Selected Articles from The New York Times
(* denotes news of special interest)

Wednesday, July 31, 2002:
On This Day: July 31 (Augustus 7/31/1526-2/12/1586, George Baxter 7/31/1804-1/11/1867, Jan Currie Hoge 7/31/1811-8/26/1890, Abram Stevens Hewitt 7/31/1822-1/18/1903, Henri Brisson 7/31/1835-4/11/1912, Richard Dixon Oldham 7/31/1858-7/15/1936, S. S. Kresge 7/31/1867-10/18/1966, Jacques Villon 7/31/1875-6/9/1963, Elmo Roper 7/31/1900-4/30/1971, Primo Levi 7/31/1919-4/11/1987, Whitney Young 7/31/1921-3/11/1971, Milton Friedman 1912, Curt Gowdy 1919, Don Murray 1929, Geoffrey Lewis 1935, France Nuyen 1939, Geraldine Chaplin 1944, Sherry Lansing 1944, Willaim Weld 1945, Evonne Goolagong Cawley 1951, Wesley Snipes 1962)
Ranger Takes Close-Up Moon Photos Revealing Craters (By Richard Witkin, July 31, 1964)
* Primo Levi, Holocaust Writer is Dead at 67 [7/31/1919-4/11/1987] (NY Times, Sept. 19, 1961)
Laszlo Tauber, a Patron in War and Peace, Dies at 87 (By PAUL LEWIS, July 31, 2002)
Kenny Gardner, 89, Guy Lombardo's Crooner, Is Dead (By ARI L. GOLDMAN, July 31, 2002)
Harry V. Quadracci, Chief of Quad Graphics, 66, Dies (ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 31, 2002)
Maurice Denham, British Character Actor, Dies at 92 (NY TIMES, July 31, 2002)
C. James Carrico, 67, Doctor for Kennedy, Is Dead (ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 31, 2002)
NATIONAL: Latino Population Growth Is Widespread, Study Says (By LYNETTE CLEMETSON, July 31, 2002)
In Attacks on Bush, Kerry Sets Himself Apart (By JAMES DAO, July 31, 2002)
Democratic Hopefuls Lift Their Voices and Spirits (By ADAM NAGOURNEY, July 31, 2002)
* LESSONS: Sometimes, Second Place for Homework (By HUBERT B. HERRING, July 31, 2002)
WORLD: Air Power Alone Canšt Defeat Iraq, Rumsfeld Asserts (By ERIC SCHMITT & JAMES DAO, July 31, 2002)
NEWS ANALYSIS: Urgent Task for Rumsfeld (By PATRICK E. TYLER, July 31, 2002)
Powell Treading a Thin Line in Rallying Antiterror Support (By TODD S. PURDUM, July 31, 2002)
Pope Sees Moral for Today in New Saint in Guatemala (By FRANK BRUNI, July 31, 2002)
Japan Tries to Halt Use of Tainted Herbal Diet Pills From China (By KEN BELSON, July 31, 2002)
Vandals' Motive Wasn't Anti-Semitism (ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 31, 2002)
Bin Laden Henchmen Held (NY TIMES, July 31, 2002)
For More Japanese, Love Is a Multiethnic Thing (By HOWARD W. FRENCH, July 31, 2002)
SIGHET JOURNAL: Elie Wiesel Asks a Haunted Hometown to Face Up (By DANIEL SIMPSON, July 31, 2002)
* NY REGION: Gold Coin Fetches $7.6 Million at Auction (By GLENN COLLINS, July 31, 2002)
UPSTATE/YESTERDAY'S RETREATS: Where Summer Just Isn't What It Used to Be
(By DAN BARRY, July 31, 2002)
1,700 Subway Cars to Be Built, Under Largest Such Contract in New York History
(By RANDY KENNEDY, July 31, 2002)
PUBLIC LIVES: Heir to an Undersea World, Swimming With Sharks (By ROBIN FINN, July 31, 2002)
EDITORIAL: The Shame of Egypt (NY TIMES, July 31, 2002)
EDITORIAL: Pilot Whales Aground (NY TIMES, July 31, 2002)
OP-ED: Hooray for Hillarywood! (By MAUREEN DOWD, July 31, 2002)
OP-ED: $6 or $60 (By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN, July 31, 2002)
OP-ED: Debating Iraq (By JOSEPH R. BIDEN Jr. & RICHARD G. LUGAR, July 31, 2002)
OP-ED: This Delivery Guy Won't Spy (By BUTCH TRAYLOR, July 31, 2002)
LETTERS: Words vs. Silence [hate at UN conferences] (By MICHAEL A. SALBERG, July 31, 2002)
LETTERS: Grandmother's Advice (By HOPE SWENSON, July 31, 2002)
BUSINESS: Shares Seesaw but End the Day About Where They Began
[Dow -32, Nasdaq +9] (ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 31, 2002)
MARKET PLACE: I.B.M. to Purchase Consulting Group for $3.5 Billion (By STEVE LOHR & JONATHAN D. GLATER, July 31, 2002)
Bush Signs Bill Aimed at Fraud in Corporations (By ELISABETH BUMILLER, July 31, 2002)
Senator Says Merrill Lynch Helped Enron 'Cook Books' (By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr., July 31, 2002)
* Telecommunications: Lament but Little Repair (By STEPHEN LABATON, July 31, 2002)
* Debate Is Shifting on Chemical Commonly Found in Food (By GREG WINTER, July 31, 2002)
Delay Is Seen for Genetically Modified Wheat (By ANDREW POLLACK, July 31, 2002)
Consumer Confidence Suffers Sharper Fall Than Expected (ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 31, 2002)
Upheaval at Bertelsmann May End Plans for Acquisition of Napster (By MATT RICHTEL, July 31, 2002)
ADVERTISING: A Dishwashing Liquid Cuts the Grease... on Ducks? (By JANE L. LEVERE, July 31, 2002)
Fox Says It Won't Accept Ads for Its Special on 9/11 Attacks (By JIM RUTENBERG, July 31, 2002)
ARTS ABROAD: Reuniting China Along Artistic Lines (By KEITH BRADSHER, July 31, 2002)
ARTS: Restoration for 'Freedom' Murals at Archives (By CELESTINE BOHLEN, July 31, 2002)
ARTS: Arts Honor for Elizabeth Taylor, Paul McCartney and Others (By, July 31, 2002)
* BOOKS: Stepping Into the Worlds of Three Great Dancers [Merce Cunningham, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Rudolf Nureyev]
(By JENNIFER DUNNING, July 31, 2002)
FILM: Venerable Studio Reborn as an Indie (By RICK LYMAN, July 31, 2002)
FILM: 'MERCI POUR LE CHOCOLAT': Such Delicious Hot Chocolate, Dear. Whatever Do You Put in It?
(By ELVIS MITCHELL, July 31, 2002)
MUSIC: BROOKS & DUNN: The Twang of Red, White and Blue (By KELEFA SANNEH, July 31, 2002)
MUSIC: MÚM: Icelandic Murmurs, Cyberpunk Rhythms (By KELEFA SANNEH, July 31, 2002)
THEATER: 'SPANISH GIRL': Summer Camp Brought More Than He Bargained For
(By ANITA GATES, July 31, 2002)
THEATER: 'VERONIQUE': Bohemians of the 20's in an O'Hara of the 50's (By BRUCE WEBER, July 31, 2002)
FOOD: In the Clover, a Bee Nirvana (By AMANDA HESSER, July 31, 2002)
FOOD STUFF: How Sweet It Is: The No-Tears Onion (By FLORENCE FABRICANT, July 31, 2002)
* DINING: When Restaurant Makeovers Go Awry [Russian Tea Room] (By ERIC ASIMOV, July 31, 2002)
* THE CHEF: Cosseted Lettuces and Pampered Greens (By FLORENCE FABRICANT, July 31, 2002)
THE MINIMALIST: Turning Up the Sizzle [4 recipes] (By MARK BITTMAN, July 31, 2002)
Beating the Heat the Alfresco Way [3 recipes] (By MATT LEE & TED LEE, July 31, 2002)
EATING WELL: How Big Is the Acrylamide Risk? (By MARIAN BURROS, July 31, 2002)
* SCIENCE: Studies Suggest Unknown Form of Matter Exists (By JAMES GLANZ, July 31, 2002)
* SCIENCE: Stranded Whales Dying Despite Rescuers' Efforts (By PAM BELLUCK, July 31, 2002)

Tuesday, July 30, 2002:
On This Day: July 30 (Giogio Vasari 7/30/1511-6/27/1574, Emily Bronte 7/30/1818-12/19/1848, Richard Burdon Haldane 7/30/1856-8/19/1928, Robert McCormick 7/30/1880-4/1/1955, Vladimir Zworykin 7/30/1889-7/29/1982, Casey Stengel 7/30/1891-9/29/1975, Henry Moore 7/30/1898-8/31/1986, C. Northcote Parkinson 7/30/1909-3/9/1993, Michael Morris Killanin 7/30/1914-4/25/1999, Dick Wilson 1916, Richard Johnson 1927, Edd "Kookie Byrnes 1933, Peter Bogdanovich 1939, Paul Anka 1941, David Sanborn 1945, Arnold Schwarzenegger 1947, Frank Stallone 1950, Lisa Kudrow 1963, Hilary Swank 1974)
Cruiser Sunk, 1,196 Casualties; Took Atom Bomb Cargo to Guam (NY TIMES, July 30, 1945)
* Henry Ford Is Dead at 83 in Dearborn: Pioneer in Autos [7/30/1863-4/7/1947] (Associated Press, April 8, 1947 )
Wallace Carroll, 95, Publisher and Editor, Is Dead (By DAVID E. ROSENBAUM, July 30, 2002)
Ed Runge, Veteran Umpire Partial to Pitchers, 87, Dies (By FRANK LITSKY, July 30, 2002)
Lorna Marshall, Early Scholar on African Bushmen, Dies at 103 (By DOUGLAS MARTIN, July 30, 2002)
Morton Schiffer, Physician, Dies at 88 (NY TIMES, July 30, 2002)
NATIONAL: Amtrak Train Wreck Injures 97 (By DIANA JEAN SCHEMO, July 30, 2002)
Cart Used to Retake Cockpit on Sept. 11, Book Suggests (By MATTHEW L. WALD, July 30, 2002)
An Untested Air Pressure System, and a Lunch Pail, Brought Relief to Miners
(By IVER PETERSON, July 30, 2002)
How They Survived the Cold (By DENISE GRADY, July 30, 2002)
U.S. Honors an Old Friend [Lafayette] (NY TIMES, July 30, 2002)
Rescuers Lead 46 Beached Whales Back to Deeper Waters (By KATHERINE ZEZIMA, July 30, 2002)
Democratic Aspirants Accuse Bush of Economic Blunders (By ADAM NAGOURNEY, July 30, 2002)
* WORLD: Profound Effect on U.S. Economy Seen in a War on Iraq (By PATRICK E. TYLER & RICHARD W. STEVENSON, July 30, 2002)
Pope to Visit a Mexico Warmer Toward the Church (By GINGER THOMPSON, July 30, 2002)
8 Years After Invasion, Haiti Squalor Worsens (By DAVID GONZALEZ, July 30, 2002)
Faulty Tail Blamed in Russian Jet Crash (By REUTERS, July 30, 2002)
Pope Affirms Faith of Guatemalans (NY TIMES, July 30, 2002)
Vladivostok Journal: Out of Russia's Gangland, and Into Cafe Society (By SABRINA TAVERNISE, July 30, 2002)
Reform Vital to Iran's Ties With Europe, Diplomat Says (By NAZILA FATHI, July 30, 2002)
Jordanian Says U.S. Attack on Iraq Would Roil Mideast (By WARREN HOGE, July 30, 2002)
NY REGION: 9/11 Memories Cast Shadow on Primary (By RANDAL C. ARCHIBOLD, July 30, 2002)
NY REGION: Wall St. Journal Staff Returning to Offices Near Ground Zero (By FELICITY BARRINGER, July 30, 2002)
How Hot Is It in New York? Take a Whiff (By MARC SANTORA, July 30, 2002)
Most of Mostly Mozart Festival Is Canceled by Orchestra Strike (By JESSE McKINLEY, July 30, 2002)
