http://www.lrb.co.uk/v32/n23/james-harkin/cyber-con
There's little to support claims of the vast political power of social media.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Updike Redux
http://www.guernicamag.com/interviews/2159/updike_11_15_10/
“Nabokov writes prose the only way it should be written: ecstatically.” In a previously unpublished interview, John Updike talks about Nabokov and his other literary heroes, why he wrote a book about a terrorist, and why he never expected to be a novelist.
“Nabokov writes prose the only way it should be written: ecstatically.” In a previously unpublished interview, John Updike talks about Nabokov and his other literary heroes, why he wrote a book about a terrorist, and why he never expected to be a novelist.
A Bully Finds a Pulpit on the Web
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/28/business/28borker.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all
DecorMyEyes.com offers so much: first, the wrong style, then endless phone calls, emails, abuse and threats of violence, lasting for months or years.
DecorMyEyes.com offers so much: first, the wrong style, then endless phone calls, emails, abuse and threats of violence, lasting for months or years.
The Spanish Prisoner
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/29/opinion/29krugman.html?_r=1&hp
Krugman on Spain's economic woes vs. those of America and the benefits of a flexible currency.
Krugman on Spain's economic woes vs. those of America and the benefits of a flexible currency.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Facing Death
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/facing-death/?utm_campaign=viewpage&utm_medium=toparea&utm_source=toparea
A powerful look at today's medicalized death. How far would you go to sustain a loved one's life, or your own?
A powerful look at today's medicalized death. How far would you go to sustain a loved one's life, or your own?
A Fistful of Dollars
http://motherjones.com/politics/2010/11/vigilante-justice-oklahoma-indian-reservations
Crime is rampant. The cops and courts are a joke. That's why residents of Oklahoma's Indian nations turn to a bruiser-for-hire like Ruben. (Mac McClelland)
Crime is rampant. The cops and courts are a joke. That's why residents of Oklahoma's Indian nations turn to a bruiser-for-hire like Ruben. (Mac McClelland)
The Insanity Virus
http://discovermagazine.com/2010/jun/03-the-insanity-virus
Schizophrenia has long been blamed on bad genes or even bad parents. Wrong, says a growing group of psychiatrists. The real culprit, they claim, is a virus that lives entwined in every person's DNA.
Schizophrenia has long been blamed on bad genes or even bad parents. Wrong, says a growing group of psychiatrists. The real culprit, they claim, is a virus that lives entwined in every person's DNA.
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