New York’s currently: hot, sunny, a chance of thunderstorms, maybe a BLT for lunch, or man, what about a cheeseburger…
Pentagon to hold hearings for all 595 detainees at Guantanamo Bay. (See list of names, sorted by nationality.)
Kenneth Lay indicted for role in conspiring to fiddle with Enron’s financial statements.
Writer convinces David Duchovny to swim Hudson River after toxic septic overflow hits waters.
A clash of civilizations is a war that the West cannot win. Must-read Remnick on democracy’s missing seat in Egypt, hatred for Bush second only to conspiracy-dripping loathing of Jews.
Peace restored in Sadr City after cleric calls truce, but militia still directs traffic.
Plane carrying Kentucky governor almost shot down on its way to Reagan’s funeral.
Less than half of Americans over 18 read novels, short stories, plays, or poetry (PDF of report).
Poems from Mark Yakich’s Unrelated Individuals Forming a Group Waiting to Cross.
Well there’s a whole side of the audiophile world that cares more about the way it’s recorded than what’s being recorded. Sound geek interview with sound geek Rick Rubin.
Frere-Jones’s typeface Gotham used in Sept. 11 cornerstone—now on its way to being the next Interstate?
How to buy a spot in Billboard’s Top 10 songs. Related: Top 10 Summer Classical Party Hits. (Alex Ross has a blog; keep your pants on.)
Op-ed: Why is Cosby banging on poor black kids when it’s the elderly whites we should fear?
Gallery of Warner Bros. cartoon title cards.
More blogs: Director involved in Project Greenlight; Harpist who loves Pulp; Excellent omnivore Sounds & Fury.
