Newsletter 218
[1]Tigers, Humans, Snails
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Tim Flannery | NYRB | 25 January 2011
Captivating review of two very different books. One about a chronically sick
woman who befriends a snail and finds it full of personality. The other
about a hunter in Siberia in search of a smart, vengeful, man-eating tiger
[2]Interview: Frank Gehry
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2. http://b.rw/h3V0PO
David Sheff | Playboy | 24 January 2011
Interesting throughout. "Artists dismiss me as an architect, so I’m not in
their box, and architects dismiss me as an artist. I don’t know whose box
I’m in, and I don’t really care. In the Renaissance there wasn't a
distinction"
[3]Against Reality-Based Art
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3. http://b.rw/fNYcaL
William Skidelsky | Observer | 23 January 2011
Leading Oscar contenders, King's Speech and Social Network, both tell
true-life stories. Likewise top British novel, Wolf Hall. Why this swing
back towards reality-based art? Is it a loss of confidence in the power of
imagination?
[4]Letter (Not) From Davos
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John Cassidy | New Yorker | 25 January 2011
Cassidy's invitation to Davos got lost in the post this year. So he's free
to grumble about the "deluge of meaningless stories" from journalists who
did get asked. He's right, though. Davos floats its boat on free publicity
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Today's FiveBooks Interview
[6]Daniel H Wilson on =ROBOTICS=
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6. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/daniel-h-wilson-on-robotics
Science fiction or battlefield reality? These days robotic technology is
developing so fast that sci-fi is having a hard time keeping up, says Daniel
H Wilson. But we mustn’t get the idea that robots only play war games
[7]Continue reading…
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7. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/daniel-h-wilson-on-robotics
Topic
[8]Popular Science
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8. http://thebrowser.com/topics/popular-science
Black holes, DIY bio-engineering, aliens and more. Interviews and articles
from many of the biggest names in Science. No prior knowledge necessary
[9]Continue reading…
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Book of the Day
[10]Starship Troopers
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10. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/starship-troopers-by-robert-heinlein
-by Robert A Heinlein -
[11]More recommendations…
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[12]DAMIENJOYCE Songwriters talking about their creative _#songwriting_
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