New York’s currently: a holiday shopping extravaganza on every corner
Shuffling the deck: With Powell’s moderate diplomacy out, and Rice’s unquestionable loyalty (yet questionable competency) in, Bush appears to have built a sturdier Cabinet, to whatever result.
And about the man who lit himself on fire outside the White House? He’s a Yemeni terror informant upset with his treatment by the FBI.
Game: Fun with U.S. geography quickly turns to addiction, but the fun kind.
Great white shark “as big as a helicopter” devours woman off South African beach.
William Safire shutters his column at the Times—though he’ll continue to write “On Language.”
Video: Cute girl sings cute song to cute children about kissing her (presumably cute) parents, plus adorable eggs.
With the election safely behind them, McCain slams Bush over environmental climate change.
Disasters between February 1873 and February 1874.
Classic: A short animated piece depicting the end of the world.
Children’s book, It’s Just a Plant, defends marijuana use… for adults, mind you.
Audio: Cheap Trick on The Simpsons, plus recordings of their 1998 live Heaven Tonight show. [via things]
More than 2,000 former soldiers called up for Iraq refuse through litigation or desertion.
The ladder theory of male-female relationships, and how to know who’s in your league and who’s not.
New mannequins feature larger bottoms; J. Lopez, B. Knowles, S. Mix-a-Lot credited.
A guide to New York restaurant Thanksgiving menus.
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