World in the Making

The Beast and Brightest

A government agency of the city of New York has produced a pamphlet of instructions for how best to shoot up heroin, entitled "Take Charge, Take Care."

Ripple Affect

The late, great James Mason pitches in a television commercial for Thunderbird wine, a great favorite of bums and winos. He describes the flavor of the wine as "unusual."

Revel Without a Cause

Jerry Levin, former chief executive of Time Warner, apologizes for having sold the company in exchange for shares of AOL, a transaction he describes as the "worst deal of the century."

Unchained McMelodi

Angry that the Chicken McNuggets she'd ordered were unavailable, a woman in Ohio punches her fist through the drive-through window.