Concerning My Neighbors, the Hicks
It’s easy for Yankees to see the South as a swamp, full of evangelist in-breds and Fox-fed yokels, when the media reinforces the stereotype.
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11 August 2004
New York's currently: roiling under the August broil U.S. soldiers fight Shiite militias in Najaf and Sadr City while Sadr supporters try to spread battles. New York police and firefighter unions threaten strikes during Republican Convention (estimations have one protector for every 2.4 attendees). Putin'
10 August 2004
New York's currently: sun on, sun off, sun on, sun off… Sadr rejects appeal, vows to continue his fight against U.S. and Iraqi forces. In investigation into leak of CIA operative's identity, court holds in contempt Time magazine reporter who refuses to testify. Federal government
Mp3 Bloggers
There exists in the internet a galaxy of passionate music fans sharing their favorite songs, for free, with as many people as can find them. We talk to six of our favorite mp3 bloggers to find out what makes them tick, what problems they face, and what the record companies should do next.
Charles McCarry
Once upon a time, the CIA was stocked with Yalie do-gooders, liberal spooks who were going to change the world. A conversation with the master novelist and former agent about a dying breed, posing as a reporter undercover, and the different ways to describe success in publishing.
9 August 2004
New York's currently: switching to coma-mode for August Seven killed in suicide car bombing north of Baghdad; Battle continues for fifth day between U.S. and Mahdi Army. Arrest warrants out for Admad Chalabi and his nephew Salem, for counterfeiting and murder, respectively. Remarkable paintings and drawings
6 August 2004
New York's currently: making the show Heavy fighting in Najaf as Sadr either did or did not call for an uprising against the U.S.-backed government in Iraq. Two Albany mosque leaders arrested in sting operation that involved assassinating a Pakistani diplomat using a shoulder-fired missile.
IQ
Experts answer what they know. The Non-Expert answers anything. This week Andrew Womack answers a reader’s question about how to prove one’s intelligence to a world that needs to know. How? With the Non-Expert’s IQ test, of course.
To Nap, Perchance to Rest
When 37 percent of adults say they’re so tired it interferes with their work, shouldn’t smart employers bring back rest time? Visiting a new professional napping center in the Empire State Building.
5 August 2004
New York's still: making so hot right now jokes Car bomb kills five in Baghdad; 12 dead in Mosul; local tribesmen in Falluja rescue four hostages in raid. At the Times, Malcolmson says Obama isn't "black in the usual way." At the Post, Williams