Princeton Says a Few Students Had Access to Yale Web Site (By KAREN W. ARENSON, July 30, 2002)
MAN IN THE NEWS: Joel Irwin Klein (By ADAM LIPTAK, July 30, 2002)
EDITORIAL: Filling In the Blanks on Iraq (NY TIMES, July 30, 2002)
OP-ED: Our Banana Republics (By PAUL KRUGMAN, July 30, 2002)
Easing Palestine's Humanitarian Crisis (By PETER HANSEN, July 30, 2002)
Goodbye to Buttery Blini (By JUDY COLLINS, July 30, 2002)
How to Fight Computer Crime (By NEAL KATYAL, July 30, 2002)
LETTERS: The Tears of Joy at Quecreek, Pa. (By REBECCA KREINEN, July 30, 2002)
LETTERS: When Civilians Die: Moral Differences (By LILA MOATTAR, July 30, 2002)
Women Remember... (By G. HONEYCUTT, July 30, 2002)
Yellow or Purple, My Home Is My Castle (By PATRICIA S. AZRIEL, July 30, 2002)
* BUSINESS: Rally Sends Major Gauges to Gains of More Than 5%
[Dow +447, Nasdaq +73] (By JONATHAN FUERBRINGER, July 30, 2002)
Merrill Replaced Research Analyst Who Upset Enron (By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr, July 30, 2002)
Qwest Officials Made Millions in Stock Sales (By DAVID LEONHARDT, July 30, 2002)
NEWS ANALYSIS: Echoes of Other Scandals Haunt a Chastened Qwest (By SIMON ROMERO, July 30, 2002)
AT&T and AOL Said to Seek Delay in Evaluation of Joint Venture (By SETH SCHIESEL, July 30, 2002)
Berkshire to Buy a Gas Pipeline From Dynegy (By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN, July 30, 2002)
Motorola Chief Sold Shares Before a Drop (NY TIMES, July 30, 2002)
THE NEW CHIEF: A 'Bland' but Powerful Type of Person Is Taking Over (By ALAN COWELL, July 30, 2002)
ON THE ROAD: One Woman's Account of Two Hotel Experiences (By, July 30, 2002)
MARKET PLACE: A Perelman Coup in 2001 Is a Retreat in 2002 (By FLOYD NORRIS, July 30, 2002)
ADVERTISING: Sprite Tries to Increase Sales With a Campaign About Thirsts (By ALLISON FASS, July 30, 2002)
ARTS ABROAD: In Argentina, the Arts Struggle to Survive a Depression (By LARRY ROHTER, July 30, 2002)
ARTS: Festivals, Festivals Everywhere (By RALPH BLUMENTHAL, July 30, 2002)
BOOKS: 'CAN'T BE SATISFIED': Untangling Muddy Waters and His Blues (By JON PARELES, July 30, 2002)
JAZZ: JAMES BLOOD ULMER: Singing Spooky and Brash Blues (By BEN RATLIFF, July 30, 2002)
MUSIC CRITIC: Glimmerglass Distills Power of Acceptance and Faith (By ALLAN KOZINN, July 30, 2002)
MUSIC CRITIC: Long-Distance Love Affair in Santa Fe (By JAMES R. OESTREICH, July 30, 2002)
OPERA: 'CARMEN': Creating a New Carmen by Playing Against Type (By PAUL GRIFFITHS, July 30, 2002)
POP: MORCHEEBA: Alternating Between Soothing Fantasy and Balky Reality (By JON PARELES, July 30, 2002)
ROCK: JIMMY EAT WORLD: Music Going Straight Ahead, With No Other Distractions
(By KELEFA SANNEH, July 30, 2002)
TV: Israeli-Palestinian Battles Intrude on 'Sesame Street' (By JULIE SALAMON, July 30, 2002)
* SCIENCE: Mathematician Fills in a Blank for a Fresh Insight on Art (By SARA ROBINSON, July 30, 2002)
* Retrieval Efforts Aim to Bring Ironclad Monitor Back to Life (By WILLIAM J. BROAD, July 30, 2002)
Astronomers Chase a Shadow in Effort to Explore Pluto (By KENNETH CHANG, July 30, 2002)
Humpty Dumpty Restored: When Disorder Lurches Into Order (By KENNETH CHANG, July 30, 2002)
OBSERVATORY: Bacteria's 3-Way Game (By HENRY FOUNTAIN, July 30, 2002)
* Q & A: Emerging Earthworms (By C. CLAIBORNE RAY, July 30, 2002)
* HEALTH: A CONVERSATION WITH JANOS MARTON: A Protected Space, Where Art Comes Calling
(By ERICA GOODE, July 30, 2002)
HEALTH: After Treatment for Mental Illness, Fight for Insurance Often Follows (By SUSAN FREINKEL, July 30, 2002)
* Rebellious Bodies Dim the Glow of `Natural' Biotech Drugs (By ANDREW POLLACK, July 30, 2002)
Implacable Force for Family Planning (By BARBARA CROSSETTE, July 30, 2002)
Race Is Seen as Real Guide to Track Roots of Disease (By NICHOLAS WADE, July 30, 2002)
CASES: The Mother Often Stays in the Picture (By ANNA FELS, M.D., July 30, 2002)
* PERSONAL HEALTH: Arthritis: Your `Reward' for Wear and Tear (By JANE E. BRODY, July 30, 2002)
BOOKS ON HEALTH: Answers to the Question 'What Do I Say When...' (By JOHN LANGONE, July 30, 2002)
BOOKS ON HEALTH: Help for Parents of Children Born With Heart Problems (By JOHN LANGONE, July 30, 2002)
VITAL SIGNS: Regimens: When P.E. Class Includes Exercise (By ERIC NAGOURNEY, July 30, 2002)
Patterns: Autism and Brain Growth Studied (By ERIC NAGOURNEY, July 30, 2002)
* Behavior: Fearing More Than Fear Itself (By ERIC NAGOURNEY, July 30, 2002)
At Risk: Health Clues During Pregnancy (By ERIC NAGOURNEY, July 30, 2002)

Monday, July 29, 2002:
On This Day: July 29 (Alexis Tocqueville 7/29/1805-4/16/1859, George Pendleton 7/29/1825-11/24/1889, Max Nordau 7/29/1849-1/23/1923, Booth Tarkington 7/29/1869-5/19/1946, Don Marquis 7/29/1878-12/29/1937, Don Marquis 7/29/1878-12/29/1937, Benito Mussolini 7/29/1883-4/28/1945, Sigmund Romberg 7/29/1887-11/9/1951, Owen Lattimore 7/29/1900-5/31/1989, Clara Bow 7/29/1905-9/27/1965, Dag Hammarskjold 7/29/1905-9/18/1961, Lloyd Bochner 1924, Robert horton 1924, Robert Fuller 1934, Elizabeth Dole 1936, Peter Jennings 1938, David Warner 1941, Ken Burns 1953)
* Amid Splendor, Charles Weds Diana (By R.W. APPLE Jr., July 29, 1981)
* Hammarskjold Dies at 56; Greatly Extended U.N.'s Scope Through Leadership & Personal Initiatives
[7/29/1905-9/18/1961] (NY Times, Sept. 19, 1961)
George E. Lindsay, Science Academy Director, Dies at 85 (By ANAHAD O'CONNOR, July 29, 2002)
Annie Snyder, 80, Crusader to Save Bull Run Battlefield, Dies (By ERIC PACE, July 29, 2002)
Bertram D. Cohn, 76, Surgeon Who Created Embolism Filter, Dies (By ANAHAD O'CONNOR, July 29, 2002)
Phyllis Litoff, Music Festival Director, Dies at 63 (NY TIMES, July 29, 2002)
Mary Armstrong, Who Won Olympic Gold, Dies at 88 (ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 29, 2002)
Walter Fallon, Who Once Ran Kodak, Is Dead at 84 (ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 29, 2002)
NATIONAL: After Roll-of-the-Dice Rescue, a Mine Town Rejoices (By FRANCIS X. CLINES, July 29, 2002)
Wife Killings at Fort Reflect Growing Problem in Military (By FOX BUTTERFIELD, July 29, 2002)
Relieved Talk of Mercy, Miracles and Providence (By IVER PETERSON, July 29, 2002)
Lieberman Critical of Gore for Moving Campaign Off Center (By ADAM NAGOURNEY, July 29, 2002)
WORLD: Pope Tells Crowd of 'Shame' Caused by Abusive Priests (By FRANK BRUNI, July 29, 2002)
U.S. Exploring Baghdad Strike as Iraq Option (By DAVID E. SANGER and THOM SHANKER, July 29, 2002)
U.S. Bodyguards Buy Time for Afghan Leader (By CARLOTTA GALL, July 29, 2002)
NOVI SAD JOURNAL: Music to Make Glum Serbia Want to Sing Again (By DANIEL SIMPSON, July 29, 2002)
NY REGION: Saying No to Free 9/11 Aid, Many Families Hire Lawyers (By DAVID W. CHEN, July 29, 2002)
POUGHKEEPSIE JOURNAL: Adding Life and Color to a Once-Faded City (By LISA W. FODERARO, July 29, 2002)
* METROPOLITAN DIARY: Dear Diary: (By ENID NEMY, July 29, 2002)
EDITORIAL: Up From Darkness (NY TIMES, July 29, 2002)
EDITORIAL: A National Snapshot (NY TIMES, July 29, 2002)
OP-ED: Kafka in Tulia (By BOB HERBERT, July 29, 2002)
A Failure of Democracy, Not Capitalism (By BENJAMIN R. BARBER, July 29, 2002)
Finding a Formula for Medicare Drug Benefits (By MARILYN MOON, July 29, 2002)
* OP-ED: In Defense of Gabfests (By SHASHI THAROOR, July 29, 2002)
LETTERS: Do Animals Belong in the Lab? (By STEVEN L. TEITELBAUM, M.D., et. al., July 29, 2002)
LETTERS: Writers in the Dark [publisher's secret] (By TIMOTHY S. LEMIRE, July 29, 2002)
LETTERS: If You Take Hormones (By LILA E. NACHTIGALL, M.D., July 29, 2002)
BUSINESS: AT&T Asks $1 Billion of AOL Time Warner (By SETH SCHIESEL & ANDREW ROSS SORKIN, July 29, 2002)
* Can AOL Keep Its Subscribers in a New World of Broadband? (By SAUL HANSELL, July 29, 2002)
CNBC Struggles Even as Financial News Abounds (By JIM RUTENBERG, July 29, 2002)
Paul Allen May Try to Raise Cable TV Stake (By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN & SETH SCHIESEL, July 29, 2002)
* Patent Claim Strikes an Electronics Nerve [JPEG] (By JOHN MARKOFF, July 29, 2002)
NEW ECONOMY: Executives Are Smitten, and Undone, by Their Own Images (By TIM RACE, July 29, 2002)
E-COMMERCE REPORT: Digital Cockpits Track a Corporation's Performance (By BOB TEDESCHI, July 29, 2002)
COMPRESSED DATA: Web Site Lets Visitors Peek at Corporate Carping (By BOB TEDESCHI, July 29, 2002)
COMPRESSED DATA: Pop Go Those Blasted Pop-Up Ads, iVillage Decrees (By JANE L. LEVERE, July 29, 2002)
Technology Climate Is Gloomy, but Its Future Still Seems Bright (By STEVE LOHR, July 29, 2002)
MARKET PLACE: Martha Stewart's Nest Remains Well-Feathered (By CONSTANCE L. HAYS, July 29, 2002)
British Publishers Attack U.S. and Take Young Male Readers (By DAVID CARR, July 29, 2002)
NEWS ANALYSIS: Is Economic Double Dip Lurking on the Horizon? (By DANIEL ALTMAN, July 29, 2002)
ADVERTISING: Ziff Davis Is Said to Plan a Bankruptcy (By DAVID CARR, July 29, 2002)
ARTS: Mount Vernon, Alarmed by Fading Knowledge, Seeks to Pep Up Washington's Image
(By STEPHEN KINZER, July 29, 2002)
BOOKS: 'THE WALKAWAY': A Lowlife's Sleazy Years, Retrieved From Senility (By JANET MASLIN, July 29, 2002)
DANCE: MERCE CUNNINGHAM DANCE COMPANY: Lyrical but Making Room for Quirky Outbursts
