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The motocycle cops in Sao Paulo, Brazil, have demanding jobs–the traffic’s awful and they don’t make much money. But they get to ride really cool Harleys and have their photos taken with celebrities (New York Times; free registration required).
Looking for some fancy headphones to add to your holiday wish list? Take a gander at Shure’s E2c model.
Check out the Mad Magazine Onion parody.
Damn. I wish I’d heard about the Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism in time to attend. This year’s confab just ended. And the roster of speakers was impressive. Maybe I can go next year.
Here’s a delightful article about Japanese fascination with American country music and cowboy culture.
The always trenchant Tom Friedman applauds the UN’s demand that Saddam Hussein submit to weapons inspections–and discusses what it means for the US, the Bush Administration, and Europe (New York Times; free registration required).
More trouble in Quito, Ecuador, where a “volcanic cloud” descended on the city yesterday.
Saddam Hussein’s son has a Yahoo email address.