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An article in the Globe today about a film I worked on. It's a fascinating story. Read the article and watch the film this Thursday. .< 2:46:18 AM  >www.yournotme.com - Find out how many people in the U.K share the same name as you. Apparently there are 960 Peter Cook's in the UK. .< 2:41:58 AM >Walking Tours of Manhattan Streets Awesome. Streets in Manhattan rendered in html. Wonderful descriptions of what you see on your walk. Very clever. .< 2:30:50 AM >Pope presses Bush on Iraq. Pope John Paul II is to send an envoy to Washington to deliver a warning about war in Iraq. [BBC News | World | UK Edition] .< 2:30:29 AM >And They Said He Couldn't Run a Major Record Label. Antonio (L.A.) Reid replaced a legend at Arista Records. Now he's writing his own chapter. [New York Times: Arts] .< 2:29:26 AM >dpreview.com wins DigitalFocus award at PMA. PMA 2003: It has been announced that dpreview.com will tonight be awarded a DigitalFocus Award for the best "Digital Imaging Site or Service". Here at dpreview we are very proud to receive this award... [Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com)] .< 2:29:01 AM >Only the Best Follow His Beat. Nikolaus Harnoncourt started conducting at the top and stayed there. [New York Times: Arts] .< 2:07:12 AM >The Village Voice: Nation: Nat Hentoff: Ashcroft Out of Control by Nat Hentoff [Daypop Top 40] .< 2:06:01 AM >CNN.com - U.S. plan: Threat level for every flier - Feb. 28, 2003 '"This system threatens to create a permanent blacklisted underclass of Americans who cannot travel freely," said Katie Corrigan, a lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union.' With a weblog like this I wonder what threat level I'd have assigned. .< 1:44:54 AM >FAIR MEDIA ADVISORY: Star Witness on Iraq Said Weapons Were Destroyed 'According to Newsweek, Kamel told the same story to CIA analysts in August 1995. If that is true, all of these U.S. officials have had access to Kamel's statements that the weapons were destroyed. Their repeated citations of his testimony-- without revealing that he also said the weapons no longer exist-- suggests that the administration might be withholding critical evidence.' Having it both ways. .< 1:17:27 AM >Revealed: US dirty tricks to win vote. Secret document details American plan to bug phones and emails of key Security Council members ahead of crucial vote over war on Iraq. [Guardian Unlimited] Beautiful. .< 12:38:54 AM >The literary lost and found game 'Once you have registered a title on the site, you print out a BookCrossing label, paste it into the book along with your identity number and release it into the wild. Anybody picking up the book is supposed to register the find on the Web site, post a journal entry commenting on the book and describing the release date and location. All of that information is available on-line for anybody curious enough to browse the site. There are more than 13,000 books sprinkled around Canada waiting to be claimed, read and recycled.' A fun idea. Release a book to the wild, use the to track it and readers' comments. .< 12:34:36 AM >Chrétien, Bush clash over regime change 'The White House said Friday it wants Saddam Hussein ousted even if Baghdad disarms, a stand that immediately provoked a sharp response from Prime Minister Jean Chrétien, who said the United States can't just wander the world changing regimes it doesn't like.' Merci Jean. .< 12:26:45 AM >The Band's The Last Waltz album-remastering the Band's farewell concert .< 12:25:23 AM >Suspected 9/11 mastermind captured 'The capture in Pakistan of the principal plotter of the Sept. 11, 2001 airliner assaults on the United States was hailed Saturday as a staggering blow to the heart of al-Qaeda's leadership.' It took a very long time but the Americans have finally caught a break. Good news. |
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