There were three crowds today at Strawberry Fields, Central Park: one around the dial that was built for Lennon’s memorial, another around a group of four guitar players, and a third, disparate, sadder crowd on a grassy hill. There were hundreds of people, of all types and ages, carrying
We had a large party for Andrew’s engagement last night and let me tell you, he was surprised. He and M. came up the stairs at BQE and stood shell-shocked as twenty of us clapped and hooted, then gave cards, presents, free drinks and handshakes that they accepted
George Harrison--my favorite Beatle--died. House passes insurance bill to provide big loans to insurers, restricts claims by victims. U.N. passes move to impose new sanctions on Iraq. Zimbabwe moves closer to election, Mugabe cracks down harder on perceived threats. South Africa's high rates of rape
Five questions for Movable Type creator and web designer Mena G. Trott.
CIA confirms first American fatality in Afghan combat. American masses support all things Bush; Bush keeps moving on back of masses. Pentagon says Taliban no longer controls its troops, bin Laden's location identified. Arab academic claims 14 al-Qaeda fighters flown by U.S. to Wake Island in
Prog rock at one of its finest moments, though perhaps not at its most ambitious (and that should probably be seen as a good thing), Fragile sees Yes expressing restraint in its endeavors, with a keen eye toward expanding the parameters of an, erm…eight-minute pop song in ‘Roundabout,
Congress to hold hearings today about administration's plan to have military tribunal courts. Ashcroft releases names of 93 detained; nationalities and charges of 548. Ex-FBI agents and executives criticize Ashcroft's investigation. Two Pakistani nuclear scientists detained after anthrax-as-a-weapon papers found in their
Bush ominously warns Hussein of consequences for development of unconventional weaponry; Powell assures Larry King that "many options" are available for action. U.S. doubles ground forces in Afghanistan, possibly to 1,000 troops. Michigan law enforcement invites Middle Eastern men to be investigated. Harvard professor--expert on
U.S. marines arrive near Kandahar, Afghanistan in first major wave of ground troops. 300 killed when Taliban prisoners start revolt in prison. Bush and friends push for oil drilling in Arctic refuge, citing questionable statistics on amount of resources. Nepal in danger of civil war. Vladimir Putin finds fame
For good or ill, the first genetic engineering of a human embryo is one more mental adjustment in a year of Herculean mental adjustments. And 2001 started off so boring. The embryo, developed by the daringly named Advanced Cell Technology, Inc., will be used exclusively for farming stem cells, not
