Newsletter 190

[1]Time, Gentlemen
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1. http://b.rw/fYAXII

Anonymous | Economist | 16 December 2010

Decline of the English pub. Three go out of business every day. Hit by
smoking ban, cheap supermarket drink, recession. Those that survive ruined
by big brewers, who want "high-volume vertical drinking", not cosy places to
linger

[2]Where Do We Go From Here?
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2. http://b.rw/ei0Wls

Paul Krugman & Robin Wells | NYRB | 24 December 2010

Brutal attack on Obama. He suckered Democrats by promising a strong
progressive agenda. Once in power, surrendered to hesitation, compromise. To
recover, Democrats need to fight not only the Republicans, but their own
president

[3]Vandals In Retreat
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3. http://b.rw/i8ED1o

Theodore Dalrymple | City Journal | 23 December 2010

Angry essay on post-war redevelopment of British cities. Modernist planners
of 1960s "produced a visual hell". Since then, standard of new architecture
has much improved, standard of public behaviour has much declined

[4]Philosophical Sweep
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4. http://b.rw/eWl2wa

James Ryerson | Slate | 21 December 2010

To understand the fiction of David Foster Wallace, it helps to understand
Wittgenstein. Wallace was going to be an academic philosopher, until
depression turned him towards writing. Philosophical substructure underpins
novels
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5. http://thebrowser.com/best

Today's FiveBooks Interview

[6]Jack Zipes on =FAIRY TALES=
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jack-zipes-on-fairy-tales

Fairy tales are as relevant today as ever, says Professor Jack Zipes. They
are a means of communicating about serious problems such as rape (_Red
Riding Hood_) and abandonment of children (_Hansel and Gretel_). [7]Continue
reading…
Links:
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jack-zipes-on-fairy-tales

Topic

[8]Relationships
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/topics/relationships

Everything you always wanted to know (but were afraid to ask), includes
interviews with psychology and relationship experts from Mira Kirshenbaum to
Kate Figes and articles that cover the myriad of human complexities
[9]Continue reading…
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/topics/relationships

Book of the Day

[10]Journey of the Magi: Meanings in History of a Christian Story
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/journey-magi-meanings-history-christian-story-by-richard-trexler

-by Richard Trexler -
The Magi story, the story of the wise men, is probably one of the best
examples of places where people have read into the Bible all sorts of
beliefs that are not exactly there. For example, the idea that there are
three of them, Matthew’s Gospel never says that. What Richard Trexler’s book
is doing is, firstly, exploring how this interpretation began in early
Christianity, how these details start getting added in one by one.

[11]More recommendations…
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks

Browsings

[12]polit2k People, we're in deep trouble - Fox News -
Salon.com [13]t.co/GSXjZaK #browsings
[14]
More user recommended #browsings…
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12. http://twitter.com/polit2k
13. http://t.co/GSXjZaK
14. http://thebrowser.com/browsings

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