links for 2005-11-22

• Abortion: Trouble in Numbers?
  Guitar master Link Wray, the father of the power chord in rock 'n' roll who inspired legends such as Bruce Springsteen, David Bowie and Pete Townsend, has died.
• Study calls St. Louis 3rd most dangerous city
  St. Louis trails Camden, N.J., and Detroit in the annual ranking by a company called Morgan Quitno. Newton, Mass., is ranked the nation's safest city.
• Mario Kart Tears It Up
  No matter whether you're playing alone or over Wi-Fi, Mario Kart DS delivers hours of furious, frantic racing action.
• Country Music Comes to Town
  Did anyone in New York care?
• Hollywood's Big Loss
  No more free money from Germany.
• Red Herring
  Don't listen to Bill Gates. The open-source movement isn't communism.