New York’s currently: serving the cold shoulder to the cannibal who’s late for dinner.

 At least 45 killed by car bomb near Baghdad.

 Revolt against Haiti’s Aristide spreads to a dozen towns and cities, four dozen Haitians killed in a week.

 Democratic race heads south with pressure on Clark and Edwards to bow out if Kerry sweeps.

 Thai cock breeders struggle to save their fighters from government’s slaughter to prevent avian influenza.

 Over the last three or four days we have had enormous pressure from the people who raised us all the money not to drop out. Dean to fight even if he loses Wisconsin.

 Logs show several White House officials talked to columnist Novak shortly before he exposed an underground CIA officer.

 Gay penguins make good parents in Central Park.

 Quotes from either President George W. Bush or Senator/Chancellor/Emperor Palpatine from Star Wars.

 Political backers avoid donation restrictions by funneling money through kids.

 Photo: The Vanishing – Three Gorges Dam. [ via things ]

 Profile of Thomas Keller, chef to beat. Related: The pasta-log project.

 Single pictures made from snapshots taken once-per-second from films (The Conversation, The French Connection).

 How to make money in Iraq.

 Strange things auctioned around the Internet, including bad Valentine’s Day presents: bad idea one, bad idea two.

 Eurotunnel warns of bankruptcy in two years.

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