[ 2 days until party ]

New York’s currently: ice skaters in Central Park

 Turkey elects government led by former Islamicist who supports a secular Turkey, determined to join the EU.

 You must vote tomorrow: Learn about your candidates before you hit the booth, then find out exactly how long your employer is required to let you go for voting, and also where (in New York City) you go to vote.

 Joyce Chepchumba and Rodgers Rop win NYC marathon.

 Tuesday’s elections to put a barely-changed voting system on trial; Georgia to be the first state using statewide computerized voting system.

 Amanda Hesser gets married.

 Christian Pains: Kirk Cameron to save the world in Tribulation Force II, with prayer.

 Good Sunday magazine in the Times on entertainment, including the writers of Friends having to kill their own golem.

 My boyfriend is in trouble again, He got into a fight and got stoned on something, I am sick of him and so I told him, get out of here, And now I want a man like Putin.

 New York selected U.S. candidate for 2012 Olympics.

 Photos found in a thrift store camera.

 Local teen reads all of Flannery O’Connor, scarfs snails after reading ‘Jackass’ hoi-hoi on-the-inside fluff piece.

 Jeb Bush uses emoticons in email.

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