Anaheim Mighty Ducks defeat New Jersey Devils, 5-2, to tie Stanley Cup finals series, 3-3; photos (M)

Mighty Ducks' Romp Pushes Series to Limit

Article reviews 2003 Volkswagen New Beetle convertible; features and prices noted; photo (M)

A New Bug With a Soft Shell

Charges that some Enron executives illegally pumped up company's stock price by lying about existence of certain Internet technology discussed as questionable; technology in Enron Broadband Services may have been more developed than indictment suggests; interviews with unit's former customers, suppliers, consultants, personnel and competitors indicate exaggerated claims are typical for computer industry; stock price graph; photos (L)

Deception, or Just Disarray, at Enron?

Chicago Cubs defeat New York Yankees, 5-2; Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens does not earn 300th career victory; photos (M)

Clemens, the Crown, the Cup: Three Up, Three Down

Hundreds of Iraqis in village adjacent to nuclear complex in Tuwaitha have been bathing in and drinking water from contaminated barrels stolen from site during war; photos; experts say barrels had held radioactive contaminants and some villagers are suffering from ailments they now attribute to radiation poisoning; US military forces have since sealed off complex but question is why looters were allowed to roam freely for days, ransacking vaults and warehouses that contained material for making 'dirty bombs'; Tuwaitha was most conspicuous element of Iraqi nuclear program, bombed by Israel 22 years ago; IAEA inspectors are now at site, which was bypassed by military in drive toward Baghdad (M)

Barrels Looted From Nuclear Site Raise Fears for Villagers in Iraq

New Hampshire Episcopalians elect V Gene Robinson as their leader and first openly gay bishop anywhere in worldwide Anglican community; photos; action is likely to roil church in US and England and deepen disaffection of conservative Anglicans on other continents; Robinson wins majority among clergy and laity in balloting in Concord and embraces two grown daughters and his partner; acknowledges that election may precipitate outrage but hopes rift can be healed; election forces showdown in US church because Robinson cannot be ordained until he wins consent of bishops and other dioceses at general convention in July; Robinson, 56, says he came out as gay in 1986 and divorced wife (M)

New Hampshire Episcopalians Choose Gay Bishop, and Conflict

Interview with former Prudential Securities stock broker Robert J Ostrowski, who is suing company holding it tries to make him scapegoat for its regulatory problems over mutual fund marketing; company says it dismissed small-town broker for what it calls unauthorized 2001 trade; big brokerage houses have been shutting down offices in small cities and towns for years, with practice even more common since stock market collapse; photos (M)

A Company Man, Spurned, Fights For His Name

Anemona Hartocollis Coping column on David Friedman, successful New York City children's party clown known as Silly Billy; Friedman's father, Arnold, and younger brother, Jesse, then 18, were accused in 1987 of molesting boys during computer classes in basement of their Great Neck, Long Island, home, pleaded guilty and were imprisoned, comments on his work and on Capturing the Friedmans, new movie directed by Andrew Jarecki, about destruction of his family; drawing (M)

A Clown's Sad Tale, And the Solace Of a Silly Hat

European carmakers who abandoned American showrooms over last 20 years are having second thoughts and many consider move to re-enter market; Alfa Romeo, Fiat and MG Rover are among those eager to regain foothold; photos (M)

Europeans Dream of the U.S. Again

Article on Beau Friedlander, 34, radical left-leaning publisher whose Context Books in Lower Manhattan has published two recent best-selling paperbacks that helped codify opposition to war in Iraq: War on Iraq: What Team Bush Doesn't Want You to Know by William Rivers Pitt and Target Iraq: What the News Media Didn't Tell You by Norman Solomon and Reese Erhlich; photos (L)

Enlisting the Stars to Tilt at the Right

People thinking of switching careers may have difficulty adjusting to company culture that embraces values different than their own; photo (M)

Many Find an Office's Culture Is More Than Dress-Shirt Deep

Correction: Jun 1 article about job training programs financed through work visas misstated timing of grant to Borough of Manhattan Community College

Corrections

Jon Pareles reviews Hail to the Thief, sixth studio album of band Radiohead; traces career of group; photo, drawing (M)

