Foxymoron (aka TO j-student and blogger Andrea Chiu) asks: I just want some instrumental jazz (no vocals) to play at home while I cook, read the paper, surf, etc...who should I start with?

Here's my response:...   more »

This is a bit late, but the BBC is examining how it got hoaxed Friday on a Bhopal story.

Here is the Guardian's account:

So, a bargoon-basement price trip to New Yawk is now $299.60 a day, eh? Actually, this NYT article by Seth Kugel has some useful tips on finding digs and came up with some interesting ways ...   more »

The NYT's Maureen Dowd goes on a full-scale rampage that begins (and ends) with thoughts of ripping Frosty the Snowman's face off, declares hatred of Christmas, anxiety over severe stress, and distress over Dubya's re-election. It's pretty damned funny!