My brother’s friend Hayes has put some great photos up on his site–including some entertaining pics of his trip to see my brother in Thailand a few months ago.
“Oh Blue-Eyed Thais, Flaunt Your Western Genes!” (New York Times; free registration required.)
There’s some great stuff in this week’s New Yorker: Rebecca Mead’s short, wonderfully-written piece about the evolution of the New York Times’s Sunday Weddings pages; Jane Mayer’s description of how the “Car Talk” guys’ anti-S.U.V. campaign went awry; and an interesting argument, from James Surowiecki, that the Bush Administration’s economic policies are pro-business, rather than […]
Voice of America has a really cool feature on their site: a country-by-country pronounciation guide for the names of world leaders.
Jim Bouton, a former Yankees pitcher, says we should blame the owners, not the players, for the impending baseball strike (New York Times; free registration required).
Invading Iraq: What Do You Think?
“Pouring It On: The Starbucks Strategy? Locations, Locations, Locations.”
“My Goals,” by Ellis Weiner.
“Ninjas attack Congo train.”
6.6 million Americans are either in jail, on probation, or on parole. That’s one in 32 adults.
Gwyneth Paltrow will star in an American remake of “Fever Pitch,” a (mediocre) 1997 British film based on Nick Hornby’s (wonderful) bestselling novel.
“25 years later, all is forgiven: Tomjanovich, Washington move beyond ‘The Punch.’
Here’s a funny column about Saparmurad Niyazov, Turkmenistan’s wildly eccentric president.
Documentary film update:
“I Am Trying to Break Your Heart” is an excellent film about the recording of Wilco’s fourth album, “Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.”
“Sunshine Hotel” is a deeply depressing look at one of the last flop houses on New York’s Bowery.
“Grateful Dawg” is a fascinating film about the music Jerry Garcia and David Grisman created […]