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Headlines for 31 March 2006

New York’s currently: wanting to take this weather, put it on its johnson, and just start spinnin’ it around like a goddamn pinwheel… punch it in!

 Cost of levee rebuilding in New Orleans triples, plans may be downgraded.

 Earthquakes hit western Iran—Rice offers humanitarian aid, one day after suggesting sanctions.

 Army says soldiers can’t have privately bought body armor, can have neck tattoos.

 New study finds prayer for others has no effect.

 Round 2 of the ToB! An incredibly unfair husband/wife matchup, judged by Jessa Crispin!

 Don’t be alarmed if you see a mushroom cloud over Las Vegas.

 Birth of the uncool—the 1977-82 DIY music scene.

 Video: The Rolling Stones’ 1964 Rice Krispies commercial.

 Jane Birkin drops Birkin bag.

 Tomorrow is Opening Day in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, and from now on it will never be winter again.

 Time-lapse cherry blossom cam.

 Pleasure boat capsizes off the coast of Bahrain, 57 die.

 Chilling: MyDeathSpace.

 Children import torture weapons to show British government how easy it can be.

 Operation removes two fetuses from infant.

 Rate of violence in Uganda three times that in Iraq.

 American-bred moth threatens to eat up Beijing Olympics.

 Video: Awesome robot wrestling.

 Emotional social intelligence prosthetic to help the autistic, boring.

 Sam Sam the Bubble Man breaks record for world’s largest soap bubble.

 What do you want to do? Hunker down grampy style. Choose Your Own Choose Your Own Adventure.

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