Newsletter 293

[1]Latin Lessons
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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
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2. http://thebrowser.com/articles/latin-lessons

[3]It’s Love At First Kill
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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
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6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/one-most-terrifying-rhetoricians-world-has-seen

[7]Violent Injury: Just 'Part Of The Game'?
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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
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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
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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’