The Pop-Off King
Though dancers occasionally kick one another, writers are alone among artists in using their craft to attack each other. A report on Stephen King’s new decision to join the vipers.
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12 August 2003
New York's currently: planning to recall Dana Tyler Four killed, dozens injured in two suicide bombings in Israel and the West Bank. California scrambling to manage recall, an election that includes an ad campaign as a candidate and may cost $66 million. Charles Taylor resigns, leaving behind war-
Diary, Pictures of Fair Food
1. We visited friends this weekend in New Jersey. They had insisted we try ‘Fair Food,’ so, in all fairness, we tried all that we could afford. Not shown but also consumed: chicken on a stick, waffle ice cream sandwich, ‘maui punch’ made from goat milk. For more on Fair
11 August 2003
New York's currently: buttered and creamed London hits 100 degrees for the first time. Reduced NYC trash pickup schedules mean garbage is piling up. Air France pilot says he has a bomb in his shoe, is arrested, flight canceled. Liberia: The wait for Taylor to step down. Gregory
Another Roadside Attraction
The Washington Post’s new free newspaper Express is targeted to illiterate youngsters with wallets. A report on the difficulties of selling young and hip.
8 August 2003
New York's currently: margueriffic Halliburton benefits from close relationship with the Army Corps of Engineers. California Supreme Court clears the way for recall-madness to sink the golden state. Bush twists science to push agendas, scientists mad!, report says. Words that sound dirty, but aren't. TMN&
Guys Near My Work
Near my work there are these two parking lots. Well, one’s a lot and the other’s a garage, actually. But still, they’re in competition for any passing vehicles looking for a place to park. Both the lot and the garage employ a guy each who wears dungarees
7 August 2003
New York's currently: way past overcast Bomb at Jordan embassy in Baghdad kills at least seven, wounds 28. Schwarzenegger announces decision to run in California. Did Bush order immunity for oil companies exploiting Iraqi oil? 'This is the first horse that has been cloned from an adult
Stuck in Craw City
Baseball’s history is thick with stories of bad luck, but no one’s unluckier than Louisiana’s minor-league Gizzards. Tobias Seamon writes in with a bit of baseball fiction.
6 August 2003
New York's currently: so angry about Gigli! Reverend v. Gene Robinson confirmed as first openly gay bishop in the Episcopal Church by a vote of 62 to 43. Animated proof that Paul McCartney was replaced with a look-alike in 1966. Bryant Park falcon gores chihuahua, pigeon-scaring