Rants —

Damaged levees in New Orleans are already showing leaks that might cause the levees to collapse in another hurricane.

German mail company Deutsche Post accidentaly issued stamps bearing the image of Hitler’s former deputy Rudolf Hess.

Raves —

New research from Harvard Medical School has found that smokers quit more efficiently when they do so in groups.

Microsoft is offering to pay people — through cash rebates — to use its new search engine.