Newsletter 289
[1]Meet Dr. Doom
Links:
1. http://b.rw/eSYDGC
David Marchese | Spin | 11 April 2011
Profile of Bobby Liebling, 57, wild-eyed lead singer of pioneering
heavy-metal band Pentagram. After 40 years of failure—"due to bad luck,
worse timing, and Liebling's being a world-class fuckup"—the world is coming
their way [2]Comments
Links:
2. http://thebrowser.com/articles/meet-dr-doom
[3]Friendly Fight: A Smarter Way To Say 'I'm Angry'
Links:
3. http://b.rw/hy6WRd
Elizabeth Bernstein | WSJ | 16 April 2011
In times of stress, do you button it or lose it? Both approaches have their
flaws. Useful piece on constructive communication of anger in relationships.
The challenge: remembering this article's diagrams in the heat of the moment
[4]Comments
Links:
4. http://thebrowser.com/articles/elizabeth-bernstein-wsj-16th-april-2011
[5]The Science Of Why We Don't Believe Science
Links:
5. http://b.rw/eOBNuD
Chris Mooney | Mother Jones | 18 April 2011
Important, fascinating, article on science denial and how our brains have a
tendency to reject threatening information. "Expecting people to be
convinced by the facts flies in the face of, you know, the facts"
[6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/science-why-we-dont-believe-science
[7]I Escaped From Auschwitz
Links:
7. http://b.rw/hWc8Oq
Homa Khaleeli | Guardian | 11 April 2011
Kazimierz Piechowski, 91, was one of only 144 prisoners to break out of the
death camp. He and three others stole the commandant's car. That was when
the Nazis began tattooing inmates with prison numbers, for easier recapture
[8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/i-escaped-auschwitz
[9]The Rajneeshee Commune
Links:
9. http://b.rw/dHHJ0p
Les Zaitz | The Oregonian | 14 April 2011
Five-part retrospective on "a nearly unbelievable chapter of Oregon
history". Indian guru gathered 2,000 followers on remote ranch, where they
tried to incorporate their own city, plotted murder and terrorism, poisoned
700 people [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/rajneeshee-commune
[11]Meet America's Oldest Minor Leaguer
Links:
11. http://b.rw/hERmcp
Ryan O'Hanlon | Good Men Project | 19 April 2011
The minors are a proving ground for young men on the way to the big leagues;
or a temporary spot for established players to re-hone skills, come back
from injury. But for Andy Tracy, 37, married for 10 years, two kids, it's
home [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/meet-americas-oldest-minor-leaguer
FiveBooks Interview
[13]Robert Lane Greene on Language and the Mind
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/robert-lane-greene-on-language-and-mind
_Economist_ correspondent and author discusses "grammar grouches",
linguistic evolution, and why the world looks different in other languages
Featured Topic
[14]Film
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/topics/film
What do film directors read? Is screenwriting literature? What are the best
Indian films? Is there fame in film subtitling? Our experts and editors have
the answers. For the film buff who browses ...
Reader Recommendations
_@PaulGoodbrand_ Steven Baxter on character of debate on UK voting reform in
the Staggers blog [15]tinyurl.com/3eyp9o6 [16]#browsings
Links:
15. http://www.newstatesman.com/blogs/steven-baxter/2011/04/race-understand-match-vote
16. https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings
Book of the Day
[17]The Diaries of Evelyn Waugh
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/diaries-evelyn-waugh-by-michael-davie-editor
[18]Timothy Garton Ash says: “A lot of it is about the absolutely amazing
quantities that he drank. It’s full of hugely politically incorrect and
almost self-parodic episodes but it’s also brilliant at catching the moment
that life is turned into art.”
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/timothy-garton-ash-on-history-present
Video of the Day
[19]State Of The Internet
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/videos/state-internet
A post-modern power-point. To tell you that it's big, and getting bigger. In
case you hadn't noticed.
Quote of the Day
[20]Bruce Chatwin, on Russia
Links:
20. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/books/review/Mallon-t.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
"Most traditional Russian hospitality is a deep-seated desire to see
foreigners drunk"