Interview with Ted Genoways, editor of the Virginia Quarterly Review.
From the VQR, a Google map to its recent stories on South America; e.g., the popularity of Surinamese football players.

In case you missed it, photos from Sao Paulo, where advertising is banned.
Gallery: Faces of Battle exhibition revisits the havoc World War I wreaked on soldiers' faces.
Contrary to chatter, Washington is full of wannabe world-changers ready to slave for policy, but there aren't enough jobs.
Op: Five policy reasons why Ron Paul's 15 minutes should be up.
In today's feature, Paul Ford finds 100 ways to respond the big question: How do you say, I love you?
A not-too-frequently asked question--how do rising fuel prices play out in East Asia?--and why sensitive petro politics matter to you.
"Not going to be a lot of puking when this place opens." Punks respond to the luxury clothing store taking over CBGBs.
New York City, where cell phones are banned in schools, considers awarding free minutes to good behavers. Not really related: Contest to find the best unparadox.
Not safe for work, and probably not home: Halloween is proof positive New York still does nightlife right.
Most items at garage sale haunted.
Eerie! Bizarre! Otherworldly! The actual sounds of Saturn.
Daylight Savings Time ends Saturday night in the U.S.--did we save any energy? And: Will this neg our circadian rhythms?
Op: Giuliani skewed his cancer mortality numbers to fit with his worldview--sounds like a trend.
Democratic presidential candidates envision Mondale, political suicide as their colleagues plan tax hikes.
South Carolina denies would-be President Colbert his ballot.
Almost five million Totino's, Jeno's frozen pizzas recalled over E. coli fears; a modest proposal: Let's milk the cats.
Interview with Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles, the British ambassador who blogs from Afghanistan, complete with photos and video.
It really is a popularity contest, and Facebook wins--even over porn.
Former world no. 1 Martina Hingis retires from tennis amid cocaine probe.
One could almost imagine Jimmy Carter standing in the West Bank, holding a boombox over his head. Carter, Gore, Blair, Mandela: "hipster statesmen."
German magazine tastelessly spoofs Madeleine McCann, parents consider legal action, editor welcomes publicity.
What the writer's guild strike means for your TV schedule; OK, no, here's what it really means.
"Koshered" technology, transportation, and charities for today's modern, ultra-Orthodox superJew.