Color of Night
Independent radio producer Philip Martin has a new documentary broadcasting in Chicago on WBEZ tonight and next Tuesday: The Color of Night: Sexual Politics of Chicago Nightlife Wednesday, May 21 @ 6 pm Tuesday,...
Category: Blog, Commentary and Articles
Biometric Surveillance
Ariana Eunjung Cha of The Washington Post on Pentagon Details New Surveillance System: Critics Fear Proposed Extensive Use of Computer Database Raises Privacy Issues The Pentagon yesterday detailed the development of a massive computer...
Judiciary Committee on Justice Oversight
Yesterday, the House Committee on the Judiciary released the answers it received from repeated requests for information from the Justice Department: House Judiciary Committee Chairman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. (R-Wis.) and Ranking Member John...
Justice Studying Intel Files
Eric Lichtblau of The New York Times on Justice Dept. Lists Use of New Power to Fight Terror: In the most detailed public accounting of how it had used its expanded powers to fight...
Discover on Melungeons
Kathleen McGowan writing for Discover on Where do we really come from?: Brent Kennedy's 19th-century ancestors stare out from his photo albums with dark eyes, high cheekbones, olive skin, and thick black hair—a genetic...
PDA for Sale
Anyone interested in purchasing a used (but like new) Palm VIIx? How about a Landware keyboard, compatible with the Palm III and VII series? Give me an offer. You can buy them separately or...
PDA Update
I recently purchased a Treo 300 (color screen – woohoo!). For those of you with “jlandrith@palm.net” in your address books, delete it. That address is no longer valid and your mail will bounce. Simply...
Yale Law School Explosion
Breaking News from MSNBC: Explosion at Yale Law School Blast occurred in the mail room; no word on injuries; damage described as heavy.
PATRIOT Activity
Dan Eggen of The Washington Post on Anti-Terror Power Used Broadly: Laws Invoked Against Crimes Unrelated to Terror, Report Says: Although the Patriot Act was passed in response to Sept. 11, the report shows...
Chimp Cousins
Mike Toner of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Report: Welcome chimps into the family of man: Chimpanzees are closer to humans than to gorillas and other apes — so close that scientists say they should...