Newsletter 318
[1]Hidden Traces Of A Nazi Past
Links:
1. http://b.rw/loXsEG
Nicholas Stargardt | TLS | 18 May 2011
Martin Davidson has reconstructed his grandfather's life as a dentist — and
Nazi stormtrooper. "However used we are becoming to the extraordinary range
of family histories in 21st century Britain, there has been nothing like
this" [2]Comments
Links:
2. http://thebrowser.com/articles/hidden-traces-nazi-past
[3]Is Bitcoin The Wikileaks Of Monetary Policy?
Links:
3. http://b.rw/m2K08T
Robert Tercek | Launch | 17 May 2011
Bitcoin is a new virtual currency, offering total anonymity. It's a P2P
solution, so it's outside government control. And it's ringing alarm bells
with economists, bankers and politicians alike. But how threatening is it
really? [4]Comments
Links:
4. http://thebrowser.com/articles/bitcoin-wikileaks-monetary-policy
[5]Is A Bad Writing System A Good Thing?
Links:
5. http://b.rw/mGCtJg
Mark Liberman | Language Log | 19 May 2011
English, Japanese, Chinese have worst orthography among major languages.
Which may be useful, if it "creates a meritocracy based on verbal aptitude
and willingness to work hard at difficult and arbitrary socially-prescribed
tasks" [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/bad-orthography-good-thing
[7]Roast Chicken For Two, A Recipe
Links:
7. http://b.rw/ifgB0z
Michael Ruhlman | Slate | 18 May 2011
Step one: Preheat oven. Step two: Wash chicken. Step three: Have sex with
your partner. "And I'm not speaking with tongue in cheek. I'm strongly and
earnestly recommending you make sex part of the routine of cooking". Here's
why [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/roast-chicken-two-recipe
[9]An Honest Blog Post
Links:
9. http://b.rw/jzTZQw
Richard Seddon | Parboiled Comics | 18 May 2011
A story. And a request. "August 11th 2010. That was the day I found out. I'd
been to see my doctor week after week with mouth ulcers. I was repeatedly
told I had an oral infection and that antibiotics would knock it out"
[10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/honest-blog-post
[11]Scenes From China
Links:
11. http://b.rw/msMeZS
Various | Atlantic | 18 May 2011
A tour of China in 48 photographs, shot as we approach 90 years of Communist
rule. Landscapes, cityscapes and portraits from across this vast country
[12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/scenes-china
FiveBooks Interview
[13]Lawrence F Kaplan on US Intervention
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/lawrence-f-kaplan-on-us-intervention
The foreign affairs commentator explains why US presidents have less room to
manoeuvre on foreign policy than they think, and why President Obama has had
to set aside his “minimalist” inclinations
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
@emustich RT @Salon When I fell for a doomsday prophecy [15]bit.ly/lBCZLp
[16]#browsings
Links:
15. http://bit.ly/lBCZLp
16. https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings
