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Headlines for 26 November 2002

New York’s currently: going to the late show

 National Security Council recommends forcing Saudi Arabia to shut down terrorist financiers, or they’ll face ‘unilateral U.S. action.’

 Truckers lead massive strikes in France.

 Slowtron’s excellent Western State no. 2 appears, featuring Brooklyn’s own Cory McAbee, responsible for, among other things, The American Astronaut.

 Fire Chief accused of self-puffery in Last Man Down, his 9/11 book.

 Should IBM, GM, and others pay for working with South Africa’s apartheid government?

 Violent competition among the Chinatown-Boston bus companies.

 Many videos from LA’s ‘TV ornot TV’ festival available online. [ via the indispensable ak ]

 Department of Health and Human Services accused of removing medical information from government Web sites to push abstinence.

 Taxitalk: The Voice of the Professional Cab Driver, including amusing letters to the editor.

 For trivia night: Occurrences of juggling in movies. (If you’re dedicated, you may also be interested in occurrences of librarians, math, or accordians.)

 I’m not very good at dealing with criticism…Maybe I am in a sentimental mood sometimes. McCartney can’t stop himself from touring. Related: Who’s your favorite Beatle?

 Video of John Coltrane performing ‘A Love Supreme’ in 1965.

 Do you feel any connection to the Dell dude? No, none whatsoever. That guy’s a doofus. I get a lot of ‘What if you guys had kids?’ And I’m like, ‘What if we had kids?’ Why would you ask that? What a weird question. They’d probably be blond. The definitive interview with Mac/420-friendly hero, Ellen Feiss.

 The motivations and experiences of women auditioning for The Bachelor.

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