You've seen it on TV... now here's a photo-by-photo account of the toppling of the Saddam statue.
Now, things get hairy. (Also [here].)
Elsewhere:
:: Act now if you want to ride the Concorde. Although you're doing so at your own peril, apparently. After years of increasingly scary mishaps on the supersonic plane, British Airways will discontinue its service sometime this fall. No word on whether Air France, which also operates the Concorde, will follow suit.
:: It was only a matter of time before Rupert got his grubby little hands on DirecTV. He finally did it. Rupert's News Corp. has acquired control of the U.S. satellite giant. To quote Murdoch, "Global domination is finally mine! It's mine, I tell you! Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha!" Murdoch then twirled his handlebar moustache and left a tied-up Sumner Redstone on the tracks as an inbound steam locomotive approached.
:: Interesting story about the Armed Forces Network in today's L.A. Times. As a kid in the Philippines I grew up watching them. Of course, back in the early 80s, the service was much different. There was only one channel then, and it was an over-the-air signal (in our case, UHF channel 17). The station didn't sign on until 10:30 am on the weekday, and 7 am on the weekends. Satellites weren't yet in use, so programming was sometimes a year behind. The station got to cherrypick shows from all the U.S. networks and regularly shuffle things around when a show's run completed (there were no such thing as repeats). And newscasts were all produced locally, with anchors dressed in their Navy or Air Force uniforms, and weathermen directly from the military bases' weather center (these guys were clearly not primed for TV).
:: "South Central" is synonymous with L.A. blight, thanks to its part in gritty hip-hop songs and movies. Now L.A. leaders want to erase that stigma by changing the name of the area to 'South Los Angeles.' Yeah, that will solve everything! It was the neighborhood's name that caused all those problems, not socio-economic conditions! (Mmmm... sarcasm!)
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