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[2]Europe's Not-So-Sovereign Debt
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Gavyn Davies | FT Blog | 30 November 2010
Short, clear overview of EU debt crisis. Markets are belatedly pricing in
the obvious fact that individual eurozone countries can't print more money,
so they are more likely to default under pressure of debt
[3]How I Became A Con Artist
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Jason Jellick | Salon | 29 November 2010
Writer describes life of small-time scams, mostly involving abuse of
retailers' return and refund policies. Also adept at getting into gyms
without paying, getting upgraded in hotels. Seedy but addictive
[4]Eurozone Endgame: Four Scenarios
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Peter Boone et al | Baseline Scenario | 28 November 2010
Outcome will be a eurozone with much greater economic and regulatory
integration. But how many countries will be left inside it? Four or five,
perhaps. And with three or more sovereign defaults along the way
[5]Word: The Language Of Hip-Hop
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Kelefa Sanneh | New Yorker | 29 November 2010
Essay on rap lyricism, pegged to Yale's "Anthology of Rap", and Jay-Z's
"Decoded". Distinctive quality of rap: turns words into music. Gradually
getting respect it deserves, critical tools still evolving
[6]Murder! Intrigue! Astronomers!
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John Tierney | NYT | 29 November 2010
Was astronomer Tycho Brahe murdered by his assistant, Nicholas Kepler, who
wanted to get his hands on Brahe's data? Or was the killer King Christian IV
of Denmark, angry that Brahe was romancing his mother?
[7]Inside Boing-Boing
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Rob Walker | Fast Company | 29 November 2010
Tech and lifestyle blog, put together by small bunch of interesting people,
is wildly popular, mildly profitable. Happy that way. Doesn't want to be
Gawker. Lovely long read, especially for Boing-Boing fans
[8]Economists' Grail: A Post-Crash Model
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Mark Whitehouse | WSJ | 30 November 2010
Crisis has shattered many economic models. How to replace them? Soros-backed
foundation funds 27 projects exploring new ways to make forecasts. More
weight given to complexity, irrationality, psychology
[9]Bear: A Meat Worth Trying
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Hank Shaw | Atlantic | 29 November 2010
Why do Americans so rarely eat bear? Plenty of it about. Perhaps because a
bear looks remarkably like a person, when skinned. But give it a try. Meat
tastes "juicy, rich, earthy, and savoury", with a hint of yak
[10]Wikileaks To Spill Corporate Secrets
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Andy Greenberg | Forbes | 29 November 2010
Interview with Julian Assange. Says next big document dump will be internal
archives of a "major American bank". Big stockpile of other corporate
documents. No more secrecy for companies, governments
[11]Tajikistan: Next Jihadi Stronghold
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Ahmed Rashid | NYR Blog | 29 November 2010
Taliban spilling over from Afghanistan into neighbouring Tajikistan, seizing
valleys north of Dushanbe, regaining control of drug trade into Russia,
establishing stronghold for advance deeper into Central Asia
[12]Information Overload, The Early Years
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Ann Blair | Boston Globe | 28 November 2010
Seneca complained he had to much to read, 2,000 years ago. Scholars feared
the deluge of books when Gutenberg modernised printing. Now we complain
about internet overload. But we, too, will adjust
[13]Somali Teen's Path To Jihad
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Sudarsan Raghavan | WP | 27 November 2010
Illuminating, sympathetic portrait of young, radicalised Somali. Grew up
devout Muslim, thrilled by 9/11, joined Islamic militia, became a commander
in al-Shabab. Now says he is anti-terror, but pro-Sharia
Topic: Wikileaks
Interviews with Wikileaks founder Julian Assange. Backgrounders on the
Afghan and Iraq War Diaries... [14]Continue reading...
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[15]Today on FiveBooks: David Lynch on Economic History
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