online archive
5:00PM
FEB 6 2008
Osama’s only 6 degrees away
Todd Stern (CAP) and William Antholis (Brookings): A Changing Climate: The Road Ahead for the United States. From For/Against, an article on Britain's Spanish colony: How languages combine when cultures clash; and here's an unappreciation of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. More and more on The New Black: Mourning, Melancholia and Depression by Darian Leader. On Facebook's fourth anniversary, a commencement address from someone who was there at the beginning. A look at how Friendster is moving to Asia. Nicholas Humphrey on questioning consciousness: To understand consciousness and its evolution, we need to ask the right questions. Research suggests language evolves in sudden leaps. From Sign and Sight, German historians are documenting the persecution and extermination of the Jews in 16 volumes of primary source texts. If Osama's only 6 degrees away, why can't we find him? Sean Wilentz reviews Arthur Schlesinger's Journals 1952-2000. From FP, an interview with Graham Fuller, author of "A World Without Islam". A new study of the impact of bans on race-conscious admissions policies shows that the policies hurt Asian-Americans more than white people. Annual Report, RIP: Remember the glossy corporate annual report? From Time, an article on the year of the youth vote. An article on the alarming consequences of two John McCains.
1:00PM
FEB 6 2008
The biggest geeks can't know everything
From Hipster Book Club, an article on the influence of anxiety: Writers in Love. From The Pomegranate, a review of Modern Occult Rhetoric: Mass Media and the Drama of Secrecy in the Twentieth Century by Joshua Gunn; and a review essay on Tarot Studies as scholarship. There are some natural phenomena whose wonder only deepens upon scientific investigation — take the orgasm. From LiveScience, a series of articles on dying. Aubrey de Grey wants to wish you a happy 200th birthday. If you are ever lucky enough to have philosophers in town for a conference, observe closely. 20 things you didn’t know about Science Fiction: Even the biggest geeks can't know everything. A review of Who Runs Britain? How the Super-Rich are Changing Our Lives by Robert Peston (and more). The introduction to Flatland: The Movie Edition. From Quarterly Review, an interview with ecologist Kirkpatrick Sale, apostle of catastrophe. Reinventing "24": Jack Bauer's newest nemesis isn't a terrorist — it's public opinion. "Lost" in political philosophy: The popular show drops plenty of clues but, can you trust them? Walter Berns on religion and the death penalty: Can't have one without the other? The journalist turned journo-lobbyist's bid to be PR czar: The wild career of James "Dow 36,000" Glassman. What Bach owes North Africa: Yo-Yo Ma on looking back at globalization's benefits.
9:00AM
FEB 6 2008
Vote hypocrite
From CJR, the most important thing the U.S military is doing in Iraq is complicated and largely uncovered. Words at war: How slang helps soldiers bond and cope with the frustrations of war. From Ovi, an article on Charles Sanders Peirce and the presuppositions of science. A review of Recognition and Power: Axel Honneth and the Tradition of Critical Social Theory. Why don’t Jews like the Christians who like them? James Q. Wilson wants to know. A review of The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever, ed. Christopher Hitchens (and more). New research suggests Barry Bonds' spirit is alive and well among intellectuals. What's in a name? A name can shape one's persona. From FT, an article on James Wood, a critic of sublime ferocity. A review of The Worldwide Practice of Torture: A Preliminary Report by Robert B. Edgerton. A review of Oath Betrayed: Torture, Medical Complicity, and the War on Terror by Steven Miles. From Vanity Fair, is he tough enough? That’s the question being asked of Barack Obama. An article on Barack Obama, hip-hop candidate. Those who can't, endorse: Losers don't move voters while in the race, so why expect them to now? 16 ways of looking at a female voter: Or what we do and don’t know about gender and politics. Vote hypocrite: In times like these, America needs a politician who isn't afraid to fake it.
