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Factory Records founder Tony Wilson dies, age 57. (obit)
Sensors reach trapped Utah miners to find oxygen but no carbon dioxide—a bad sign.
South African president sacks deputy minister of health, major voice against AIDS denial.
Lance Armstrong’s cycling team disbands over the fact that everyone and their uncle is doping.
“All I can say is keep those contributions coming, and you’ll have the president you want.” Kucinich leaves the Democratic gay rights debate happy.
Cindy Sheehan announces House run against Pelosi.
Hearts will be broken if it turns out heartburn pills cause heart attacks.
Forget tea, even whiskey: India is all about the wine.
In today’s feature, Nicole Pasulka learns to tattoo—photographic evidence is included.
The BBC ventures into user-generated content, and the result is a cat lady’s fever dream. (There’s more.)
And the objection to super-luxury outdoor concert-going would be?
The Nancy comics that never were.
Southeast U.S. scorched by heat wave; U.K. scientists predict record high temperatures for the rest of your life.
Flickr photo clusters after the Brooklyn tornado; New York’s woeful metro information systems deficient once more.
New York tourist acting like she’s never been hit by a cab before.
Unsmiling Frans de Wall responds to Ian Parker’s Bonobos piece in the New Yorker (found here).
Overview of contemporary Jewish pulp fiction.
Why we love Brits: Heathcliff and Cathy’s doomed romance picked greatest love story.
Today’s long read: Literature and nostalgia, from Proust to big glorious books for girls. See also: a blog for those who love Sebald.
Slideshow of contemporary pre-fab architecture slowly taking over America.
Video: President Bush sees new threat approaching U.S. very very slowly.
Extremely stupid, dangerous experiments you should never try at home.
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