New York’s currently: practically sweating
Iraq prison detainees, most of whom were arrested by mistake, were denied their right to see a lawyer and their families left unaware of their whereabouts.
Female Iraqi prisoners report sexual abuse, face ostracism, shame upon release.
British troops broke the law when they placed hoods on Iraqi captives. Related: A secret history of U.S. interrogation tactics.
‘You are a strong secretary of Defense, and our nation owes you a debt of gratitude.’ Bush visits Pentagon, looks at some abuse photos, gushes over Rumsfeld.
Pataki signs bill limiting the amount of time New Yorkers can leave clothes at the dry cleaners.
In Vermont, shooting fish in a marsh.
Brazilian leader irate over Times claims of overindulgence.
Who loves the borough more than you do? Mr. Brooklyn, that’s who.
With Bush at the lowest approval rating of his presidency, and in a virtual tie with Kerry amongst likely voters, Ralph Nader sues for a spot on the presidential ballot in Texas.
I’d only had thirty-five years to learn the part. Elvis Costello on the Beatles, part of ‘The Immortals.’
Plucked from the past: Sharpeworld has two fascinating, full issues of late-seventies L.A. New Wave magazine Wet.
Paintings for stories from Jennifer Daydreamer.
How Old Do You Think I Am? at the Age Project.
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They say you can never be too rich or too thin, and we just hocked our last bottle of Ephedra
