Newsletter 293
[1]Latin Lessons
Links:
1. http://b.rw/emiUzK
Anonymous | Economist | 20 April 2011
New question for Europe is how, not whether, Greece defaults on debt.
Germans keen to cite Uruguay's example of re-scheduled bond terms. But this
is unlikely to be enough; like Mexico, a Brady-style plan needed to cut debt
in half [2]Comments
Links:
2. http://thebrowser.com/articles/latin-lessons
[3]It’s Love At First Kill
Links:
3. http://b.rw/ecNUTD
Stephanie Rosenbloom | NYT | 22 April 2011
Welcome to a new dating frontier - the extraordinary world of multiplayer
online games. World Of Warcraft has 12 million players - many on the look
out for a sexy avatar with whom to kill imaginary creatures. And then
discover love [4]Comments
Links:
4. http://thebrowser.com/articles/it’s-love-first-kill
[5]One Of The Most Terrifying Rhetoricians The World Has Seen
Links:
5. http://b.rw/evZOpc
Martin Amis | Observer | 24 April 2011
Much to savour and enjoy in this appreciation of Christopher Hitchens by a
long-standing friend. In debate, Amis would back him against Cicero. But
it's the anecdotes recalling his spontaneous ripostes that bring this piece
alive [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/one-most-terrifying-rhetoricians-world-has-seen
[7]Violent Injury: Just 'Part Of The Game'?
Links:
7. http://b.rw/gBpGZN
Rebecca Leeks | Overland | 21 April 2011
On the dangers of head injuries in sport, this time from Australia where
"big hits" are part of the lifeblood of Aussie rules football and the two
rugby codes. Rule changes show growing awareness, but look ineffectual so
far [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/violent-injury-just-part-game
[9]Bad Credit
Links:
9. http://b.rw/eqMEHO
Kai Wright | The Nation | 8 April 2011
Investigation into modern day shylocks. Payday lending is a $30 billion
industry in the US; despite attempts at regulation, lenders still manage to
fleece desperate customers with suspect loan terms and spiralling interest
rates [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/bad-credit
[11]The Necessity Of Leaderless Revolutions
Links:
11. http://b.rw/gIEGeZ
Carne Ross | carneross.com | 23 April 2011
Arab uprisings have been succeeding because of, not despite, their lack of
leaders. It's what makes them difficult to counter. A good thing too,
because revolutionary leaders tend to make autocratic rulers once in power
[12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/necessity-leaderless-revolutions
FiveBooks Interview
[13]Ian McEwan on Books That Have Helped Shape His Novels
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ian-mcewan-on-five-books-have-influenced-my-novels
Novelist Ian McEwan talks about the books that have helped shape his own –
from the biography of a scientific genius to a treatise on the end of time
– and the importance of finding ‘mental freedom’
Featured Topic
[14]American Conservatism
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/topics/american-conservatism
Bemused by the recent emergence of the Tea Party and radical politics in the
US? Read on to get a truly comprehensive overview of American Conservatism
Reader Recommendations
@nuzav Letters: ‘My Finest Hour as an Investor’ – [15]nyti.ms/e3fQ0T
#Browsings
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15. http://nyti.ms/e3fQ0T
Book of the Day
[16]Secrets of the Temple by William Greider
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/secrets-temple-by-william-greider
[17]David Lynch says: “This book was the first popular look behind the
curtain of the Fed, this very secretive institution”
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/david-j-lynch-on-economic-history
Video of the Day
[18]Welcome To Trove
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/videos/welcome-trove
Washington Post introduces introduces personalised news site, with some help
from Next Media of Taiwan
Quote of the Day
[19]Geoffrey Pullum, on The Guardian
Links:
19. http://languagelog.ldc.upenn.edu/nll/?p=3001
"The opinion section of _The Guardian_ is blessed with the name 'Comment
Is Free', and sometimes what they publish is worth every penny of that"