McVeigh Execution Date Set “Federal officials set a May 16 execution date Tuesday for Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh, who was convicted of murder and conspiracy for the bombing that killed 168 people in the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building…

The 32-year-old McVeigh, who is on death row at a federal prison in Terre Haute, Ind., has said he doesn’t want any more appeals, but he has reserved the right to seek executive clemency.” Martyrdom awaits; at least the killing isn’t going to be on the anniversary of the April 19, 1995 bombing. AP

A reader wrote to say that the “[discuss]” button doesn’t work; Java errors. After I installed the feature, I clicked on it and it was trouble-free for me. Anyone else care to try?

Google Search: “George W. Bush” and “favorite book”; Gore said his was Stendhal’s The Red and the Black.

Fight for future of dance ideal is taking shape “Fredrika vs. the (SF) Ballet is the latest round in the high-profile
battle between politics and art, where aesthetic standards and
business realities often clash with notions of liberty, diversity,
and self-esteem.

But this case has earned a heightened sense of importance
because of the death of ballerina Heidi Guenther, whose
mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Boston
Ballet. Guenther was 22 years old, 5 feet 3 inches tall, and
weighed 93 pounds when she died of heart arrhythmia in
1997. The suit contends that Guenther starved herself to a
state of ill health after the ballet pressured her to lose
weight. And her death has prompted a broad debate about
who is at fault when people harm themselves in pursuit of
someone else’s physical standards.” Boston Globe