(By ANNA KISSELGOFF, July 29, 2002)
MUSIC: SARAH CONNOLLY: Emotions on a Grand Scale Spill Forth From a Small Stage
(By ANNE MIDGETTE, July 29, 2002)
MUSIC: NY PHILHARMONIC: Bagpipes and Violins Mingle Beneath the Stars (By ANNE MIDGETTE, July 29, 2002)
MUSIC CRITIC: Mining Music in Breathtaking Mountains (By BERNARD HOLLAND, July 29, 2002)
THEATER: 'AS YOU LIKE IT': In the Forest of Arden, Look, the Rapper of Avon
(By ANITA GATES, July 29, 2002)
THEATER: AUTUMN OF MY SPRINGTIME': String, Cloth, Twigs and Character (By BRUCE WEBER, July 29, 2002)
* WRITERS ON WRITING: Forget Ideas, Mr. Author. What Kind of Pen Do You Use? (By STEPHEN FRY, July 29, 2002)

Sunday, July 28, 2002:
On This Day: July 28 (Jacopo Sannazzaro 7/28/1456-4/24/1530, Judith Leyster 7/28/1609-2/10/1660, Beatrix Potter 7/28/1866-12/22/1943, Charles Dillon Perrine 7/28/1867-6/21/1951, Lucy Burns 7/28/1879-12/22/1966, Marcel Duchamp 7/28/1887-10/2/1968, Harry Bridges 7/28/1901-3/30/1990, Rudy Vallee 7/28/1901-7/3/1986, Earl Tupper 7/28/1907-10/5/1983, Malcolm Lowry 7/28/1909-6/27/1957, Andrew V. McLaglen 1920, Darry Hickman 1931, Bill Bradley 1943, Jim Davis 1945, Rick Wright 1945, Jonathan Edwards 1946, Linda Kelsey 1946, Sally Struthers 1948, Elizabeth Berkley 1972)
* Austria Formally Declares War on Serbia (NY Times, July 28, 1914)
* Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis Dies of Cancer at 64
[7/28/1929-5/19/1994] (By ROBERT D. McFADDEN, May 20, 1994)
Pete Seibert, a Soldier Skier Who Built the Vail Resort, Dies at 77 (By DOUGLAS MARTIN, July 28, 2002)
Krishan Kant, 75, Vice President Of India, Dies (By AMY WALDMAN, July 28, 2002)
Millie Deegan, Pioneer in Women's Baseball League, Dies at 82 (By DOUGLAS MARTIN, July 28, 2002)
NATIONAL: 'We've Been Waiting,' They Say After 3 Days Underground (By FRANCIS X. CLINES, July 28, 2002)
French Suspect Moussaoui in Post-9/11 Plot (By RAYMOND BONNER & DOUGLAS FRANTZ, July 28, 2002)
Police Say Girl Who Was Killed Left Willingly With Suspect (By JO THOMAS, July 28, 2002)
Study Cites Lapses in the 2000 Census (ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 28, 2002)
Colleges and High Schools to Observe 9/11 (By JENNIFER MEDINA, July 28, 2002)
Family Rebuilds Life Around Missing Daughter (By MICHAEL JANOFSKY, July 28, 2002)
WORLD: Bush Hails Vote in House Backing Trade Legislation (By ALISON MITCHELL, July 28, 2002)
Crash Kills at Least 78 at Ukraine Air Show (By STEVEN LEE MYERS, July 28, 2002)
U.S. Bodyguards Buy Time for Afghan Leader (By CARLOTTA GALL, July 28, 2002)
For Many, Pope's Frailties Now Define Papacy (By FRANK BRUNI, July 28, 2002)
NY REGION: Wall Street Waves Are a Riptide to Some, a Ripple to Others
(By ANDREW JACOBS & SUSAN SACHS, July 28, 2002)
Not Quite Sex and the City (By ELIZABETH O'BRIEN, July 28, 2002)
Files Examined on Yale Site Included Those of Lauren Bush (By KAREN W. ARENSON, July 28, 2002)
On Wall Street, Present Is Prologue (NY TIMES, July 28, 2002)
Throngs Crowd Russian Tea Room Before It Closes (By LYDIA POLGREEN, July 28, 2002)
At Trade Center Site, a Wealth of Ideas (By EDWARD WYATT, July 28, 2002)
Police to Form Task Forces to Address 9/11 Review (By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM, July 28, 2002)
SPORTS: BOXING: Ruiz Keeps Heavyweight Title (By MICHAEL KATZ, July 28, 2002)
CYCLING: Armstrong Tours Wine Country in a Blur (By SAMUEL ABT, July 28, 2002)
EDITORIAL: D-Day for Colin Powell (NY TIMES, July 28, 2002)
EDITORIAL OBSERVER: Women's Suffrage: How Febb Burn and Her Son, Harry, Saved the Day
(By GAIL COLLINS, July 28, 2002)
OP-ED: In Oversight We Trust (By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN, July 28, 2002)
OP-ED: Archie's Worst Nightmare (By MAUREEN DOWD, July 28, 2002)
OP-ED: When Color Should Count [race-blindness] (By GLENN C. LOURY, July 28, 2002)
OP-ED: Creating Synergy Out of Thin Air (By ROB WALKER, July 28, 2002)
LETTERS: When Security Trumps Liberty (By BERNARD STEIN, July 28, 2002)
LETTERS: The Options Issue [Senator Lieberman's support of options] (By ARLIE SCHARDT, July 28, 2002)
LETTERS: Ayn Rand and Greed (By DAVID KELLEY, July 28, 2002)
* BUSINESS: As the Dollar Slumps, Whither the Stock Market? (By CONRAD DE AENLLE, July 28, 2002)
MARKET INSIGHT: Solace in Stocks That Pay Dividends (By KENNETH N. GILPIN, July 28, 2002)
I.R.S. Loophole Allows Wealthy to Avoid Taxes (By DAVID CAY JOHNSTON, July 28, 2002)
* Broken System? Tweak It, They Say (By LOUIS UCHITELLE, July 28, 2002)
Banks Are Havens (And Other Myths) (By GRETCHEN MORGENSON, July 28, 2002)
Venture Capitalists Are Taking the Gloves Off (By LYNNLEY BROWNING, July 28, 2002)
ECONOMIC VIEW: Once Upon a Time, a Restless C.E.O.... (By DAVID LEONHARDT, July 28, 2002)
BOOK VALUE: Harvesting the First Crop of Enron Tales (By WILLIAM J. HOLSTEIN, July 28, 2002)
Handicapping the (Once Almighty) Dollar (By CONRAD DE AENLLE, July 28, 2002)
Time for Faith in Brokerage Shares? (By ELIZABETH HARRIS, July 28, 2002)
PORTFOLIOS: Tracking Bonds by Watching Stocks (By JONATHAN FUERBRINGER, July 28, 2002)
Class-Action Lawsuits Gain Strength on the Web (By DINA TEMPLE-RASTON, July 28, 2002)
MIDSTREAM: Wholesale Name-Dropping (By JAMES SCHEMBARI, July 28, 2002)
ON THE JOB: Invasion of the Consultants (By LAWRENCE VAN GELDER, July 28, 2002)
MARKET WATCH: Trust Shattered, Wall Street Can't Afford Coincidences (By GRETCHEN MORGENSON, July 28, 2002)
Living Tax-Free at the Top Rungs (By DAVID CAY JOHNSTON, July 28, 2002)
Job Turnover Mints New Entrepreneurs (By THOM WEIDLICH, July 28, 2002)
THE BOSS: Who Gets the Keys? (By JAMES J. PADILLA, Written with Amy Zipkin, July 28, 2002)
BUSINESS DIARY: It Was a Dark and Stormy Market (By HUBERT B. HERRING, July 28, 2002)
INVESTING BUSINESS DIARY: Accord on Margin Rule for Single-Stock Futures (By JEFF SOMMER, July 28, 2002)
PERSONAL BUSINESS DIARY: Some U.S. Travelers Now Guided by Politics (NY TIMES, July 28, 2002)
Fallout From a Free-for-All (By WILLIAM J. HOLSTEIN, July 28, 2002)
For Jet Rivals, Caution Here, Swagger There (By EDWARD WONG, July 28, 2002)
FIVE QUESTIONS FOR MARY JO WHITE: Those Very Public Arrests of Executives (By JONATHAN D. GLATER, July 28, 2002)
ART: Catching a Cultural Wave (Just Don't Try to Define It) (By CHRIS DIXON, July 28, 2002)
ARTS: A Disturbing Jewelry Artist With the Midas Touch (By DEBORAH WEISGALL, July 28, 2002)
* ART: The Folds Hinted More Than They Hid (By ALAN RIDING, July 28, 2002)
* DANCE: Not Too Much Can Often Be Just Enough (By JACK ANDERSON, July 28, 2002)
DANCE: Students Take a Turn With the Classics (By HOLLY WILLIAMS, July 28, 2002)
FILM: Robert Rodriguez: A Can-Do Dude Making Movies (By RICK LYMAN, July 28, 2002)
FILM: Isabelle Huppert: A Face the French Forget (By ALAN RIDING, July 28, 2002)
* FILM: Steven Soderbergh: Sketching, for a Change, on Screen (Interview with Elvis Mitchell, July 28, 2002)
FILM: A Hollywood Used-to-Be Who'd Like to Be Again (By JULIE SALAMON, July 28, 2002)
MUSIC: Bob Dylan's Unswerving Road Back to Newport (By TOM PIAZZA, July 28, 2002)
* MUSIC: A Man of His Time; Voices for All Time [Alan Lomax] (By JON PARELES, July 28, 2002)
* MUSIC: This Visionary Doesn't Just Talk. She Does. (By JAMES R. OESTREICH, July 28, 2002)
MUSIC: Josh Groban: The New Boy Wonder of the Voice (By MATTHEW GUREWITSCH, July 28, 2002)
MUSIC SPINS: A Balladeer of Love and Self-Invention [Lamya] (By JON PARELES, July 28, 2002)
MUSIC: From a Libretto Once Rejected, a Masterwork Once Rejected (By CORI ELLISON, July 28, 2002)
MUSIC: HIGH NOTES: Modernism Meets City and Village (By PAUL GRIFFITHS, July 28, 2002)
MUSIC: Ralph Shapey: A Composer as Spiky as His Music (By ANTHONY TOMMASINI, July 28, 2002)
OPERA: Nurturing Operatic Talent With a Kind of Tough Love (By CORI ELLISON, July 28, 2002)
THEATER: So Tragic, You Have to Laugh (By MERVYN ROTHSTEIN, July 28, 2002)
THEATER: Some Advice for 'Rent' From a Friend (By ANTHONY TOMMASINI, July 28, 2002)
THEATER: As the Faces Change, So Does the Character (By JOHN ROCKWELL, July 28, 2002)
TV: Taking a Chance When There's Nothing at Stake (By CARYN JAMES, July 28, 2002)
TV: A Hamster With a Mission: To Make Billions, Gently (By J. D. CONSIDINE, July 28, 2002)
ARTS LETTERS: Bruce Springsteen; Andy Warhol (By ARLEN SCHUMER, et. al., July 28, 2002)
* TRAVEL: Another Land of Lincoln [Manchester, NH] (By HAROLD HOLZER, July 28, 2002)
STYLE: What, Me Worry? (By ALEX KUCZYNSKI, July 28, 2002)
Where the Upper Crust Crumbled Politely (By RUTH LA FERLA, July 28, 2002)
Topping Tupper: Kids' Wear Parties (By KATE BETTS, July 28, 2002)
A NIGHT OUT WITH Jimmy Rodriguez (By JULIA CHAPLIN, July 28, 2002)
THE AGE OF DISSONANCE: Barking Up the Wrong Tree (By BOB MORRIS, July 28, 2002)
POSSESSED: For a Soft Dusting of Paris (By DAVID COLMAN, July 28, 2002)
GOOD COMPANY: Downtown, Welcoming Baby With Many Stylists (By RORY EVANS, July 28, 2002)
FIELD NOTES: Bridal Gowns That Draw Oohs a Second (or Fifth) Time Around (By JAY MOLISHEVER, July 28, 2002)
VOWS: Elizabeth Vargas and Marc Cohn (By LOIS SMITH BRADY, July 28, 2002)
WEEK IN REVIEW: Contents (NY TIMES, July 28, 2002)
* STOCK REMEDIES: Salesmanship Got Us In. Can It Get Us Out? (By JENNIFER STEINHAUER, July 28, 2002)