Where the Wild Sounds Are

Independent board investigating destruction of space shuttle Columbia makes clear that NASA needs changes going far beyond hardware problems that contributed to fiery break-up; engineers are moving swiftly to prepare remaining three shuttles for flight, redesigning key components of external fuel tank and considering new ways to apply foam insulation and repair orbiter in flight, but accident was largely caused by failures of decision-making and communications requiring fundamental change and new funding that public may not accept; board under Admiral Harold W Gehman Jr will report that many problems stem from erosion in NASA's safety culture, by management lapses and by complacency even during crucial final reviews; photo; chronology; diagram (M)

Costs and Risk Clouding Plans To Fix Shuttles

Cipriani USA, operator of restaurants and catering facilities, leases 22,000 square feet in Manhattan for on-site catering; terms of deal are not disclosed (M)

POSTINGS: 22,000 Sq. Ft. for On-Site Catering; Cipriani Leases At Toy Center

Lisa Belkin Life's Work column follows up on Michael Zorek, whom she wrote about last year when he left his job to care for his infant son; says he is most surprised by how unusual his arrangement is, even in progressive New York City; what also surprises him is how good he is at caring for his son and running household; drawing (M)

A Dad Says Caring for an Infant Is Work, Too

Justine Henin-Hardenne defeats Kim Clijsters in two sets to win French Open and become first Belgian to win Grand Slam singles title; photos (M)

For Belgium, a Grand Slam Title at Last

Pres Bush's vow to 'ride herd' on Israelis and Palestinians until peace is achieved discussed; photo; map (M)

The Back Page: Unsettling; The Bush Plan: Put the Toughest Hurdles First

Retailers are cutting back on floor space devoted to men's clothing; analysts cite revolution in shopping habits as men do more of own shopping and favor smaller selection than women who used to shop for them; say men's wear business may have hit bottom after long slump and may be ready for turnaround; graph of declining popularity of shopping for men's clothing; photos (M)

Men Ask: Who Needs To Buy Clothes?

Article on re-transformation of Las Vegas from family-friendly casino-oriented tourist town of 1990's back to its seamy, sexy roots; describes Cirque du Soleil show Zumanity, described as company's first foray into erotic cabaret, set to open at New York-New York Casino and Hotel in mid-August; photos (M)

After Nice, A Return to Vice

Herbert Muschamp article on opening of Lois and Richard Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art (Cincinnati), architect Saha Hadid's first American building; describes building; discusses influence of Hadid's work, now subject of retrospective exhibition at Austrian Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna; photos (L)

Zaha Hadid's Urban Mothership

Frank Rich article considers desperate desire of Americans to appear on TV or in films, with focus on movie Capturing the Friedmans, documentary by Andrew Jarecki; photo, drawing (M)

The Irresistible Rise of Telephilia

Jockey Jerry Bailey rides Empire Maker to Belmont Stakes victory, preventing Funny Cide from capturing Triple Crown; photos (M)

Empire Maker Charges Past Funny Cide

Article noted on Palestinian attack on Israeli checkpoint

Palestinians Attack Israeli Checkpoint

Manhattan's SoHo and NoHo neighborhoods were upgraded decades ago from decaying manufacturing area to haven for artists; new zoning law required prospective loft residents to be artists and certified as such by specially appointed board; now that area has been further transformed into one of city's most costly, many artists have left for less expensive surroundings, but regulations remain and debate about future is heating up; details and origins of law discussed; in many cases regulations are ignored but in others, artists looking to resell space they bought relatively cheaply find property values have soared but are hindered in selling by same restrictive laws that allowed them to find affordable space years ago; map; photos (L)

June 8, 2003

Headlines from June 8, 2003

Mighty Ducks' Romp Pushes Series to Limit

A New Bug With a Soft Shell

Deception, or Just Disarray, at Enron?

Clemens, the Crown, the Cup: Three Up, Three Down

Barrels Looted From Nuclear Site Raise Fears for Villagers in Iraq

Billboard 200

14 Shades Of Grey

Deftones

Thankful

Fallen

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

Historical Context for June 8, 2003