Headlines for 6 September 2001
South Africa re-words draft document; Non-African Diplomats at UN Race Conference avoid making “apologies” for “crimes against humanity” for fear of lawsuits.
English cardinal says that Christianity almost dead; killed by environmentalists, yoga, paedophiles, and capitalists.
Mexico’s Fox to address congress on the issue of legalizing immigrants.
Starbucks foe arrested for battle tactics.
Web designers prepare monument for dot-com boom, warning future civilizations against greed, hubris, and arrogance. [wsj: subscription required]
NakedNews.com to become a TV show.
Beastie Boy Mike D leads rock stars against White House energy plan.
Friend of architect Frank Gehry chains herself to his door to protest Playa Vista development.
The study of Bushisms and the President’s relationship with television.
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The Color of Water
After a week of cold rain, most New Yorkers would kill somebody – anybody! – to spend some time on a tropical beach. Artist Danny Gregory just returned from the Dominican Republic, and brought back a book of drawings and watercolors.
The Illustrierter Bacillus
While looking through his parents’ attic Clay Risen finds the May 14, 1942, issue of the Nazi party propaganda paper Illustrierter Beobachter. Nobody has any idea how it got there. A look between the pages.
Storage Facility
Back in 1999, Jaron Lanier, a leading figure in the history of Virtual Reality (he coined the term), proposed a revolutionary vehicle for archival storage: cockroaches. Michael Barrish explains the madness.
The Letters of Gary Benchley, Rock Star: Working the Demo
Trusting your instincts is tough; trusting others’ instincts can be a lot harder. Someday songbird Gary Benchley returns to Brooklyn chastened with a broken ankle, and puts his faith in his roommate’s healing hands, and his band’s ideas for their future.