The Perilous Search for Security at Home (By ALISON MITCHELL, July 28, 2002)
MAD AS HELL: Hard Time for White-Collar Crime (By JONATHAN D. GLATER, July 28, 2002)
WEEK IN REVIEW: Detroit and California Rev Their Engines Over Emissions (By DANNY HAKIM, July 28, 2002)
CHARACTER-BUILDING: The Comic Side of Vincente Fox (By GINGER THOMPSON, July 28, 2002)
WORD FOR WORD | FOREIGN EXCHANGE: Please Accept This Gift With Our, Uh, Compliments
(By TOM ZELLER, July 28, 2002)
ACCORDING TO THE TIMES: A New Yorker With Many Legs (By NYTIMES.COM, July 28, 2002)
WEEK IN REVIEW: U.S. and Central America: Too Close for Comfort? (By STEPHEN KINZER, July 28, 2002)
IDEAS & TRENDS: Above Expectation: A Child as Witness (By TAMAR LEWIN, July 28, 2002)
CAPITALIST TOOLS: Police for Hire in Russia's Business Jungle (By SABRINA TAVERNISE, July 28, 2002)
Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid [aviation security] (By EDWARD WONG, July 28, 2002)
The Old-Fashioned Kind of Business Errors (By DAVID PLOTZ, July 28, 2002)
(By ANTHONY RAMIREZ, July 28, 2002)
THE TALK OF... Argentina: Rescuers Break the Ice (By LARRY ROHTER, July 28, 2002)
SUNDAY MAGAZINE: Contents (NY TIMES, July 28, 2002)
* ON LANGUAGE: Blog (By WILLIAM SAFIRE, July 28, 2002)
* THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: Estrogen, After a Fashion (By ANN PATCHETT, July 28, 2002)
* QUESTIONS FOR SHAWN FANNING: Up With Downloads (By JAKE TAPPER, July 28, 2002)
THE ETHICIST: Get a Divorce (By RANDY COHEN, July 28, 2002)
What They Were Thinking [Yosemite National Park, Calif., May 28, 2002]
(Interviews by CATHERINE SAINT LOUIS, July 28, 2002)
Nation-Building Lite (By MICHAEL IGNATIEFF, July 28, 2002)
IN THE MAGAZINE: The 150-Second Sell, Take 34 (By MARSHALL SELLA, July 28, 2002)
Dysfunction for Dollars (By PAT JORDAN, July 28, 2002)
The Strongest Woman in the World (By PAGAN KENNEDY, July 28, 2002)
STYLE: The Children's Department (By WILLIAM NORWICH, July 28, 2002)
* FOOD: Purple Passion [3 eggplant recipes] (By JULIA REED, July 28, 2002)
LIVES: Crossing Over (By ALICE ELLIOTT DARK, July 28, 2002)
BOOK REVIEW: Contents (NY TIMES, July 28, 2002)
* 'Eisenhower': The Hardest Job on the Longest Day (By TIMOTHY NAFTALI, July 28, 2002)
Martin Amis: 'Koba the Dread': A Million Deaths Is Not Just a Statistic (By PAUL BERMAN, July 28, 2002)
THE CLOSE READER: Sing O Muse (but Softly) (By DAPHNE MERKIN, July 28, 2002)
* Fiction and Poetry: Gerald Stern's "American Sonnets" (By J. T. BARBARESE, July 28, 2002)
SCIENCE: Hawaiian Lava Draws Crowds Despite Danger (ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 28, 2002)

Saturday, July 27, 2002:
On This Day: July 27 (Charlotte Corday7/27/1768-7/17/1793, Charles Parnell 7/27/1846-10/6/1891, Emma Goldman 7/27/1869-5/14/1940, Hilaire Belloc 7/27/1870-7/16/1953, Eduard Spranger 7/27/1882-9/17/1963, Geoffrey De Havilland 7/27/1882-5/21/1965, Charles Vidor 7/27/1900-6/4/1959, Willie Mosconi 7/27/1913-9/16/1993, Frank O'Hara 7/27/1926-7/25/1966, Vincent Canby 7/27/1924-10/15/2000, Norman Lear 1922, Jerry Van Dyke 1931, John Pleshette 1942, Bobby Gentry 1944, Betty Thomas 1948, Peggy Fleming 1948, Maureen McGovern 1949, Juliana Hatfield 1967)
Truce Is Signed, Ending The Fighting In Korea; P.O.W. Exchange Near;
Rhee Gets U.S. Pledge; Eisenhower Bids Free World Stay Vigilant (By Lindesay Parrott, July 27, 1953)
Leo Durocher, Fiery Ex-Manager, Dies at 86 [7/27/1906-10/7/1991] (By THOMAS ROGERS, October 8, 1991)
Rudiger Dornbusch, Outspoken Economist, Dies at 60 (By LOUIS UCHITELLE, July 27, 2002)
Louis Owens, Novelist and American Indian Scholar, Dies at 53 (ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 27, 2002)
Esphyr Slobodkina, 93, Artist and Author, Dies (By ARI L. GOLDMAN, July 27, 2002)
Mel Triplett, Helped Giants Win '56 Title, Dies at 71 (By FRANK LITSKY, July 27, 2002)
Clark Gesner, 64, Creator of 'Charlie Brown' Musical, Dies (By JESSE McKINLEY, July 27, 2002)
Joe Derise, 76, a Singer in Big Bands and Cabaret, Dies (NY TIMES, July 27, 2002)
NATIONAL: Broken Drill Slows Rescue Effort for 9 Coal Miners (By FRANCIS X. CLINES, July 27, 2002)
NEWS ANALYSIS: After Withdrawn Guilty Plea, a Tough Trial Ahead (By NEIL A. LEWIS, July 27, 2002)
Girl Vanishes at Breakfast; Body Is Found Hours Later (By JO THOMAS with LYDIA POLGREEN, July 27, 2002)
THE CANADIAN SUSPECT: Captured Qaeda Member Gives Details on Group's Operations
(By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM, July 27, 2002)
Rash of Wife Killings Stuns Ft. Bragg (ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 27, 2002)
Firefighters Express Optimism They Can Save Sequoia Groves (By NICK MADIGAN, July 27, 2002)
* Wary About the Economy, Consumers Spend With Extreme Caution (By PETER T. KILBORN, July 27, 2002)
Clintons Ask Millions from U.S. in Whitewater Legal Fees (By DON VAN NATTA Jr., July 27, 2002)
* RELIGION JOURNAL: For a Giant Evangelical Ministry, Facing a Midlife Crisis at 25 (By STEVE RABEY, July 27, 2002)
* WORLD: Brazil Employs Tools of Spying to Guard Itself (By LARRY ROHTER, July 27, 2002)
Russia to Go on Building Nuclear Reactors in Iran (By STEVEN LEE MYERS, July 27, 2002)
Milosevic Finds a Friendly Face in the Witness Stand at His Trial (By MARLISE SIMONS, July 27, 2002)
Powell Hints at Meeting With North Korean (NY TIMES, July 27, 2002)
Religious Riots Loom Over Indian Politics (By CELIA W. DUGGER, July 27, 2002)
* SATURDAY PROFILE: Swedish Mother's Company Changes the Diaper (By SARAH LYALL, July 27, 2002)
NY REGION: Report on 9/11 Finds Flaws in Response of Police Dept. (By WILLIAM K. RASHBAUM, July 27, 2002)
* Princeton Investigates Breach of Web Site for Yale Applicants (By KAREN W. ARENSON, July 27, 2002)
* Circular Logic Sure, They're Fun, but Revolving Doors Also Have a Higher Purpose
(By MARCOS MOCINE-McQUEEN, July 27, 2002)
* Russian Tea Room to Close After Tomorrow's Dinner (By GLENN COLLINS, July 27, 2002)
* SPORTS: To Cooperstown With Glove, The Wizard [Ozzie Smith] (By IRA BERKOW, July 27, 2002)
Cycling: Rider Who Refused to Quit Wins [Thor Hushovd] (By SAMUEL ABT, July 27, 2002)
SPORTS: Daughter Questions Ted Williams Note (By RICHARD SANDOMIR, July 27, 2002)
* EDITORIAL OBSERVER: Finally, Let's Train a Generation of Women Electricians (By DOROTHY SAMUELS, July 27, 2002)
OP-ED: The Sunny Side of the Street (By BILL KELLER, July 27, 2002)
OP-ED: Costs of Targeting Civilians (By CALEB CARR, July 27, 2002)
OP-ED: A Growing Gap in American Democracy (By SASHA ABRAMSKY, July 27, 2002)
OP-ED: The Secrets to a Successful Sidewalk Sashay (By ROBERT METZ, July 27, 2002)
* LETTERS: When Princeton Snoops on Yale (By DAVID GERSHKOFF, et. al., July 27, 2002)
LETTERS: Jobs for New York, Performed in Ghana (By BETH ELLYN ROSENTHAL, et. al., July 27, 2002)
LETTERS: A Cow's Life: Many Moos, and Moods (By JOSEPH TURNER, July 27, 2002)
LETTERS: TV Wasteland (By JEANNETTE OLLODART MARX, July 27, 2002)
BUSINESS: Rally Lets Dow and S.&P. 500 Finish Up for the Week
[Dow +78, Nasdaq +22] (By JONATHAN FUERBRINGER, July 27, 2002)
* Man in Middle of AOL Deal Is Becoming Odd Man Out [Stephen Case] (By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, July 27, 2002)
* In Two Days, Citigroup Chief Traded Halo for Headaches [Sanford I. Weill]
(By RIVA D. ATLAS & PATRICK McGEEHAN, July 27, 2002)
G.E. Is Breaking Its Largest Unit Into Four Parts (By CLAUDIA H. DEUTSCH, July 27, 2002)
A Sudden Rush to Declare Bankruptcy Is Expected (By PHILIP SHENON, July 27, 2002)
Shares of Motorola Tumble as Its President Moves to Tyco (By SIMON ROMERO, July 27, 2002)
Federal Judge Grants More Time in ImClone Insider Trading Case (By ANDREW POLLACK, July 27, 2002)
New Data Show Rise in Consumer Sentiment (By BLOOMBERG NEWS, July 27, 2002)
An Inquiry Into Unusual Trading of Wyeth (ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 27, 2002)
ARTS: To Keep the Peace, Study Peace (By MAHVISH KHAN, July 27, 2002)
* ARTS: Got the Giggles? Join the Club [laughing club] (By ERIC TRUMP, July 27, 2002)
DANCE: 'DIRTY WORK': Down and Out, but Still With a Spring in Her Step (By JENNIFER DUNNING, July 27, 2002)
POP: 'PA' COLOMBIA: UN CANTO POR LA PAZ': From Colombia, Music of Both Terror and Joy
(By JON PARELES, July 27, 2002)
THEATER: A Shrink With Stage Presence if Not Certification (By SARAH BOXER, July 27, 2002)
THEATER CRITIC: Up Where Theater Is a Summer Breeze [Miss Julie] (By BRUCE WEBER, July 27, 2002)
* THINK TANK: In 1941, Too, America Cast About for Blame (By KURT M. CAMPBELL, July 27, 2002)
SCIENCE: Divers Discover Bones in Wreck of the Monitor (By WILLIAM J. BROAD, July 27, 2002)
HEALTH: Democrats Say Slow Recall of Meat Threatened Consumers (By GREG WINTER, July 27, 2002)

Friday, July 26, 2002:
On This Day: July 26 (Arthur Middleton 7/26/1742-1/1/1787, Abner Doubleday 7/26/1819-1/26/1893, Frederick Henry Evans 7/26/1853-6/24/1943, Bernard Berenson 7/26/1865-10/6/1959, Carl Jung 7/26/1875-6/7/1961, Pearl Buck 7/26/1892-3/6/1973, Willy Messerschmitt 7/26/1898-9/17/1978, Stuart Symington 7/26/1901-12/14/1988, William Lear 7/26/1902-5/14/1978, Antonia Brico 7/26/1902-8/3/1989, Peter Lorre 7/26/1904-3/23/1964, Pavel Belyayev 7/26/1925-1/10/1970, Blake Edwards 1922, James Best 1926, Peter Hyams 1943, Helen Mirren 1946, Susan George 1950, Kevin Spacey 1959, Sandra Bullock 1964)
