Archive
May 1, 2007
Bill Moyers Journal
Legendary broadcaster Bill Moyers returns to PBS in this new series, which also features a blog and a site with free transcripts and clips.
Murdoch Buying Things
Avast! The man behind Fox is looking to own the Wall Street Journal.
Absinthe
Lucid Absinthe Superieure will be coming to America...and it's legal!
Skipping the White House Dinner
The NYT decides to go AWOL from the annual White House Correspondents dinner.
Christopher Hitchens Offending Everyone
Christopher Hitchens charms panelists by referring to women as "humorless bitches" and Anna Nicole Smith as "that fat slut who died."
Celebillionaires
Billionaires are the new flavor of non-showbiz celebs.
Organic Architecture
Patrick Blanc's Vertical Gardens, a system of soil-free plant-covered walls, caught our eye.
Mission Unaccomplished
May 1 marks the four-year anniversary of Bush's landing on an aircraft carrier and delivering his "We Did It!" speech.
Vampire Weekend
NYC band makes endearingly wordy pop.
Sudden Adult Death Syndrome
SADS - aka sudden arrhythmia death syndrome, aka long QT syndrome, aka bangungot - may be a heart deformity or the result too many carbohydrates, but it kills you just the same.