Headlines from October 19, 2007
- A visualization of the most commonly used words in Alberto Gonzales's House testimony.
- Now that every candidate has a book deal, here are options for a pre-presidential literary review.
- Amy Winehouse arrested in Norway for possession of Mary Jane Winehouse.
- Kevin Guilfoile on the trial of the suicidal model who murdered his friend.
- When he wasn't making Yes album covers, Roger Dean was making "retreat pods."
- Nobel winner apologizes for his eugenic statements, but is well on the way to getting himself fired.
- For those people new to following the oval-shaped balls, there's a number of key questions that need to be answered, such as what do I wear, what do I drink, and how should I behave?
- Science's newest strange connection: lazy dental hygiene and dementia.
- Today's long read: Crossing the States in under 32 hours, including pit stops.
- More on pirates: worldwide, attacks are on the rise.
- When insulin doesn't work properly in the brain, Alzheimer's is triggered--it's gaining notoriety as "type 3" diabetes.
- A chart to help keep track of the many Iraq war movies hitting theaters.
- "One always looks neat, in a hat made from meat." --Mark Twain; also: giant fried Cambodian spiders, ovary stew at Weird Meat.
- Get on over to today's Layer Tennis match, featuring commentary by TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin.
- Bombings kill 134, wound 450 during Bhutto's homecoming procession. (Graphic photos here)
- Pakistani officials blame Islamic militants for the attack; Bhutto says supporters of former ruler are responsible.
- Christian conservatives lament lack of '08 candidate, rend hair, gnash teeth.
- Putin finds inspiration in FDR--in particular, his being elected to four terms.
- [Louisiana] has not had a nonwhite chief executive since Reconstruction. Republican Bobby Jindal, son of Indian immigrants, will likely take the lead for the state's governorship.
- Hillary Clinton finds a trove of donations in the unlikeliest of places: New York's Chinatown.
- Clinton says her health plan won't cover illegal immigrants, promises carrots, sticks for everyone else.
- By vetoing the children's health insurance program, Bush may have cost the Dems a victory, but he gave candidates an issue.
- "They save the department thousands in chair costs by sitting on the corners of their desks." Entire precinct made up of loose cannons.
- Photos: Bourbon Street, 1955, New York City, 1968-1972.
- Op: Brooklyn Brewery brewmaster says the era of big, awful beer is over.
- Laptop stolen from New Zealand brewery, owners promise lifetime supply of beer to those who offer clues.
- Writer admits killing, dismembering girlfriend, but denies cooking her.
- Ian Curtis contemplates suicide: A pictorial review of Control.
- TMN's Rosecrans Baldwin commentates on Layer Tennis today--match begins at 3 p.m., Eastern.