Truman Signs National Security Act Creating CIA, National Security Council
(By Bertram D. Hulen, July 26, 1947)
* Dr. Carl G. Jung Is Dead at 85; Pioneer in Analytic Psychology
[7/26/1875-6/6/1961] (By Associated Press, June 7, 1961)
* Walter McCrone, Debunker of Legends, Dies at 86 (By PAUL LEWIS, July 26, 2002)
Robert Giard, 62, a Portraitist of Gay Writers, Is Dead (NY TIMES, July 26, 2002)
Paul Revere, Celebrator of His Ancestor's Famous Ride, 85, Dies (By ARI L. GOLDMAN, July 26, 2002)
Richard Gerstenberg, G.M. Official, Dies at 92 (ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 26, 2002)
Richard Liddicoat, 84, Creator of Diamond Rating Technique, Dies (By ERIC PACE, July 26, 2002)
George Biderman, Organizer Against Highway on Fire Island, 81, Is Dead
(By ARTHUR BOVINO, July 26, 2002)
NATIONAL: Terror Suspect Abandons Plan to Plead Guilty (By PHILIP SHENON, July 26, 2002)
Fire Prompts New Debate on Managing the Sequoias (By NICK MADIGAN, July 26, 2002)
Wall Bursts and Water Pours in, Trapping 9 Miners 240 Feet Down (By FRANCIS X. CLINES, July 26, 2002)
Drug Dogs Sniff Even 6-Year-Olds; Parents Sue (By TAMAR LEWIN, July 26, 2002)
WORLD: Milosevic Ill; Genocide Trial Is Cast in Doubt (By MARLISE SIMONS, July 26, 2002)
In Palestinian Children, Signs of Increasing Malnutrition (By JAMES BENNET, July 26, 2002)
North Korea Regrets Naval Clash With Seoul and Seeks Talks (By DON KIRK, July 26, 2002)
* BUENOS AIRES JOURNAL: Adrift, Argentines Look to 'St. Evita' (By LARRY ROHTER, July 26, 2002)
Pope Urges Young People to Worship and Resist Sin (By FRANK BRUNI, July 26, 2002)
China Vexed by Glare of U.S. Investigations (By KEITH BRADSHER, July 26, 2002)
German Church Is Learning From U.S. Mistakes on Abuse (By STEVEN ERLANGER, July 26, 2002)
* NY REGION: Princeton Pries Into Web Site for Yale Applicants (By KAREN W. ARENSON, July 26, 2002)
Wall Street in Suburbia? A Bad Idea, Mayor Says (By MICHAEL COOPER, July 26, 2002)
Students Find New Cause: The Right to Grab a Snack Nearby (By ANDY NEWMAN, July 26, 2002)
PUBLIC LIVES: Behind a Research Center, a Geek With Great Cars (By ROBIN FINN, July 26, 2002)
SPORTS: Poll Finds That Baseball's Popularity Has Eroded (By FRANK LITSKY & MARJORIE CONNELLY, July 26, 2002)
CYCLING: Rider Who Refused to Quit Is a Winner (By SAMUEL ABT, July 26, 2002)
Note Dated 2000 Says Williams Wanted His Remains Frozen (By RICHARD SANDOMIR, July 26, 2002)
Daughter Questions Williams Note (By RICHARD SANDOMIR, July 26, 2002)
EDITORIAL: Protecting Capitalism From Itself (NY TIMES, July 26, 2002)
EDITORIAL: Rendezvous With an Asteroid (NY TIMES, July 26, 2002)
* OP-ED: The Private Interest (By PAUL KRUGMAN, July 26, 2002)
OP-ED: People Who Can Rebuild a City (By RICHARD FLORIDA, July 26, 2002)
OP-ED: The Societal Costs of Surveillance (By MICHELE KAYAL, July 26, 2002)
OP-ED: How I Got That Story [Egyptian police] (By RUSSELL WORKING, July 26, 2002)
LETTERS: Health Care, in the Right Doses (By BOB LEBOW, M.D., et. al., July 26, 2002)
LETTERS: Weighing the Costs of Invading Iraq (By MICHAEL FUCHS, et. al., July 26, 2002)
* BUSINESS: Investors Turn Selective in Frenetic Day on Wall Street
[Dow -5, Nasdaq -50] (By GRETCHEN MORGENSON, July 26, 2002)
New Rules on Accountants, but Also Questions (By STEPHEN LABATON, July 26, 2002)
Tyco Appoints Chief in Effort to Calm Wall St. (By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN, July 26, 2002)
Microsoft to Step Up Spending and Hiring (By JOHN MARKOFF, July 26, 2002)
Genuity Faces Bankruptcy as Verizon Ignores an Option (By SETH SCHIESEL with SIMON ROMERO, July 26, 2002)
Hershey Is Put on the Auction Block (By GREG WINTER, July 26, 2002)
U.S. Investors Agree to Buy Burger King From Diageo for $2.26 Billion (By SHERRI DAY, July 26, 2002)
Data Suggest Weak Spots in Economy (ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 26, 2002)
2 Former WorldCom Officials May Face Criminal Charges (By KURT EICHENWALD, July 26, 2002)
Xerox Says Yearlong Profit Drought Is Over (ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 26, 2002)
* AOL Falls 15% as Analysts Express Concern Over Ads (By SAUL HANSELL, July 26, 2002)
* Hedge Fund Managers Are Back, Profiting in Others' Bad Times (By DANNY HAKIM, July 26, 2002)
* Hedging Learned at the Family Farm [John Henry] (By DANNY HAKIM, July 26, 2002)
FLOYD NORRIS: Beautifying Balance Sheets Was Routine. Is It Now a Crime? (By FLOYD NORRIS, July 26, 2002)
A Get-Rich Scheme Collapses, Leaving Haiti Even Poorer (By DAVID GONZALEZ, July 26, 2002)
ADVERTISING: The Two Faces of Athlete's Foot Cream (By COURTNEY KANE, July 26, 2002)
ART: Art Unconfined by City Limits (By MICHAEL KIMMELMAN, July 26, 2002)
ART: A Varied Tour of Connecticut's Treasures (By GRACE GLUECK, July 26, 2002)
* ART: In New Jersey, Art From Asia on a Comfortably Human Scale [Tree of Suffering, Tree of Life]
(By HOLLAND COTTER, July 26, 2002)
ART: Long Island Shows Take a Look at Homegrown Creativity (By KEN JOHNSON, July 26, 2002)
ART: Hudson Valley Shows Focus on America (By ROBERTA SMITH, July 26, 2002)
ARTS: On a Harbor Cruise, Under a Rainbow (By FRED A. BERNSTEIN, July 26, 2002)
INSIDE ART: A Portrait With a Pedigree (By CAROL VOGEL, July 26, 2002)
ANTIQUES: When Buyers of Americana Decide to Sell (By WENDY MOONAN, July 26, 2002)
* BOOKS: 'THE PERFECT STORE': From a Broken Laser Pointer to an Online Auction Giant
(By DAVID GELERNTER, July 26, 2002)
* DANCE: Cunningham Celebrates in a Fugue for 16 Dancers (By ANNA KISSELGOFF, July 26, 2002)
* FILM CRITIC: 'KUROSAWA & MIFUNE': A Retrospective Examines Kurosawa and His Star
(By ELVIS MITCHELL, July 26, 2002)
FILM: AT THE MOVIES: Beyond Glamour There's Humor (By DAVE KEHR, July 26, 2002)
FILM: 'AUSTIN POWERS IN GOLDMEMBER': Got Lots of Mojo, Needs a Little Love
(By STEPHEN HOLDEN, July 26, 2002)
FILM: 'HAPPY TIMES': Where Happiness Comes in Small Dollops (By A. O. SCOTT, July 26, 2002)
FILM: 'THE COUNTRY BEARS': Reuniting an Ensemble of Bears. Yes, Bears. (By A. O. SCOTT, July 26, 2002)
FILM: 'I AM TRYING TO BREAK YOUR HEART': How a Band Turned a Crisis Into a Triumph
(By DAVE KEHR, July 26, 2002)
FILM: 'WHO IS CLETIS TOUT?': Mob on His Back, Movies on His Brain (By ELVIS MITCHELL, July 26, 2002)
FILM: 'THE KID STAYS IN THE PICTURE': A Fallen Movie Maestro, Still Addicted to Himself (By ELVIS MITCHELL, July 26, 2002)
FILM: 'LAN YU': Passion Erupting Amid Political Upheaval (By A. O. SCOTT, July 26, 2002)
JAZZ: HENRY THREADGILL: Music That's for Listening, Not Defining (By BEN RATLIFF, July 26, 2002)
MUSIC: Free Concert Concentrates on Chinese Chamber Music (By ALLAN KOZINN, July 26, 2002)
MUSIC: LAURIE ANDERSON: Laid-Back and Riffing on Everything (By NEIL GENZLINGER, July 26, 2002)
MUSIC: 'THE NIGHT BANQUET': A Statesman's Indolent Life, as Told on an Artful Scroll
(By ANTHONY TOMMASINI, July 26, 2002)
THEATER: 'I'M NOT RAPPAPORT': Still Talking, as if Time Paused (By BEN BRANTLEY, July 26, 2002)
TV: 'OUR AMERICA': Two Boys Act as Guides Through Poverty (By NEIL GENZLINGER, July 26, 2002)
* SCIENCE: Fish Genes Aid Human Discoveries (By NICHOLAS WADE, July 26, 2002)
* SCIENCE: BIOTERRORISM: Scientists Worry Journals May Aid Terrorists (By NICHOLAS WADE, July 26, 2002)

Thursday, July 25, 2002:
On This Day: July 25 (Paolo Gualdo 7/25/1553-10/16/1621, Christoph Scheiner 7/25/1575-1650, Henry Knox 7/25/1750-10/25/1806, Maria Weston Chapman 7/25/1806-7/12/1885, Richard Oglesby 7/25/1824-4/24/1899, Thomas Eakins 7/25/1844-6/25/1916, David Belasco 7/25/1853-5/14/1931, Maxfield Parrish 7/25/1870-3/10/1966, Davidson Black 7/25/1884-3/15/1934, Walter Brennan 7/25/1894-1974, Eric Hoffer 7/25/1902-5/21/1983, Elias Canetti 7/25/1905-8/14/1994, Johnny Hodges 7/25/1906-5/11/1970, Walter Payton 7/25/1954-1999, Estelle Getty 1923, Barbara Harris 1935, Nate Thurmond 1941, Verdine White 1951, Iman 1955, Ray Billingsley 1957, Matt LeBlanc 1967)
Italian Liner Andrea Doria Sinks After Colliding with Swedish Ship Stockholm; 51 Dead
(By Max Frankel, July 25, 1956)
* Former British Prime Minister Balfour Dies at 81; Leader for Half a Century
[7/25/1848-3/19/1930] (NY Times, March 20, 1930)
Arnold Weinstock, Top British Industrialist, Dies at 77 (By PAUL LEWIS, July 25, 2002)
David Asseo, 88, Europe's Senior Chief Rabbi, Is Dead (By ERIC PACE, July 25, 2002)
* Jimmy Maxwell, a Lead Trumpeter With the Top Big Bands, 85, Dies (By PETER KEEPNEWS, July 25, 2002)
Dave Carter, Folk Singer and Songwriter, Dies at 49 (NY TIMES, July 25, 2002)
Ned Martin, 78, Broadcaster for Red Sox, Dies (NY TIMES, July 25, 2002)
Msgr. Richard Curtin, Choir Conductor, 86, Is Dead (NY TIMES, July 25, 2002)
NATIONAL: Arrest Made in Wildfire in Sequoia Forest (By NICK MADIGAN, July 25, 2002)
MONEY TRAIL: Suspect Is Held With No Bond in $12 Million Fake-Check Case (NY TIMES, July 25, 2002)
In California, Blue Skies Fade for Republican (By ADAM NAGOURNEY, July 25, 2002)
Officers Praise 7-Year-Old's Courage in Escape (By RICHARD LEZIN JONES, July 25, 2002)
IMMIGRATION SECURITY: Border Customs Agents Are Pushed to the Limit (By TIM WEINER, July 25, 2002)
