Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Recommended Reading on the Web

John Adams (you know, the guy who used to be President) was fond of writing in the margins of his books. What did he say? A lot. You'll soon be able to see it online. LINK.

Disgraced reporter Judith Miller is back writing in one of the country's best newspapers. She has an opinion piece in today's Wall Street Journal on a case involving AIDS and Libya and five nurses and a doctor falsely accused of intentionally infecting people with HIV. LINK (Subscription only.)

The composer of the movie Titanic is writing the new jingle that will open up the CBS Evening News for Katie Couric. You can listen for yourself starting tonight. But will Cronkite's voice be in the intro? LINK.

Shoppers at Macy's won't be seeing double at some malls, because 85 malls in the United States will now have two, count 'em, two Macy's in the same mall. They are mulling different ideas: make one Macy's more upscale or turn it into a Bloomingdale's; operate both with the same goods; expand into furniture; or sell one of the stores. LINK.

So scientists say that dogs are actually capable of laughing. But do only cats get the joke? LINK

Loves me or loves me not? The science behind sexual cannibalism. (I'm no expert, but I'd hazzard a guess that the answer is definitely "Loves me not.") LINK

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