Newsletter 139


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Writing Worth Reading

[2]Story Of A Generation
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Garry Trudeau | Atlantic | 26 October 2010

Cartoonist charts evolution of Doonesbury from its beginnings at Yale, 40
  years ago, as a strip about B.D., "a knuckleheaded college quarterback who
  presided over a team of talented but infantile subordinates"

[3]Masque Of Africa
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Graeme Wood | Barnes & Noble Review | 26 October 2010

Marvellously warm and wise review of Naipaul's book on Africa—in which
  Africa, as it were, gets off lightly. "It's like finding out that the
  elderly Ezra Pound wrote an epic poem about Jewish bankers"

[4]All Programs Considered
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Bill McKibben | NYRB | 24 October 2010
  Radio is America's second-biggest medium after television. Rich, diverse
  content. So why no critical culture around it? Why don't we discuss content,
  future of radio like we do that of films, books, TV?

[5]Conflict Or Co-operation?
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Richard Betts | Foreign Affairs | 26 October 2010

Useful look back at big three geopolitical visions of past 20 years, from
  Huntington, Fukuyama, and Mearsheimer, and how each has held up. But lame
  conclusion: new vision needed, synthesising best of all three

[6]Do Writers Need Paper?
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Tom Chatfield | Prospect | 23 October 2010

Shift of books towards digital media affect will affect sensibility of
  authors, as well as economics of publishing and writing. Creative rhythm,
  relations with readers will change. So may literary style

[7]Ozzy Osbourne's Genome
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Emily Singer | Technology Review | 25 October 2010

DNA analysis says veteran musician and "medical miracle" is distantly
  related to Stephen Colbert; has strong disposition towards alcoholism and
  hallucinations; and has some Neanderthal in him, but not much

[8]Dawn Of A New Day
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Ray Ozzie | Ray Ozzie's Blog | 25 October 2010

In effect, Ray Ozzie's resignation letter as Microsoft chief software
  architect—though it leaves the reason for his exit a mystery. Full of wisdom
  about computing industry. And Windows boosterism

[9]Topic: Television
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How the industry makes money. How to write scripts, by David Mamet. Viacom's
King Lear... [10]Continue reading...
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[11]Today on FiveBooks: David Bellos on Great French Novels
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