Newsletter 178
Email not displaying correctly? [1]View it in your browser.
Links:
1. *|ARCHIVE|*
Writing Worth Reading
[2]Torn Apart By Childbirth
Links:
2. http://b.rw/ggqK4r
Joanna Moorhead | Guardian | 10 December 2010
Daunting accounts of suffering caused by obstetric fistulas, a consequence
of difficult childbirth. Not the sort of thing many people find easy to
discuss. Strong piece, even more remarkable comments thread
[3]Elizabeth Edwards
Links:
3. http://b.rw/hDhnNf
Elizabeth Wurtzel | Atlantic | 9 December 2010
Harsh, shrewd obituary. "And so, one political wife passes away, but
somewhere right now, another one is busy being born, because every woman is
sure the glass slipper will finally fit her dainty foot"
[4]Three-Way Split
Links:
4. http://b.rw/dY9mIm
Editorial | Economist | 9 December 2010
Succinct, pessimistic outlook for world economy in 2011. America prints
money, risks bond crash. Europe struggles to save Euro. Emerging markets
grow but overheat. 2010 was easy by comparison
[5]Yes, But
Links:
5. http://b.rw/g4RRnq
William Zinsser | American Scholar | 10 December 2010
A classic. On the clichés of hesitant headlines. "Risks are seen, fears
stoked. Losses are predicted, also delays and obstacles, setbacks and snags.
Questions linger. Misgivings are expressed. Legislators balk"
[6]Eyeless In Cairo
Links:
6. http://b.rw/fYOCRf
Leon Wieseltier | New Republic | 10 December 2010
Should America want democratisation in Egypt, at risk of bringing Muslim
Brotherhood into government? Yes, because trying to prop up Mubarak's regime
only makes it more likely that radicals will take power
[7]Worst Bathroom In New York
Links:
7. http://b.rw/i8tSSs
Elizabeth Dwoskin | NYT | 8 December 2010
Reporter's notebook. Criss-crossing the Bronx in search of New York's most
run-down residential buildings, for a project on derelict landlords. "Let’s
just say this was a hugely depressing assignment"
[8]The Orwellian Present
Links:
8. http://bit.ly/gjtxyn
Anna Raccoon | 6 December 2010
Heartbreaking. Autistic Brit of 20 cared for by father. Father gets flu. Son
goes into hostel for three days. Taps people on shoulder for attention. That
counts as "assault". A year later, he's still locked up
[9]Academics And Net Neutrality
Links:
9. http://b.rw/f3sRr1
Bruce Gottlieb | Atlantic | 9 December 2010
Essay on internet regulation, pegged to Tim Wu's "The Master Switch" which
argues that each wave of disruptive innovation yields a new monopolist.
Answer isn't to break up these monopolies, but to contain them
[10]E-Type Jaguar: The Difference Engine
Links:
10. http://b.rw/hn9sfR
Nick Valery | Economist | 10 December 2010
Fast. Beautiful. The most innovative piece of automotive machinery of its
age. And half the price of anything remotely comparable. A petrol-head's
hymn of praise to the E-Type Jaguar, on its 50th anniversary
[11]State Of Statelessness
Links:
11. http://b.rw/hQqGmt
Henry Farrell | American Interest | 10 December 2010
Political scientist reviews books on anarchism and the state. Interesting
throughout. Nation-states have become too strong to destroy. Anarchists have
lowered their sights, from revolution to agitation
[12]What I Found In North Korea
Links:
12. http://b.rw/fQeb3m
Siegfried Hecker | Foreign Affairs | 9 December 2010
Scientist reports on tour of Yongbyon nuclear complex. "I was stunned by the
sight of 2,000 centrifuges in two cascade halls and an ultramodern control
room". North Korea well equipped to build, export nukes
[13]The Treader
Links:
13. http://b.rw/hWCwo0
Michael Barry | Le Métier | 9 December 2010
Lovely vignette. Pro cyclist recalls building his first bike in his Dad's
shop, aged 11. It started with a twisted frame discarded by a customer. Then
came the tearing around town, the hiding of torn pants from his Mum
[14]
Topic: Stieg Larsson's Sweden
Links:
14. http://b.rw/hfM2CQ
Essays on the Millennium trilogy, the man who wrote it, the country in which
it is set, the murder... [15]Continue reading...
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/topics/stieg-larssons-sweden
[16]Today on FiveBooks: Adam Hart-Davis on Popular Science
Links:
16. http://fivebooks.com
About [17]The Browser: _Editor_, [18]Robert Cottrell; _Managing
Partner_, [19]Al Breach. Please [20]write to us if you would like to make a
comment on the site, or suggest a link.
[21]Unsubscribe *|EMAIL|* from this list | [22]Forward to a friend
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com
18. robert@robertcottrell.com
19. albreach@mac.com
20. robert@robertcottrell.com
21. *|UNSUB|*
22. *|FORWARD|*
*|IF:REWARDS|*
*|REWARDS_TEXT|*
*|END:IF|*