TAKE THAT, HARRY POTTER
I should say first off that I'm ever so pleased nothing blew up last night. However, there are already a few stories in the morning papers making me wonder what's in store for 2002.

There was a little book burning in New Mexico. A church saw fit to torch not only Harry Potter, but also a bit of Shakespeare (according to an A-section caption-only in the NYT) for good measure.

The Denver-based telephone company Qwest has notified its customers that unless they mail in an opt-out request, the company will sell plenty of their private information, including who their customers are calling.

Lawrence Singleton - who raped and chopped off the arms of a young California girl before leaving her to die in the desert and years later killed a prostitute in Florida - has died of cancer on Florida's death row.
- posted by Amy @ 1/01/2002 02:03:00 PM