Links to Lasting Marriage (ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 25, 2002)
WORLD: Palestinian Cease-Fire Was in Works Before Israeli Strike (By JAMES BENNET & JOHN KIFNER, July 25, 2002)
Embattled, Scrutinized, Powell Soldiers On (By TODD S. PURDUM, July 25, 2002)
Killings From Taliban's Era Still Haunt a Valley (By CARLOTTA GALL, July 25, 2002)
State Dept. Raises Concerns About Israel's Use of U.S.-Made Arms (By JAMES DAO, July 25, 2002)
U.S. Seeks '52 Spy Plane (ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 25, 2002)
For Defector, a Lonely Death Brings an End to a Life Alone (By SABRINA TAVERNISE, July 25, 2002)
NY REGION: The Market Rally? So It Goes When the Mayor Says to Buy (By JENNIFER STEINHAUER, July 25, 2002)
Stock Exchange May Move Some Operations to New Site (By WINNIE HU, July 25, 2002)
Worry Voiced Over Comments on Journalism at Columbia (By FELICITY BARRINGER, July 25, 2002)
Web Labors of Jobless Man Were of Love, a Judge Rules (By LESLIE EATON, July 25, 2002)
* SPORTS: Brooklyn Royalty Comes Home [Duke Snider] (By GEORGE VECSEY, July 25, 2002)
CYCLING: Armstrong Cruising Downhill to Paris (By SAMUEL ABT, July 25, 2002)
EDITORIAL: No Way to Fight a War (NY TIMES, July 25, 2002)
EDITORIAL: Up, Down and All Around (NY TIMES, July 25, 2002)
EDITORIAL: The Central Park Centipede (NY TIMES, July 25, 2002)
OP-ED: Eyes Wide Shut (By BOB HERBERT, July 25, 2002)
OP-ED: Is Fighting Iraq Worth the Risks? (By MICHAEL E. O'HANLON & PHILIP H. GORDON, July 25, 2002)
OP-ED: American Capitalism's Other Side (By FRED P. HOCHBERG, July 25, 2002)
OP-ED: Bin There, Done That (By DERMOT O'BRIEN, July 25, 2002)
LETTERS: Solemn Ground, Soaring Visions (By J. ROBERT GILCHRIST, July 25, 2002)
LETTERS: Will the C.E.O.'s Do the Right Thing? (By ADAM J. STARR, et. al., July 25, 2002)
LETTERS: Bioterror's New Frontier (By DAVID PERLIN, July 25, 2002)
LETTERS: Estrogen and Mood (By MARCIA LAWRENCE, July 25, 2002)
* BUSINESS: Dow Shrugs Off Weeks of Losses to Gain 6.4% in Rally
[Dow +489, Nasdaq +61] (By JONATHAN FUERBRINGER, July 25, 2002)
* As the World Tracks Wall St., U.S. Leadership Is Two-Edged (By MARK LANDLER, July 25, 2002)
AOL Accounts Under Scrutiny From the S.E.C. (By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, July 25, 2002)
Founder of Adelphia and 2 Sons Arrested (By ANDREW ROSS SORKIN, July 25, 2002)
Company Says Stewart's Woes Are Taking Toll (By CONSTANCE L. HAYS, July 25, 2002)
After Charges, Halliburton Posts First Loss in Four Years (ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 25, 2002)
* Microsoft Tries to Explain What Its .Net Plans Are About (By JOHN MARKOFF, July 25, 2002)
* Telecom Crisis? Take 2 Aspirin and No One Will Call You in the Morning (By STEPHEN LABATON, July 25, 2002)
S.E.C. Chief Wanted Status; He Had to Settle for Ridicule (By STEPHEN LABATON, July 25, 2002)
NEWS ANALYSIS: Bottom Still Far Off for Energy Traders (By NEELA BANERJEE, July 25, 2002)
MARKET PLACE: Computer Associates Pays $10 Million for a Little Bit of Quiet (By FLOYD NORRIS, July 25, 2002)
WASHINGTON MEMO: White House Moves to Limit Corporate Scandals' Fallout
(By DAVID E. SANGER & DAVID E. ROSENBAUM, July 25, 2002)
Bill Addressing Business Fraud Is Seen as First Step (By JONATHAN D. GLATER & DAVID LEONHARDT, July 25, 2002)
* ECONOMIC SCENE: Accounting for Bad Apples (By ALAN B. KRUEGER, July 25, 2002)
THE EX-PRESIDENT: Clinton Says Republicans Blocked His Audit Reforms (By DAVID M. HALBFINGER, July 25, 2002)
THE REACTION: Other Executives Voice Satisfaction at Arrests
(By CLAUDIA H. DEUTSCH & JOSEPH B. TREASTER, July 25, 2002)
ARTS IN AMERICA: Rustling Up Fans of the Western, Over at the O.K. Corral (By ALLEN BARRA, July 25, 2002)
BOOKS: 'FRAGRANT HARBOR': Personal View of Hong Kong Wrapped in a Novel's Cloak
(By JANET MASLIN, July 25, 2002)
MAKING BOOKS: Why the Writer Is Last to Know (By MARTIN ARNOLD, July 25, 2002)
DANCE: OREGON BALLET THEATER: A Sampler From Oregon (By JACK ANDERSON, July 25, 2002)
MUSIC: NOTES FROM MUSIC CAMP: A Musical Dream Come True (By LOIS B. MORRIS & ROBERT LIPSYTE, July 25, 2002)
POP: NEIL FINN: Wily Harmonic Changes and Complex Emotions (By JON PARELES, July 25, 2002)
THEATER: 'ELLE': Cutting Icons Down to Clay Feet (By BEN BRANTLEY, July 25, 2002)
THEATER: 'VALPARAISO': He's Famous (Briefly), Therefore He Is (Briefly) (By BRUCE WEBER, July 25, 2002)
GARDEN: On the Seine's Banks, a St.-Tropez Tan (By ALAN RIDING, July 25, 2002)
CIRCUITS: Contents (NY TIMES, July 25, 2002)
Sports Fantasy Is Catching Up With Reality (By DAVID KUSHNER, July 25, 2002)
* Net Users Try to Elude the Google Grasp (By JENNIFER 8. LEE, July 25, 2002)
* DEFENSIVE STRATEGIES: How to Limit Search Exposure (By, July 25, 2002)
STATE OF THE ART: A PC Helps This Remote to Do It All (By DAVID POGUE, July 25, 2002)
At Grocery Checkout, No Wallet Needed (By CHRISTINE BLANK, July 25, 2002)
WHAT'S NEXT: In the Wings, Rugged Rivals to an Aging Memory Standard (By DALE BUSS, July 25, 2002)
BASICS: A Hard Drive for the Hip Pocket (By WILSON ROTHMAN, July 25, 2002)
Q & A: Your World, Online: Setting Up a Weblog (By J.D. BIERSDORFER, July 25, 2002)
HEALTH: Rise in E. coli Is Found in Premature Infants (ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 25, 2002)
* SCIENCE: New Asteroid Has Long Odds for Earth Crash (By KENNETH CHANG, July 25, 2002)

Wednesday, July 24, 2002:
On This Day: July 24 (Benedetto Marcello 7/24/1686-7/24/1739, Simon Bolivar 7/24/1783-12/17/1830, Alexander Dumas 7/24/1802-12/5/1870, Alexander Davis 7/24/1803-1/14/1892, William Gillette 7/24/1853-4/29/1937, Robert Graves 7/24/1895-12/7/1985, Amelia Earhart 7/24/1897-7/2/1937, James Rhyne Killian 7/24/1904-1/29/1988, John D. MacDonald 7/24/1916-12/12/28/1986, Cooti Williams 7/24/1908-9/15/1985, Peter Yates 1929, Jacqueline Brookes 1930, Pat Oliphant 1935, Ruth Buzzi 1936, Mark Goddard 1936, Chris Sarandon 1942, Michael Richards 1949, Lynda Carter 1951, Gus Van Sant 1952, Laura Leighton 1968, Jennifer Lopez 1970, Anna Paquin 1982)
Nixon and Khrushchev Argue In Public As U.S. Exhibit Opens; Accuse Each Other Of Threats
(By Harrison E. Salisbury, July 24, 1959)
Bella Abzug, 77, Congresswoman And a Founding Feminist, Is Dead
[7/24/1920-3/31/1998] (By LAURA MANSNERUS, April 1, 1998)
* Paul Weiss, Philosopher and Challenger of Age Bias, 101, Dies (By ARI L. GOLDMAN, July 24, 2002)
* Chaim Potok, Who Illumined the World of Hasidic Judaism, Dies at 73 (By MARGALIT FOX, July 24, 2002)
William Pierce, 69, Neo-Nazi Leader and Author, Is Dead (By DAVID CAY JOHNSTON, July 24, 2002)
Siegfried Hansen, Electrical Engineer and Inventor, Dies at 90 (By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 24, 2002)
Leo McKern, 82, Veteran Actor Who Gave Voice to 'Rumpole,' Dies (By ARI L. GOLDMAN, July 24, 2002)
Matt Dennis, Big Band-Era Songwriter, 88, Is Dead (NY TIMES, July 24, 2002)
Thomas Jacobsen, St. Louis Banker, Dies at 62 (By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 24, 2002)
NATIONAL: 7-Year-Old Philadelphia Girl, Abducted Monday, Breaks Free (By RICHARD LEZIN JONES, July 24, 2002)
San Francisco Puts Growing Medicinal Marijuana on the Ballot (By EVELYN NIEVES, July 24, 2002)
Lack of Money Is Called a Bar to Air Security (By MATTHEW L. WALD, July 24, 2002)
A Yellow House? Well, We Can't Have That (By EVELYN NIEVES, July 24, 2002)
WORLD: Bush Denounces Israeli Airstrike as 'Heavy Handed' (By DAVID E. SANGER, July 24, 2002)
Resolute Pope, in Canada, Addresses Young People (By FRANK BRUNI, July 24, 2002)
Gaza Mourns Bombing Victims; Israel Hastens to Explain (By JOHN KIFNER, July 24, 2002)
NY REGION: NEWS ANALYSIS: Downtown, An Exodus That Cash Can't Stop (By CHARLES V. BAGLI, July 24, 2002)
Columbia President Suspends Search for New Dean of Journalism School (By KAREN W. ARENSON, July 24, 2002)
PUBLIC LIVES: An Old Warehouse? to This Art Lover, It's a Canvas (By LYNDA RICHARDSON, July 24, 2002)
EDITORIAL: Tainted Beef (NY TIMES, July 24, 2002)
* OP-ED: Men: Too Emotional? (By MAUREEN DOWD, July 24, 2002)
* OP-ED: Who Really Cooks the Books? (By WARREN E. BUFFETT, July 24, 2002)
OP-ED: Preserving the Jury's Privacy (By BARBARA A. BABCOCK, July 24, 2002)
LETTERS: Husbands: Does a Woman Need One? (By DEBORAH S. EDELMAN, et. al., July 24, 2002)
LETTERS: The Limits of SAT's (By JANET RUDOLPH, July 24, 2002)
Markets Continue Downward Trend; S.&P. 500 Hits 5-Year Low
(By FLOYD NORRIS & JONATHAN FUERBRINGER, July 24, 2002)
S.E.C. Chief Seeks Promotion; Chances Look Dim (By STEPHEN LABATON, July 24, 2002)
Citigroup and Chase Defend Their Enron Roles (By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr., July 24, 2002)
Out of Stocks and Into What? (By DAVID LEONHARDT and JENNIFER BAYOT, July 24, 2002)
AT&T, Writing Down Cable Assets, Posts Big Loss (By SETH SCHIESEL, July 24, 2002)
Citing Its Price Strategy, Amazon Pares Loss (By SAUL HANSELL, July 24, 2002)
Among WorldCom Puzzles, Future of UUNet Service (By SAUL HANSELL, July 24, 2002)
Another 7,000 Jobs to Be Cut as Lucent Reports More Losses (By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr., July 24, 2002)
Cingular in Move on WorldCom (NY TIMES, July 24, 2002)
