More from the Baghdad Blogger

Whew! After a two-day silence that had readers worldwide worried about his safety, Raed, also known as Salam Pax, has checked in again with an update from his home in Baghdad. So many people are now following his personal account of civilian life in the city under siege that Blogger and its parent company, Google, have set up mirror sites and allotted extra bandwidth to handle the demand. So just as Fox always checks in with its local affiliates whenever and wherever there's a pointless car chase being broadcast live — though in this case it's not only news, but some of the best reporting of the war — we're going to pick up the signal from our local affiliate on the scene: click  here to read Raed's latest bulletin.

Wild Art Week

It's one of the most important responsibilities in journalism; it requires not only eternal vigilance, but quick reflexes. And it's a task that never ends: the search for Wild Art. Much like his highway-sign counterpart Falling Rock, Wild Art is not a character and can take many forms. While Falling Rock is pretty explanatory as something to watch out for, Wild Art isn't nearly as likely to fall on your head. Technically speaking, the people who lay out the pages for newspapers and magazines refer to all images, whether photos, drawings, maps or other illustrations, as "art." If the "art" has something to do with the article it's near, then it's not wild. If it shows up there all by itself, out of context, it's Wild Art. All photographers must be on the lookout for Wild Art, wherever they go and whatever they went there to photograph. It's handy for filling odd holes on a page, especially when there are no other photos available. So this week, we're saluting Wild Art and those who search for him with a five-day tribute* of Wild Art from right here in Hoboken:

*subject to possible interruption by world events