Newsletter 308
[1]The Lazarus File
Links:
1. http://b.rw/lOmfwE
Matthew McGough | Atlantic | 9 May 2011
In 1986, a nurse was murdered in LA. There were no suspects. More than 20
years later, advances in forensic science persuaded police to re-examine the
case. When they did, they found themselves facing a most unlikely murder
suspect [2]Comments
Links:
2. http://thebrowser.com/articles/lazarus-file
[3]Here Be Monsters
Links:
3. http://b.rw/l72few
Michael Finkel | GQ | 9 May 2011
Epic tale of three boys found in a dinghy in the middle of the Pacific.
"They had no food, no water, no clothing, no fishing gear, no life vests,
and no first-aid kit. They were close to death. They had been missing for 51
days" [4]Comments
Links:
4. http://thebrowser.com/articles/here-be-monsters
[5]Bin Laden's Poisonous Ideology Began To Wither On 9/11
Links:
5. http://b.rw/lkurKL
Peter Bergen | New America Foundation | 9 May 2011
Superb political post-mortem on Bin Laden. Read the whole thing, but in
brief: 9/11 ultimately counterproductive for Al-Qaeda. Its strategy proved
faulty, ideology unpopular. In the Arab uprisings, AQ and jihadism are
nowhere [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/bin-ladens-poisonous-ideology-began-wither-911
[7]The Coming Euro Crack-Up
Links:
7. http://b.rw/l3dJX6
Irwin Stelzer | Weekly Standard | 9 May 2011
"The European project won’t go quietly into the night. But it might go
noisily into the ashcan of history if the Germans decide they can't convert
the Greeks into hard-working, tax-paying euro-citizens worthy of continuing
handouts" [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/coming-euro-crack
[9]Next 10 Years Will Be Great For Both Founders And VCs
Links:
9. http://b.rw/mKjLn7
William Quigley | Techcrunch | 8 May 2011
Leading VC's historical analysis of tech stocks shows most money made by
public shareholders. But in future "so-called easy money will be earned
before a company goes public. This is a radical shift from earlier
technology cycles" [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/next-10-years-will-be-great-both-founders-and-vcs
[11]How An Italian Pilot Began The Air War Era
Links:
11. http://b.rw/kM27qf
Alan Johnston | BBC | 10 May 2011
In Libya, almost exactly a century ago, a young Italian pilot carried out
the first ever air raid. His extraordinary letters home begin: "Today two
boxes of bombs arrived. We are expected to throw them from our planes"
[12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/how-italian-pilot-began-air-war-era
FiveBooks Interview
[13]David Soskin on the Internet
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/david-soskin-on-internet
The co-founder and former chief executive of the website Cheapflights tells
us what (not) to do to succeed online, and how to learn from Google and
Facebook
Featured Topic
[14]Mind And Brain
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/topics/mind
Everything you wanted - or didn't want - to know about your mind. From how
many friends your brain can cope with, to experts discussing consciousness
and mental illness
Reader Recommendations
@[15]janetprensky Inspiring @[16]BostonGlobe story on the Cummings - they r
the Anti-Trumps and the Anti-Madoffs. Bravo!
[17]tinyurl.com/6439jkt #[18]browsings
Links:
15. http://twitter.com/janetprensky
16. http://twitter.com/BostonGlobe
17. http://tinyurl.com/6439jkt
18. http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=#browsings
Book of the Day
[19]On Black Sisters Street by Chika Unigwe
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/black-sisters-street-by
[20]Ellah Allfrey says: "Four African prostitutes, sharing a house in
Antwerp, tell the often harrowing stories of their lives"
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ellah-allfrey-on-diaspora
Video of the Day
[21]Meltdown
Links:
21. http://thebrowser.com/videos/meltdown
It's like "Toy Story". With food. Inside the fridge. Leftovers battle for
their lives
Quote of the Day
[22]Edwin Heathcote, on Dubai
Links:
22. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/dd9bba18-769c-11e0-bd5d-00144feabdc0.html#axzz1LpkdgTGh
"It has spent its history announcing its arrival but hasn’t a clue what to
do when it gets there"