Newsletter 211

19 Jan 2011 • 2 min read

Jeff Ealy | Cheap Talk | 18 January 2011

Very short, very useful blog post, about how to choose the best title for
almost anything, from a bank to an academic paper. Shorter is better. "The
absolute worst thing you can do with your title is to insert a colon into
it"

[2]Horoscoped
Links:
2. http://b.rw/fiNetP

David McCandless | Information Is Beautiful | 19 January 2011

Quantitative analysis of 22,000 horoscopes. Keywords isolated for each sign.
Results combined into generic, master prediction valid for all people at all
times. "Whatever the situation or secret moment, enjoy everything a lot ..."

[3]Vive La Difference
Links:
3. http://b.rw/eLM3wR

Ben Schott | NYT | 18 January 2011

"One Italian, an artist. Two Italians, a concert. Three Italians, defeat".
Historical glossary of national caricatures and stereotypes, sparked by Mark
Twain's claim that the only universal American trait is a taste for iced
water

[4]Afghanistan's Opium Wars
Links:
4. http://b.rw/g6js1k

Robert Draper | National Geographic | 18 January 2011

Awe-inspiring report on history, logistics, sociology of Afghan opium
growing. Eradication failing. A few fields are being destroyed. But
officials are embezzling aid money meant to boost rural economy, help
farmers diversify
[5]View full selection
Links:
5. http://thebrowser.com/best

Today's FiveBooks Interview

[6]Robert Cottrell on =JOURNALISM=
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/robert-cottrell-on-journalism

Newspaper journalism is on its way out, regrets the former foreign
correspondent and Browser co-founder. He chooses four novels that reflect
the golden days and a style guide that is an equally fine work of
imagination [7]Continue reading…
Links:
7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/robert-cottrell-on-journalism

Topic

[8]Islam
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/topics/islam

Islam is the world's fastest growing religion. Some of the world's most
militant groups claim to be acting in the name of Islam, although many of
their victims are Muslim. Read interviews with Islamic experts and delve
into our selection of articles to find out more
[9]Continue reading…
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/topics/islam

Book of the Day

[10]Scoop
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/scoop-by-evelyn-waugh

- by Evelyn Waugh -

_Robert Cottrell says:_ It’s mandatory in any list of books about
journalism. Journalists – and I’m talking here about British journalists of
the Fleet Street era – would pride themselves on their amateurism,
and _Scoop_ shoves that back at them in spades. I mean amateurism in the best
possible sense – encompassing all sorts of virtues, including courage,
grace, learning, ingenuity. But also, not taking yourself too seriously.

_M C Beaton says:_ Before I worked for the _Daily Express_ I
thought _Scoop_ was a marvellous work of fiction. Then I found it wasn’t that
far from the truth. They do make various mistakes like employing the wrong
person.

_Richard Beeston says:_ I think it is the best description of a foreign
correspondent’s career, and I doubt it will ever be bettered. It’s still
very relevant to this rather ridiculous life. When I was covering the early
days of the Congo, a group of us were there, maybe five or six
correspondents, and somebody had a battered copy of Scoop that we passed
around. It just read straight – the life we were living was hardly
exaggerated. [11]More recommendations…
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks

Browsings

[12]northbank_upper The Inequality that matters - Tyler Cowen
[13]bit.ly/e9RfCV #[14]browsings
[15]
More user recommended #browsings…
Links:
12. http://twitter.com/northbank_upper
13. http://bit.ly/e9RfCV
14. http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=#browsings
15. http://thebrowser.com/browsings

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