Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Book Chronicles a 'Strange and Dangerous Life'. Robert Siegel talks with Tom Reiss, author of The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life. Reiss' book details the life of Lev Nussbaum, a Jew from Baku, Azerbaijan, who passed himself off as a Muslim prince in Nazi Germany. [NPR Programs: All Things Considered] 6:08:57 PM    comment [] Doctors Race to Complete First Face Transplant. The Cleveland Clinic has gotten approval from an independent review panel to proceed with what would be the first face transplant. But experience from other transplants suggests that there could be major psychological and ethical problems. [NPR Programs: All Things Considered] 6:07:57 PM    comment [] Wideman Takes New Approach in 'God's Gym'. Alan Cheuse reviews God's Gym, a collection of 10 stories by John Edgar Wideman that fuses stream-of-conscious writing in the style of James Joyce, with the improvisational methods of American jazz. [NPR's All Things Considered] 11:21:07 AM    comment [] A Spotty Record of Health Care at Juvenile Sites in New York. Court records suggest that Prison Health Services poorly served many of the children in New York City’s juvenile justice system. By By PAUL von ZIELBAUER. [NYT > Home Page] 11:07:28 AM    comment [] Britain reveals flu pandemic plan. Minister unveil plans to tackle a flu pandemic amid fears Asian bird flu could mutate into a deadly virus. [BBC News | News Front Page | UK Edition] 9:54:51 AM    comment [] 2 Bodies Found at Residence of U.S. Judge. A federal judge who was the target of a murder conspiracy by white supremacists several years ago discovered two bodies in her home when she returned from work on Monday. By By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. [NYT > Home Page] 9:47:01 AM    comment []

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