SBC Reports Lower Profit and Revenue (By REUTERS, July 24, 2002)
Wyeth Criticizes Media Coverage of Hormone Replacement Drugs (By MELODY PETERSEN, July 24, 2002)
Panel on ImClone Trading Seeks More Records From Merrill (By CONSTANCE L. HAYS, July 24, 2002)
DINING: A Food Magazine's Second Course (By FLORENCE FABRICANT, July 24, 2002)
Miramax Buys Out Tina Brown for an Estimated $1 Million (By DAVID CARR & DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK, July 24, 2002)
MARKET PLACE: Sinking Feeling Is Now Settling Over Citigroup (By RIVA D. ATLAS, July 24, 2002)
* Missing the 90's Bubble Looks Prescient in 2002 (By JONATHAN FUERBRINGER, July 24, 2002)
Retreat From Stocks Lifts Bond Prices (By REUTERS, July 24, 2002)
2 Key Figures Try to Ally in Tense New AOL Time Warner (By JIM RUTENBERG and BILL CARTER, July 24, 2002)
MEDICINE'S MIDDLEMEN: Audits Scrutinized at Operator of Hospital-Supplies Web Site (By MARY WILLIAMS WALSH, July 24, 2002)
ARTS IN AMERICA: Black Festival Aims for More in Atlanta (By STEPHEN KINZER, July 24, 2002)
BOOKS: 'GHOSTS OF TSAVO': In Scientific Pursuit of Africa's Man-Eating Lions
(By RICHARD BERNSTEIN, July 24, 2002)
DANCE: Celebrating the Vision of Merce Cunningham (By JENNIFER DUNNING, July 24, 2002)
DANCE: KIROV BALLET: The Kirov Polishes Gems and Nurtures a Sad Swan (By ANNA KISSELGOFF, July 24, 2002)
MUSIC: 'ROADS TO FRIENDSHIP': New York, Like Sarajevo and Beirut, Receives Succor
(By BERNARD HOLLAND, July 24, 2002)
MUSIC: HIP-HOP REVIEW | EMINEM: Turning the Wrath of Political Correctness Into a Mine of Audience Approval
(By JON PARELES, July 24, 2002)
POP: ARAB ON RADAR: Getting Their Vibe Across in Unconventional Ways (By KELEFA SANNEH, July 24, 2002)
THEATER: 'BATTLE OF STALINGRAD: A REQUIEM': Crying Over the Victims of the Stalingrad Siege
(By BRUCE WEBER, July 24, 2002)
TV: Wearied by Reality, Television Returns to a 1980's Mind-Set (By ALESSANDRA STANLEY, July 24, 2002)
* SCIENCE: A New Kind of New Yorker, One With 82 Legs (By BARBARA STEWART, July 24, 2002)
SCIENCE: New Effort Is Begun to Save Dolphins and Whales (By JULIE FLAHERTY, July 24, 2002)

Tuesday, July 23, 2002:
On This Day: July 23 (Francesco Sforza 7/23/1401-3/8/1466, Sir Thomas Brisbane 7/23/1773-1/27/1860, Sir Jonathan Hutchinson 7/23/1828-6/26/1913, S. H. Kress 7/23/1863-9/22/1955, Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons 7/23/1874-3/11/1966, Emil Jennings 7/23/1884-1/2/1950, Sir Arthur Whitten Brown 7/23/1886-10/4/1948, Raymond Chandler 7/23/1888-3/26/1959, Harry Cohn 7/23/1891-2/27/1958, Elio Vittorini 7/23/1908-2/13/1966, Pimen 7/23/1910-5/3/1990, Gloria DeHaven 1925, Calvert DeForest 1928, Anthony Kennedy 1936, Don Imus 1940, Larry Manetti 1947, Belinda Montgomery 1950, Lydia Cornell 1957, Martin Gore 1961, Woody Harrison 1961, Charisma Carpenter 1970)
Austria Ready to Invade Servia, Sends Ultimatum (NY TIMES, July 23, 1914)
Haile Selassie of Ethiopia Dies at 83
[7/23/1892-8/26/1975] (By ALDEN WHITMAN, August 28, 1975)
Edward Lee Howard, 50, Spy Who Escaped to Soviet Haven, Is Dead (By SABRINA TAVERNISE, July 23, 2002)
Frank Shea, Yankee Pitcher in '47 Series, 81, Dies (By RICHARD GOLDSTEIN, July 23, 2002)
Prince Ahmed bin Salman, Top Horse Owner, Dies at 43 (By JOE DRAPE, July 23, 2002)
Barry Reed, Trial Lawyer and Author, Dies at 75 (ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 23, 2002)
Henry Thornberry, 76, Former Times Editor, Is Dead (NY TIMES, July 23, 2002)
NATIONAL: Revised View of 2nd Amendment Is Cited as Defense in Gun Cases (By ADAM LIPTAK, July 23, 2002)
Man Accused of Killing Girl in California Postpones Plea (By NICK MADIGAN, July 23, 2002)
A Professor's Activism Leads Investigators to Look Into Possible Terrorism Links
(By JUDITH MILLER, July 23, 2002)
THE PRESIDENT: Bush Gets Counterterror Tour and Pushes His Security Plan (By DAVID E. SANGER, July 23, 2002)
Student Pleads Guilty to Lying About Sept. 11 Defendant (By BENJAMIN WEISER, July 23, 2002)
Midwestern Storms Mean Delays, Lots of Them, for Air Travelers (By MATTHEW L. WALD, July 23, 2002)
WORLD: Israeli Strike in Gaza Kills a Hamas Leader and 14 Others (By JAMES BENNET, July 23, 2002)
G.I.'s to Guard Afghan Leader Amid Concerns (By CARLOTTA GALL, July 23, 2002)
Lost in Sweden: A Kurdish Daughter Is Sacrificed (By SARAH LYALL, July 23, 2002)
YANGON JOURNAL: Burmese Jew Shoulders Burden of His Heritage (By SETH MYDANS, July 23, 2002)
Spain and Morocco Reach Deal to Vacate Uninhabited Islet (By EMMA DALY, July 23, 2002)
Even Critics Say Some Designs for Downtown Aren't So Bad (By EDWARD WYATT, July 23, 2002)
Records of 9/11 Response Not for Public, City Says (By JENNIFER STEINHAUER, July 23, 2002)
After 9/11, Searching for Way to Stay in U.S. (By AARON DONOVAN, July 23, 2002)
TUNNEL VISION: Yes, It's 'Accessible.' You Just Can't Get There. (By RANDY KENNEDY, July 23, 2002)
* SPORTS: Extended Family Unites in Tribute to Williams (By GEORGE VECSEY, July 23, 2002)
SPORTS: Olympic Fame Proves Fleeting (By AMY ROSEWATER, July 23, 2002)
SPORTS: Garciaparra Leads Boston in 22 - 4 Win [1st to hit 3 homers on his birthday]
(ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 23, 2002)
SPORTS: In Racing and Business, Prince Hit His Stride [Prince Ahmed bin Salman & War Emblem]
(By JOE DRAPE, July 23, 2002)
CYCLING: Armstrong Revered as 'Sympathique' American (By ALAN RIDING, July 23, 2002)
ON GOLF: Els Muscles In on the Woods Era (By CLIFTON BROWN, July 23, 2002)
EDITORIAL: A Legendary Collector [Alan Lomax] (NY TIMES, July 23, 2002)
* OP-ED: Living With Bears (By PAUL KRUGMAN, July 23, 2002)
* OP-ED: Interview With a Humanoid (By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF, July 23, 2002)
OP-ED: Back to the Drawing Board [World Trade Center site] (By SUSAN S. SZENASY, July 23, 2002)
* OP-ED: Government Can't Make the Market Fair (By LESTER C. THUROW, July 23, 2002)
LETTERS: The Afghan Front: Errant Bombs (By BRUCE LAINGEN, et. al., July 23, 2002)
LETTERS: The Bookworm Who Stole From Himself (By TOM REIBER, July 23, 2002)
LETTERS: In France, Don't Ask ["So, what do you do?"] (By DAVID DEPASQUALE, July 23, 2002)
LETTERS: Drug-Free Menopause (By ANN C. SPARANESE, July 23, 2002)
* BUSINESS: Stocks Tumble, and the Fallout Is Going Global
[Dow -235, Nasdaq -] (By FLOYD NORRIS & DAVID E. SANGER, July 23, 2002)
Citigroup Said to Mold Deal to Help Enron Skirt Rules (By RICHARD A. OPPEL Jr. & KURT EICHENWALD, July 23, 2002)
Scrutiny in WorldCom Bankruptcy (By SIMON ROMERO with RIVA D. ATLAS, July 23, 2002)
Two Inquiries Are Reported on Stock Picks of Analyst (By GRETCHEN MORGENSON, July 23, 2002)
Palm Says I.B.M. Deal Will Aid Sales to Businesses (By STEVE LOHR, July 23, 2002)
Charges by Halliburton Will Mean Quarterly Loss (By NEELA BANERJEE, July 23, 2002)
* Investors Keep Jittery Watch, Some Grasping for Humor (By SHERRI DAY, July 23, 2002)
MARKET PLACE: Pact by Creditors to Work Together Falls Apart (By RIVA D. ATLAS & JONATHAN D. GLATER, July 23, 2002)
BUSINESS TRAVEL: A Hotel Stephen King Might Find Just Right (By ABBY ELLIN, July 23, 2002)
ON THE ROAD: Looking at the Realities of a Damaged Industry (By JOE SHARKEY, July 23, 2002)
Regional Bell Giants No Longer Invulnerable (By SETH SCHIESEL with SIMON ROMERO, July 23, 2002)
WorldCom Tremors Are Muted in Japan (NY TIMES, July 23, 2002)
ADVERTISING: AT&T and Sprint Try to Lure Business From MCI (By ALLISON FASS, July 23, 2002)
* ART: Behind the Grandeur, Turmoil at the British Museum (By SARAH LYALL, July 23, 2002)
ARTS: Since the 70's, a Greenwich Village Cafe Has Nurtured the Spirit of the 60's
(By DENNIS GAFFNEY, July 23, 2002)
BOOKS: 'READY, STEADY, GO!': Hipoisie and Chic-oisie and London Had the Mojo
(By MICHIKO KAKUTANI, July 23, 2002)
DANCE: 'RESURRECTION': Gangster Films, Coolly Revisited (By JENNIFER DUNNING, July 23, 2002)
MUSIC TANGLEWOOD: FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY MUSIC: A First and a Finale, Along With a Birthday
(By JAMES R. OESTREICH, July 23, 2002)
WORLD MUSIC: ISSA BAGAYOGO: African Traditions Meet Dance-Floor Electronica
(By JON PARELES, July 23, 2002)
POP: REVISIONS: Finding Refuge in Pop Culture's Version of Friendship (By MARGO JEFFERSON, July 23, 2002)
ROCK: PUFFY AMIYUMI: New Import From Japan That's Loaded With Sugar (By KELEFA SANNEH, July 23, 2002)
THEATER: 'LEONCE & LENA': An 1836 Plot Kept Afloat by Devices From Today (By NEIL GENZLINGER, July 23, 2002)
* SCIENCE: In the Beginning... (By DENNIS OVERBYE, July 23, 2002)
Network of Waterways Traced to Ancient Florida Culture (By MARK DERR, July 23, 2002)
Flamingo Paradise Is Losing Its Luster (By ANAHAD O'CONNOR, July 23, 2002)
Sometimes, the March of Science Goes Backward (By GEORGE JOHNSON, July 23, 2002)
* Q & A: Honking Geese (By C. CLAIBORNE RAY, July 23, 2002)
* HEALTH: Why We're So Nice: We're Wired to Cooperate (By NATALIE ANGIER, July 23, 2002)
Use of Antibiotics in Children Is Down, but Enough? (By LAURIE TARKAN, July 23, 2002)
Ways to Treat Common Childhood Maladies (By LAURIE TARKAN, July 23, 2002)
Breast-Feeding Again Linked to Less Cancer (ASSOCIATED PRESS, July 23, 2002)
VITAL SIGNS: Reactions: Needing Vacation After a Vacation (By JOHN O'NEIL, July 23, 2002)
