Book Digest: July 10, 2006
Radical Innocent; How This Night Is Different; Blow the House Down; Tales From the Cuban Empire; The Attack; Black Maestro; The World of Yesterday; The Slow Moon; Sound and Fury; Fear
Archive
A collection of 14235 issues
10 July 2006
New York's currently: laughing and sleeping India supposedly tests long-range missile, apparently capable of having a range of 1,800 miles, though it reportedly failed in flight. In Baghdad, Shiite gunmen kill more than 50 in Sunni neighborhood, leaving bodies in the streets. Four more U.S.
God or No God
Is that a benevolent deity inside your briefcase or is Loki just happy to see you? Introducing the game show that’s got Americans clutching their prayer books: It’s “God or No God” with Howie Mandel! Atheists, watch out!
Video Digest: July 7, 2006
Inspiration and adoration: Amy Sedaris’s inspiration; ’80s commercials; frightening video game weapons; Latinos love Moz; cats love (and carry) large fish
7 July 2006
New York's currently: having a beautiful summer day Gay marriage is bad for New York and bad for New York's children, says state supreme court. Georgia concurs. Western Union blocks cash deliveries if sender or recipient's name is Mohammed or Ahmed. Terrorists wanted to
Gay Talese
A rowdy conversation about Talese’s new memoir, Lorena Bobbitt’s Hollywood agent, attending fights with James Baldwin, and a hundred other reports about the joys and pains of getting a story right.
6 July 2006
New York's currently: a nice place to visit In standoff with North Korea, U.S. is left with few good options--and no support from China and Russia. The alleged theft of trade secrets from Atlanta's most famous company, an FBI sting operation, and a Girl
Mp3 Digest: July 5, 2006
Lorraine Hunt Lieberson is dead at 52. I want to dig a hole, erect a church on top, play her “Handel Arias” on repeat, and eat shirred eggs. Her Handel Arias are their own cathedral. I never saw her sing in concert. Tomorrow I will disappear, track down Martha Argerich
Centers of Unlearning
If relics like tractors and antique toilets deserve museums, why not creationism? And why stop there? A guide to upcoming halls of wisdom.
5 July 2006
New York's currently: feeling freshly squeezed by dinner North Korea launches at least six missiles including the feared intercontinental that failed after 42 seconds. Hamas militants fire rocket six miles into Israel; Israel destroys Palestinian Interior Ministry. Baghdad's central morgue received 1,595 bodies last month.