RIP. Britain’s Beloved ‘Queen Mum,’ a Symbol of Courage, Dies at 101. Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, the enduringly popular grande dame of the British royal family and the country’s most beloved symbol of courage during World War II, died in her sleep Saturday afternoon. By Sarah Lyall. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
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Everything happens in Boston. Passenger arrested after making threat on plane [CNN]
Fascinating Glimpse at a horrible event. Towers Withstood Impact, but Fell to Fire, Report Says. An unchecked 2,000 degree blaze which generated heat equivalent to the energy output of a nuclear power plant caused the fall of the Twin Towers. By James Glanz and Eric Lipton. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]
The church has a few problems right now.. The gay purge. By scapegoating homosexual priests, the Catholic Church seeks to avoid a tougher look at its secret history of abuse. [Salon.com]
Now, when I’m 75.. Too sexy for her rocker. Betty Dodson is 72 and Eric Wilkinson is 25, and after three years together they are still hot and heavy — and happy. [Salon.com]