Habits: Some Streets Are Made for Walking (By JOHN O'NEIL, July 23, 2002)
CASES: In the Death of a Doctor, a Lesson (By BARRON H. LERNER, M.D., July 23, 2002)
* PERSONAL HEALTH: Disorder Makes Hunger a Constant Companion (By JANE E. BRODY, July 23, 2002)
BOOKS ON HEALTH: Learning and Accepting as the Days Grow Few (By JOHN LANGONE, July 23, 2002)
SCIENCE Letters: The Role of Hormones (By DR. NINA MORRIS-FARBER, July 23, 2002)

Monday, July 22, 2002:
On This Day: July 22 (Jacques-Germain Soufflot 7/22/1713-8/29/1780, Gregor Mendel 7/22/1822-1/6/1884, Thomas Pendergast 7/22/1872-1/26/1945, Edward Hopper 7/22/1882-5/15/1967, Gustav Hertz 7/22/1887-10/30/1975, Ely Culbertson 7/22/1891-12/27/1955, Oskar Maria Graf 7/22/1894-6/28/1967, Alexander Calder 7/22/1898-11/11/1976, Stephen Vincent Benet 7/22/1898-3/13/1943, Charles Weidman 7/22/1901-7/15/1975, Amy Vanderbilt 7/22/1908-12/27/1974, William V. Roth, Jr., 1921, Bob Dole 1923, Margaret Whiting 1924, Orson Bean 1928, Oscar de la Renta 1932, Louise Fletcher 1934, John Korty 1936, Terence Stamp 1939, Geroge Clinton 1940, Alex Trebek 1940, Bobby Sherman 1943, Paul Schrader 1946, Albert Brooks 1947, Don Henley 1947, Willem Dafoe 1955, Rob Estes 1963)
Dillinger Slain in Chicago; Shot Dead by Federal Men in Front of Movie Theatre (NY TIMES, July 22, 1934)
* Emma Lazarus: Death of an American Poet of Uncommon Talent at Age 38
[7/22/1849-11/19/1887] (NY Times, Nov. 20, 1887)
Jack Olsen, Whose Books Examined the Criminal Mind, Dies at 77 (By ELISSA GOOTMAN, July 22, 2002)
Chaz Holder, 55, Designer of Prosthetic Limbs, Is Dead (By DOUGLAS MARTIN, July 22, 2002)
Rosco Gordon, Blues Singer, 74, Dies (NY TIMES, July 22, 2002)
Edith Merrill Bancroft, Arts Patron, Dies at 90 (NY TIMES, July 22, 2002)
NATIONAL: In a Reversal, E.P.A. Paying for Cleanup of Some Sites (By JOHN H. CUSHMAN Jr., July 22, 2002)
Lawmakers Court Business While Deploring Its Misdeeds (By CARL HULSE, July 22, 2002)
Catholic Orders Might Keep Abusive Priests (By LAURIE GOODSTEIN, July 22, 2002)
Spending Up, but California Lacks Day Care (By BARBARA WHITAKER, July 22, 2002)
Where the Slaughterhouse Ruled, a Recall and a Shift in the Wind (By MICHAEL JANOFSKY, July 22, 2002)
Where a 'Southern Girl' Is Also a Feminist (By KATE ZERNIKE, July 22, 2002)
Plans for U.S. Black Museum Advance (NY TIMES, July 22, 2002)
WORLD: Pope's Trip Is Bypassing the Anxious U.S. Flock (By FRANK BRUNI, July 22, 2002)
More Say Yes to Foreign Service, but Not to Hardship Assignments (By CHRISTOPHER MARQUIS, July 22, 2002)
Europeans Split With U.S. on Need for Iraq Attack (By PATRICK E. TYLER, July 22, 2002)
Israel Demurs on Deporting Bomb Suspects' Relatives (By JOHN KIFNER, July 22, 2002)
Iran Blew Up Jewish Center in Argentina, Defector Says (By LARRY ROHTER, July 22, 2002)
DUNVEGAN JOURNAL: For Sale: Mountains Entwined in the Scottish Soul (By ALAN COWELL, July 22, 2002)
NY REGION: Mending the Hearts Broken on Sept. 11 Is as Difficult as Explaining the Cost (By STEPHANIE STROM, July 22, 2002)
NEWS ANALYSIS: Fresh Visions of Ground Zero Could Delay Lower Manhattan's Recovery
(By EDWARD WYATT, July 22, 2002)
Hoping Egrets Replace Pollutants as River Undergoes Intensive Care (By ANDREW JACOBS, July 22, 2002)
In New York Tickets, Ghana Sees Orderly City (By ROBERT F. WORTH, July 22, 2002)
* METROPOLITAN DIARY: Dear Diary: (By ENID NEMY, July 22, 2002)
SPORTS: Els Takes the British Open (By CLIFTON BROWN, July 22, 2002)
SPORTS: A Lament: 'If I Could've Gone Maybe 2-3-3' (By DAVE ANDERSON, July 22, 2002)
SPORTS: Amid Labor Ugliness, Beauty of a Series [Red Sox-Yankees] (By IRA BERKOW, July 22, 2002)
CYCLING: Armstrong Falls Back but Adds to Lead (By SAMUEL ABT, July 22, 2002)
EDITORIAL: Informant Fever (NY TIMES, July 22, 2002)
EDITORIAL: Fordham's Misplaced Tower (NY TIMES, July 22, 2002)
EDITORIAL NOTEBOOK: In the Heart of a Hard Season (By VERLYN KLINKENBORG, July 22, 2002)
OP-ED: Dancing With Reform (By BOB HERBERT, July 22, 2002)
* OP-ED: The Binge Mentality in the Federal Budget (By JANET YELLEN, July 22, 2002)
OP-ED: Honoring Relief Workers (By ANTHONY LAKE, July 22, 2002)
LETTERS: Facing the Hormone Dilemma (By KAREN ENGBERG, M.D., et. al., July 22, 2002)
LETTERS: TV's 'Hitler Project' (By STEVEN A. LUDSIN, July 22, 2002)
* BUSINESS: MARKET PLACE: A Difficult Start for Bush (By FLOYD NORRIS, July 22, 2002)
* THE OVERVIEW: Bankruptcy at WorldCom Is the Largest in U.S. History (By SIMON ROMERO & RIVA D. ATLAS, July 22, 2002)
* NEWS ANALYSIS: Investors Brace for Opening of New Week on Wall Street (By ALEX BERENSON, July 22, 2002)
In California, Clean Air Rules Force Changes in Autos (By DANNY HAKIM, July 22, 2002)
Under Duress, Some C.E.O.'s Demand More From the Ranks (By PATRICK McGEEHAN & JOSEPH B. TREASTER, July 22, 2002)
Shape Memory Alloy May Be Ready for Market (By BARNABY J. FEDER, July 22, 2002)
A Man Who Mixes His Media (By DAVID CARR, July 22, 2002)
* Hip-Hop Transforms Radio as Stations Seek Ad Dollars (By LYNETTE HOLLOWAY, July 22, 2002)
NEW ECONOMY: Motivating the Masses, Wirelessly (By JOHN SCHWARTZ, July 22, 2002)
* E-COMMERCE REPORT: Some Online Retail Surprises (By BOB TEDESCHI, July 22, 2002)
Geek Immortality for Editors at GamePro (By ABBY ELLIN, July 22, 2002)
MEDIA TALK: Decisions Differ on Religious Ad (By FELICITY BARRINGER, July 22, 2002)
* Investors May Have Repudiated the Internet, but Consumers Have Not (By AMY HARMON and FELICITY BARRINGER, July 22, 2002)
* Inheriting the Burden of Success at Time Inc. (By DAVID CARR, July 22, 2002)
* RealNetworks Poses Challenge to Microsoft (By JOHN MARKOFF, July 22, 2002)
* COMPRESSED DATA: Some Serious Word-Scrambling at Yahoo (By JENNIFER 8. LEE, July 22, 2002)
* COMPRESSED DATA: How One Telecom Thrives Amid Slowdown (By LAURIE J. FLYNN, July 22, 2002)
ARTS ONLINE: Computer Games as the Tools for Digital Filmmakers (By MATTHEW MIRAPAUL, July 22, 2002)
BALLET: 'DON QUIXOTE': Finding the Characters in a Classic (By ANNA KISSELGOFF, July 22, 2002)
BOOKS: 'THE TERRITORY OF MEN': A Flower-Power Childhood and Serial Daddys
(By JANET MASLIN, July 22, 2002)
DANCE: AMERICAN DANCE FESTIVAL: From the Cauldron of Creativity (By JENNIFER DUNNING, July 22, 2002)
MUSIC: Mafia Songs Break a Code of Silence (By NEIL STRAUSS, July 22, 2002)
MUSIC: SOUL: SOLOMON BURKE: Preacher's Passion, Showman's Instincts (By JON PARELES, July 22, 2002)
OPERA: 'DEIDAMIA': Handel Hero With Touch of 'Messiah' (By ANNE MIDGETTE, July 22, 2002)
THEATER: Puppetry Illuminates Life by Mocking Facts (By CELESTINE BOHLEN, July 22, 2002)
THEATER: 'TWELFTH NIGHT': Wayward Currents in Unchartered Waters
(By BEN BRANTLEY, July 22, 2002)
TV: 'MEET MY FOLKS': Looking for a Date, and Some Public Humiliation (By ANITA GATES, July 22, 2002)

Sunday, July 21, 2002:
On This Day: July 21 (Saint Philip Neri 7/21/1515-5/26/1595, John Weaver 7/21/1673-9/24/1760, Georg Brandt 7/21/1694-4/29/1768, Paul Julius Reuter 7/21/1816-2/25/1899, Sir John Gilbert 7/21/1817-10/5/1897, Louise Blanchard Bethune 7/21/1856-12/18/1913, Lovis Corinth 7/21/1858-7/12/1925, Jacques Feyder 7/21/1888-5/25/1948, Hart Crane 7/21/1899-4/27/1932, Hemingway 7/21/1899-7/2/1961, Marshall McLuhan 7/21/1911-12/31/1980, Isaac Stern 1920, Billy Taylor 1921, Kay Starr 1922, Don Knotts 1924, Norman Jewison 1926, Paul Burke 1926, Patricia Elliot 1942, Yusuf Islam [formerly Cat Stevens] 1948, Art Hindle 1948, Robin Williams 1952)
Scopes Guilty, Fined $100, Scores Law; Benediction Ends Trial, Appeal Starts;
Darrow Answers Nine Bryan Questions (NY TIMES, July 21, 1925)
* Hemingway Dies at 61; Prize-Winning Works Reflected Preoccupation With Life and Death
[7/21/1899-7/2/1961] (NY Times, July 3, 1961)
George Rickey, Sculptor, Dies at 95 (By KEN JOHNSON, July 21, 2002)
Percy Yutar, 90, Prosecutor of Mandela in South Africa, Is Dead (By ARI L. GOLDMAN, July 21, 2002)
NATIONAL: Girl's Role as Witness to Abduction Called Crucial (By NICK MADIGAN, July 21, 2002)
Alaska Boy Gets Answer but No Prize in a Contest (By ADAM LIPTAK, July 21, 2002)
NEWS ANALYSIS: No Strong Voice Is Heard on Bush's Economic Team (By DAVID E. ROSENBAUM, July 21, 2002)
WORLD: Flaws in U.S. Air War Left Hundreds of Civilians Dead (By DEXTER FILKINS, July 21, 2002)
Moroccans Cheer as Spain Withdraws Troops From Isle (By EMMA DALY, July 21, 2002)
Desperate Palestinians Sneak Into Israel to Work (By JOEL GREENBERG, July 21, 2002)
* Tibetan Monk Prepares Exiles for a Political Shift (By BARBARA CROSSETTE, July 21, 2002)
NY REGION: Officials Rethink Building Proposal for Ground Zero (By EDWARD WYATT, July 21, 2002)
Which Street Is Coming Up? Right There, It's in Lights (By JASON BEGAY, July 21, 2002)
FOLLOWING UP: A 60's Lightning Rod, Now on History TV (By JOSEPH P. FRIED, July 21, 2002)
VOICES: Proposals for Downtown Draw Array of Opinions (NY TIMES, July 21, 2002)
Even Here, Profit Isn't a Dirty Word (By LESLIE EATON, July 21, 2002)
SPORTS: Merely Mortal, Woods Cracks in British Open (By CLIFTON BROWN, July 21, 2002)
SPORTS: The Wind and the Wet of Links Golf (By DAVE ANDERSON, July 21, 2002)
GOLF: Els May Have Found Key to Winning (By CLIFTON BROWN, July 21, 2002)
CYCLING: Armstrong Predicts Strong Finish (By SA