* Cleanup called off in Occupy Wall Street's Zuccotti Park. * Of Iran-Mexico's plot to invade the States: the main lesson is that Tehran's man in Corpus Christi was gullible. * Policy at the EU. * French prosecutors drop attempted-rape case against Strauss-Kahn. * DSK accuser
If distractions poison a writer’s ambitions, then surely a summer with no internet access is the antidote?
* NYPD officers available to Wall Street firms for $37/hour— indemnified by the taxpayer. * Likely source of virus affecting software in military drones: Mafia Wars. * Spanish politician sues FBI over its use of his likeness to make bin Laden mock-up. * "GM Backpedals on Anti-Cycling Ad." * Extensive
You may think the economy is bad right now. But you may also think it’s worse than it really is. To decide how bad is bad—or even, not so bad—let’s explore our surroundings to find evidence one way or the other. We’re collecting photos from
Cities are full of noise and scuffle, and they don’t always reveal their history. Armed with a fistful of maps from 1901 and a smartphone bristling with data-recording apps, one man tries to uncover a city’s secrets.
* Iranian dissidents, analysts hard-pressed to see Ahmadinejad plotting the assassination attempt. * Potential Gadhafi hiding places. * Hersh on the lawyer who helped him break his My Lai story. * Myanmar to free 6,300 prisoners. * Helen Mirren on silly interviews: "hard labor in the mines of marketing." * Notoriously sexist
* "Largest recorded animal liberation ever in the U.S" ruins environmentally minded San Francisco high schoolers' big day. * Complaint choirs a global phenomenon, frequently voicing the same complaints. * California bans shark fin soup. * Rules for actors from the Economist. * Bit character from Austin Powers, already in jail
A friend of mine insists it’s healthy for married people to have crushes. She contends that crushes strengthen the bonds of matrimony; you can gather your ego-strokes in the world and return at night glowing, reconnected to the rich vein of your own desirability. That is well and
Right now I am drinking Nespresso. A cup—a very little cup—of the Dulsão de Brasil, currently my favorite variety. And I am about to make some more Nespresso. I’m finding it’s the rare coffee person who knows what I’m talking about when I say I
* Remember Gilad Shalit? Israel approves swap of 450 Palestinian prisoners for the IDF soldier. * Hermain Cain's foreign-policy positions itemized--mostly, he doesn't know, but he'll decide later very quickly. * To be frank: Herman Cain is alive because he's rich. * Obama campaign
