1999/12/17
The irony speaks for itself: Boy George almost killed by falling glitter ball. (BBC News)
Veteran situationist/punk/media figure Malcolm McLaren runs for Mayor of London, promises to legalise cannabis and prostitution and sell drinks in libraries, among other things. Apparently he is backed financially by Alan McGee (of Creation Records fame). (BBC News)
Interesting concept: RoboFog, a version of Fontographer 3.5 that's scriptable in Python. (Unfortunately it costs US$500/year.)