Hope fades for trapped Utah miners, though more dramatic rescues have been made. Nation's largest food aid donor questions the basic theories behind their work--turning down $45 million in the process. Agricultural experts warn all the rice in China isn't worth a barrel of potatoes.
In northern Iraq, at least 200 are killed in coordinated truck bombings--the deadliest attack this year. U.S. to designate Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group, will legally-ish peek into its business dealings. North Korea flooding leaves 300,000 homeless, destroys 10 percent of farmland.
What do you get when you marry Rodriguez to Rodriguez, double it, parcel it out, deliver it from evil and send it back to church?
From “Formulary for a New Urbanism” by Ivan Chtcheglov (Internationale Situationniste, October 1953): And you, forgotten, your memories ravaged by all the consternations of two hemispheres, stranded in the Red Cellars of Pali-Kao, without music and without geography, no longer setting out for the hacienda where the roots think
“I’ve done a lot of fund-raising in my day, but I was astounded by the outpouring of generosity.??? Newark pulls together in the wake of brutal murders. Bomb blast derails train traveling between Moscow and St. Petersburg, seriously injuring six. Mattel recalls half-million more toys--company president
Departing the (garden) lovers’ state for one that loves its cement and money more, our scribbler of the lillies realizes the crucial difference between caring about plants and caring for them.
Pakistan celebrates its 60th anniversary today, India marks independence tomorrow. Barbara Starr vs. Seymour Hersh on the whereabouts of Pakistan's nukes should a coup surface. How India's economy has b(l)oomed since Nehru took charge. The lessons of one Karl Rove: hit every opponent with
Iran's oil and industry ministers out of work, Ahmadinejad cronies suddenly employed. California voters to decide whether to abandon "winner-take-all" electoral vote system--to GOP's glee. Design for new Minneapolis bridge goes ahead without much competition. Head of Chinese company responsible for
Taking Things Seriously; Playing America’s Game; The Last Chicken in America; Brasyl; Mission Unaccomplished; Cion; The Art of Subtext; The Savior; Wizard of the Crow; The Human Line; Crossing the Sierra de Gredos; Petal Pusher; Strawberry Fields
Effective at the end of the month, Karl Rove will depart the White House--and also politics. (more here) Sometimes Debka.com is wrong, like its NYC dirty bomb warning; sometimes it's really wrong, like when it reported the Chinese had teamed up with the Taliban. Ten weeks
