New York’s currently: nearing the point when celebrities are burned in the streets

 All U.S. soldiers deployed in the future may face extended terms, despite expired contracts.

 Thousands of Congolese attack UN offices after rebels (alleged to be controlled by Rwanda) seized town of Bukavu.

 Five Iraqis killed by car bomb in Baghdad.

 Footage from Curb Your Enthusiasm frees man accused of murder; Larry David does one decent thing with his life.

 Former Abu Ghraib Chief Karpinski wages one-woman PR battle to defend herself.

 With Chalabi, we paid to fool ourselves. In other times, it might be funny. But a lot of people are dead as a result of this. Must-read Jane Mayer piece on Ahmad Chalabi.

 Virtual walking tours of Manhattan.

 One advantage of not taking orders from God, you can change direction when things go bad. Though the theory doesn’t seem to hold true for TV’s slippery slope.

 MP3: Every Beatles song, in alphabetical order.

 Anti-Kerry ads: French people are stupid, and, Clowns are unpatriotic, says professional voiceover.

 Tips for better freezer use.

 Interview with John Kerry documentarian, trying to complete his movie about the candidate by Labor Day.

 Swedes may now call on ambulances (#696969) to deliver condoms, packets selling for 50 crowns.

 More people are calling themselves “liberal,” fewer people calling themselves “conservatives.”

 Avast Ye Thar, English Majors! Other names for band “The Decemberists.”

 Sexual assault on the rise in the Army, and the numbers probably understate the problem.

 Video: Dirigeable’s artificial sea creatures.

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