New York’s currently: picnics at watering holes

 Chilling reports from Sept. 11 commission, detailing the original plan to hijack 10 planes, testing airport security, shifting targets, and bin Laden’s role, as well as faults in communication between the military and the White House.

 Commission further asserts there was no Iraq-Al Qaeda link, though the White House still rejects this particular finding.

 Bombing at Iraq army recruitment center kills at least 35.

 Circumventing Red Cross investigations, last November Donald Rumsfeld ordered an Iraqi detainee hidden, unaccounted for, within the prison system.

 Cleric fighter Moktada al-Sadr disbands his militia, enters Iraq politics.

 “We inspected a lot of chicken farms.” The many failures of U.S. espionage in Iraq.

 Gary Benchley goes a-Gawkering at celebrities and their fashions.

 FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION. THIS IS VIRTURE OF IT’S NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET. Fighting email scammers.

 Scientists report they can now teleport individual atoms.

 New York Songlines leads you on a virtual tour of the city’s history, intersections included.

 Five Saudi sisters are currently undergoing “gender correction.”

 Tractor-trailer overturns, releases nine million “agitated” honeybees.

 “Those who preferred firm bread, however, had noticed no differences between the control bread and the test bread.” FDA History: The Case of the Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich. [via things]

 Engadget’s new video-game blog: Joystiq.

 Pre-Velvet Underground fashion photos of Nico.

 Not enough Sedaris for you? Good! Listen to this new audio interview. [via largeheartedboy]

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