online archive
5:00PM
JUN 11 2008
When bankers went bonkers
Go start anew: Over three decades have passed since the heyday of radical politics and the counterculture, yet the conflicts and moral contradictions of the time animate four recent novels by writers too young to remember those events firsthand. When bankers went bonkers: A review of The New Paradigm for Financial Markets: the Credit Crisis of 2008 and What It Means by George Soros. All together now? James Surowiecki on how corporate marriages rarely end in bliss. The Foodie Election: What you can learn from a candidate’s choice of food. Here's a complete listing of vice-presidential coverage from TNR. Haters without a cause: What do the Hillary bashers do now? If the presumed Democratic nominee is elected, he could change the equation for liberal advocacy groups. A review of Political Hypocrisy: The Mask of Power from Hobbes to Orwell and Beyond by David Runciman. A review of Amartya Sen's The Argumentative Indian, Thomas Friedman's The World Is Flat 3.0 and Martha Nussbaum's The Clash Within. Flag Etiquette 101: With the help of a few etiquette experts, the American flag is fighting back. A review of The Biology of Human Longevity: Inflammation, Nutrition, and Aging in the Evolution of Lifespans by Caleb Finch. Joke-tellers found courage in a form of rebellion: An excerpt from Hammer & Tickle: The Communist Joke Book by Ben White.
1:00PM
JUN 11 2008
The style that will not die
From Cato Unbound, a debate on The Future of Copyright. From The American Interest, an article on the re-segregation of rock & roll. The Great Seduction: The most rampant decadence today is financial decadence, the trampling of decent norms about how to use and harness money. It is one of the most controversial issues in the art world today: Should museums disperse their collections and return antiquities to their original sites? Fight for art’s sake: The sea changes happening in the art scenario have never been much spoken about — how far apart are ideals from the actual causes? The lure of the curve from 1730 to today: Rococo is the style that will not die. Let the just times roll! A pause to appreciate the marvelousness of a black presidential nominee. A liberal like no other: An article on understanding Obama's bipartisan appeal. Ten reasons to worry about Obama's chances in November. Who's better (pant)suited for the White House, Michelle Obama or Cindy McCain? An article on Carol McCain, the wife John McCain callously left behind. A look at why adultery can help save a marriage. From The New Yorker, a special section on faith and doubt; and Louis Menand reviews Ezra Pound: Poet: A Portrait of the Man and His Work by David Moody. Andreas Hultkrans reviews I Have Fun Everywhere I Go by Mike Edison.
9:00AM
JUN 11 2008
Cheer up world
From Harper's, an article on the calling of politics: Max Weber was a creature of his times, but he has remarkably much to say to us today. From CT, an article on how to pick a president — and why virtue trumps policy. William Galston on how Big Government got its groove back. ICED, ICED Baby: Using the internet to advocate for a borderless world. An article on Edward Albee at 80: Still a "young troublemaker". Katherine Hill reviews Happy Trails to You by Julie Hecht. Unbound: Publishers worry as new technologies transform their industry. A review of How to Be Useful: A Beginner's Guide to Not Hating Work by Megan Hustad. Yes, Dear, tonight again: Two married couples try to refresh their marriages with sex every night. Exponential technologies: Cheer up world—We are on the verge of great things. A review of The Unthinkable: Who Survives When Disaster Strikes—and Why by Amanda Ripley. From The New York Times Magazine, a special issue on The Next City. The meaning of the butterfly: Why pop culture loves the "butterfly effect" — and gets it totally wrong. The case against the sovereign self: Alan Wolfe reviews Sovereignty: God, State, and Self by Jean Elshtain. Jesus made me puke: Matt Taibbi goes undercover with the Christian Right. A lesson in hai culture: What can linguists learn from cat-loving bloggers? Quite a lot, actually.
