The Weed Hound
We want gardening to seem so natural, something any of us, given a trowel, can do. But the autodidacts among us should realize that sometimes help is needed. This week: How a mail-order gardening tool saved a marriage.
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1 August 2005
New York's currently: crazy from the heat Concerns over loose heat shielding on shuttle exterior prompt NASA to consider first-ever spacewalk repair. Iraqi panel says it can't meet the Aug. 15 constitution deadline, and will probably require an extension. Two prosecutors at Guantanamo claim trial
Eyezmaze.com
Though Eyezmaze.com features only a handful of Flash games, the few it contains can keep you occupied for weeks. Countless hours of productivity have vanished into the pit of Tontie, Hatch is as addicting as it is infuriating, and the creator has just released a new version of his
29 July 2005
New York's currently: gorgeous again In light of our recent invasion, intelligence czar Negroponte installs rules to prevent gossip from becoming intel. Funds pegged for rebuilding utilities in Iraq shifted to cover security costs. Op: Where is the million Muslim march to protest the desecration of Islam? Author
Fabled Again
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week: An overstuffed mailbag means a lot of questions are begging to be answered, and we know the only way to satisfy those hungry for knowledge—goats.
The Clove Hitch
Want to impress those bougie jerks down at the marina? Skip the overhand knots and girth hitches favored by landlubbers. The proper way to moor your skiff is with a clove hitch. It only takes a few minutes to learn, and no amount of wind or waves will shake it
28 July 2005
New York's currently: happy building furniture all night until the neighbors complain Nine suspects rounded up during raids in south London. After determining the large object that fell away during the Discovery launch was insulating foam--the same error that cost Columbia and its crew--NASA indefinitely grounds
London Underground
Terror strikes twice in as many weeks. A major city is disrupted, and discomfort is widespread. Our London correspondent sends us three days’ dispatches about life on the tube.
Listen/Now
Only once Roxy Music went on hiatus in 1976 did guitar virtuoso Phil Manzanera finally find the time to recruit a cavalcade of musicians and record Listen/Now, his second solo album. Manzanera’s guitar playing here is more eloquent than most vocalists’ lyrics, and on “Island” he turns the
Michael Graves Speakers
An Alessi teapot designed by Michael Graves sits atop my stove as a grave marker to my past affluence—Graves claims that he began to design for Target because he couldn’t afford his own products. But I doubt $20 can buy you a better package of form and function