Further proof that only the good die young. See ya, Strom, and don’t let the door hit you in the ass on the way out. This piece mentions that he’s both the oldest and longest-serving Senator in American history. It neglects to mention his record for the longest filibuster (24 hours, 18 minutes), when he was trying to bury (and successfully diluted) the 1957 Civil Rights Act.
Category: World at Large
I’ll be back.
Arnold Schwarzenegger bides his time in the California Governor’s race.
The Fifty-First State?
Writer James Fallows considers the long-term consequences of an Iraq invasion.
Harlem Renaissance
The Voice takes a snapshot of the current real-estate battle over Harlem.
This Time It’s Personal.
Today I settle all family business, so don’t tell me you’re innocent, Carlo. Bush tells the UN we’ll go it alone against Iraq if need be. I mean, something has to happen before the first Tuesday in November, or else there’s not much point, is there?
C’mon Aboard, Join Hands.
Lonely New Yorkers create a new venue for meeting singles: the first subway car (Via Caught in Between.)
Apocalypse Then.
The NYT watches John Kerry’s old Vietnam footage with the Senator and contemplates the relevance of military service to political life.
So much for Kid Icarus.
In an attempt to stop online gambling, all computer games have been banned in Greece. (Via Pigs and Fishes.) Ah, Greece, where they put you in jail for Tetris and give you a medal for Table Tennis.
Carter Beats the Dubya.
Former President Jimmy Carter decries Dubya’s Middle East policy, as well as the numerous human rights violations currently being overlooked and/or perpetrated in the name of anti-terrorism.
Don’t Cry for them, Argentina
As I’m writing this, the US basketball team is down 9 to Argentina with 10 seconds to go, meaning they’re about to lose their first international game since the 1992 Dream Team…Yep, 87-80, it’s over. Wow. Guess we shoulda seen this coming when they made George “the choke artist” Karl head coach.