9/19: Morning Communique

CITY PAGES BLOGS

Steve Monaco has your Monday Movie Quiz at Couch Pundit.

THESE DAYS

A French company is conducting trials of a low-dose vaccine against the H5N1 bird flu virus and should have results by December.

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Friday opposed John Roberts' nomination to be U.S. Supreme Court chief justice, making him the first noted Republican to break with the Bush administration over who should lead America's top court.

A Greenville Technical College official who twice referred to New Orleans evacuees in Greenville, South Carolina, as "yard apes" has resigned, school officials said.

MINNESOTA BLOG OF THE DAY

Read Mr. Gilbert's thoughts on Gogol Bordello, Gilmore Girls, Katrina, and Kanye at The Big Ticket.

TIME WASTERS

A gallery of photos by armless artist Alison Lapper questioning society's notions of physical normality and beauty.

Magic + teen angst = Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

He-Man performing a stirring rendition of What's Going On by 4 Non Blondes

FREEDOM OF SPEECH

"I know the audiences love to see 'Rush Hour' One, Two, Three, Four, Five. But, I'm tired."

-- Hong Kong action legend Jackie Chan on doing more acting and less fighting in his movies.