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November 24, 2004 - November 30, 2004 | Issue 40•47

Wild, Unattached Twenties Spent At Work

SEATTLE—The unattached, freewheeling, consequence-free years following Frank Anderton's graduation from college are being spent in "one of the coolest offices in all of Seattle," the 24-year-old reported...

Swift Boat Veterans Still Hounding Kerry

issue 4047 | 11.24.04 | News

BOSTON—Swift Boat Veterans For Truth, a group that gained national prominence in the months before the 2004 election, announced Monday that it... more»
White House Thanksgiving Turkey Detained Without Counsel

issue 4047 | 11.24.04 | News

WASHINGTON, DC—Cousin Wattle, the official National Thanksgiving Turkey who was to have been pardoned by President Bush in an annual White House... more»
Check Clears In Spite Of Overwhelming Odds

issue 4047 | 11.24.04 | News

RINGLING, MT—A wild adventure pitting man against the forces of time ended happily, when, in spite of overwhelming odds, a personal check... more»
FDA Okays Every Drug Pending Approval, Takes Rest Of Year Off

issue 4047 | 11.24.04 | News In Brief

ROCKVILLE, MD—Commissioner Lester M. Crawford of the Food and Drug Administration announced Monday that the FDA has cleared all 314 drugs... more»
Rick Steves Cleaned Out By Gypsies

issue 4047 | 11.24.04 | News In Brief

LISBON—Rick Steves, host of the PBS series Rick Steves' Europe, was robbed by gypsies while wandering the labyrinthine streets of the... more»
7-Year-Old Puts On Uno Face

issue 4047 | 11.24.04 | News In Brief

QUINTER, KS—Sophia Reed, 7, dominated Monday's Family Game Night, thanks in part to her inscrutable Uno face, family members reported. "She'd... more»
Alternative Theater Waits Three Hours For Stragglers

issue 4047 | 11.24.04 | News In Brief

AUSTIN, TX—Maurice Juarez has held up an evening performance of Ashcans And Ticker Tape: A Treatise for three hours, hoping to get more... more»
Local Newswoman's Hairstyle Reported On By Co-Anchor

issue 4047 | 11.24.04 | News In Brief

BALTIMORE—WMAR's TV2 News At 6 anchor Kent Niering reported on co-anchor Connie Everhart's recently altered hairstyle Monday night.... more»
Study: 86 Percent Of World's Soccer Stadiums Double As Places Of Mass Execution

issue 4047 | 11.24.04 | News In Photos
Pabst Still Coasting On 1893 Blue Ribbon Win

issue 4047 | 11.24.04 | News In Photos
Kids Grow The Fuck Up So Fast These Days

issue 4047 | 11.24.04 | Commentary

Man, I tell you, I don't know where the fucking time goes. Seems like just yesterday Janie was bawling a blue streak and shitting herself in the car.... more»
We Must Protect Our Daredevil Jobs From Cheap Foreign Labor

issue 4047 | 11.24.04 | Commentary

To the casual circus attendee, the daredevil's job probably looks like it's all fun and games. But believe me, it's not nearly as easy as it seems.... more»
Horoscope for the week of November 24, 2004

issue 4047 | 11.24.04 | Horoscopes

Although nothing exciting usually happens to you, the law of averages will catch up this week and everything exciting will happen to you all at once. more»
Cabinet Shake-Up

issue 4047 | 11.24.04 | Infographic

Many members of Bush's cabinet recently resigned, with more expected to follow. Who's in, who's out, and why? more»
Leading Causes Of Nightclub Brawls

issue 4047 | 11.24.04 | Statshot
The Kmart-Sears Merger

issue 4047 | 11.24.04 | What Do You Think?

Last week, Kmart bought Sears in a surprise $11 billion deal, creating the nation's third-largest retailer. What do you think? more»