New York’s currently: conditioning its lair
U.S. urges South American countries to keep Chavez out of the Security Council.
Huge bogs of Iraq’s “black oil” pumped into mountain valleys and reservoirs, then torched.
North Korea reported closer to missile test; Prosecutor demands death penalty for Hussein.
Toyota advertises its Scion to eight-year-olds.
Why do crocodiles cry when they encounter food? Questions from the entrance exam for Chinese civil servants.
New Suskind book says al-Qaeda was 45 days from attacking New York’s subways with lethal gas.
How to make a homemade air conditioner.
Stanford professor sues James Joyce’s estate.
Half of working illegal immigrants collect paychecks from mainstream companies, though work-site enforcement operations are rare.
The nation’s entertainment state, visually mapped.
What David Sedaris said and learned at Princeton.
Reality has become “too awesome” for astronomical artists overwhelmed by NASA’s progress.
Homosexuality not as an aberration, but as an evolutionary necessity.
Details behind Wikipedia’s “anyone can edit this story” policy when “anyone” means something else.
You can still call the New York Public Library with most any question, nine-to-six on weekdays.
Highlights from 10 years at Slate.
Questions answered now that, as of yesterday, Paul McCartney is 64.
One hundred reasons to love comics.
Mothers consistently rank their own babies’ feces as less revolting than others’.
Martha Stewart’s new magazine Blueprint picked apart for luscious fonts.
Want to overthrow your government with international aid? Get a good marketing plan.
TMN’s John Warner and Kevin Guilfoile on literary fame and famine.
Saudi female bloggers unveil opinions, draw attention of censors.
Probably not inspired by The Simpsons, Australian army called upon to fight toads.
The Impulsive Buy—putting the “ew” into product review.
Landscape architects as landscapes.
Video: Three-year-old chooses NewsHour with Jim Lehnrer theme for birthday party.
