Book Digest: July 2, 2007
Closed for Repairs; Littlefoot; Taxi!; Pools; Contested Waters; Send; Alligator; E.O. Hoppé’s Amerika; Ravel; All Things, All At Once; The Cult of the Amateur
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2 July 2007: Morning
Two more suspects arrested in British car bomb attempts. British government claims bombers had ties to al Qaeda, excepting their ineptitude. Op: If it's summer in the U.K., there are terrorists about. Obama becomes the first Democrat to raise more than $30 million in a quarter during
Wild Animals
Think of your favorite teddy bear. Now imagine it’s been ripped open, gutted, and turned inside-out. That’s what Kent Rogowski has done to the iconic stuffed animals of our childhoods.
29 June 2007: Afternoon
Supreme Court agrees to hear Guantanamo cases in surprising reversal of a February decision. Review panel finds only convicted suspect in 1988's Lockerbie bombing may not be guilty after all. Protesting a possible Murdoch buy-out, Wall Street Journal reporters stage half-day walk-out. (In their own
That Boy
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week we help a family travel safely to Chicago, and urge them to protect their daughter from the boyfriend from hell.
29 June 2007: Morning
Police disable car bomb found in central London; incident bore all the "hallmarks" of a failed suicide bomb attempt. Egyptian billionaire suspected of spying for Israel found dead--where else, if a spy--in London. Supreme Court bans use of students' race to maintain public schools'
28 June 2007: Afternoon
Bush invokes executive privilege and refuses to hand over wiretapping files subpoenaed by the Judiciary Committees. The grisly latest from Iraq, including 20 decapitated bodies. U.S. plans withdrawal of 30,000 troops--from Europe. Hamas goes marginally underground in the West Bank. Brother of a British suicide bomber finally
Signs of the Beast
Yesterday’s news is today’s birdcage liner—no longer. Nicole Pasulka begins our new regular feature, reviewing the past month’s headlines. For June 2007: four weeks of staggering animal attacks.
28 June 2007: Morning
White House subpoenaed on wiretapping, and perhaps finally we'll see a showdown. Op: A conservative's case for impeaching Dick Cheney. Blair to work on economics, not peace in the Middle East--because Condoleeza's got that wrapped up. Iranians revolt against new gas-rationing plan.
27 June 2007: Afternoon
New U.K. prime minister Gordon Brown (snidely) answers readers' questions. Thirteen years of Tony Blair cartoons explained. Catching up with P.S. 36's kindergarten class of 1995. Clinton criticized by Giuliani for response to 1993 World Trade Center bombing. U.N. predicts radical growth in urban