New York’s currently: double-quoting

 Classified survey of deaths and mistreatment of prisoners in U.S. Army’s custody paints “broad picture of misconduct.”

 Body found near jogging path in northern Manhattan believed to be missing 21-year-old Julliard student.

 More than 500 dead in floods and mudslides in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

 Astonishing, must-read story of marine who covered a grenade with his helmet to protect his squadmates.

 U.S. denies accusations of holding dozens of Iraqis hostage as bargaining chips for others to surrender.

 Author Helen DeWitt reported missing from home on Staten Island.

 Interview with U.S. soldier, now medically retired with a brain injury, beaten after posing as an enemy for training exercise in Guantanamo Bay.

 Great poll dirt on battleground states for the upcoming presidential election.

 George Saunders: How to leave Iraq in three simple steps.

 Times apologizes for relying on Chalabi (see breakdown of Chalabi’s claims).

 TMN’s Sarah Hepola on why Idol night is always oldies night.

 I was reminded more of a beach-going mom who’s decided to smoke and swim at the same time. Dale Peck pines for better money shot in The Day After Tomorrow, better survival strategies in Manhattan.

 Spheres of influence for the Bush campaign Pioneers.

 Could this be the start of something really big and really slow? Reasons to sail on the new QE2.

 Every outfit Ryan Seacrest has ever worn.

 The scale of this assault on the environment is so large as to be numbing. Details behind the Bush administration’s paralysis of environmental progress.

 New York real estate, blogged on Curbed. Related: Blog about NYC’s bid for the Olympics.

 Q&A with the Food Network’s Alton Brown.

 Video: Porno puppet. (Relatively safe for work)

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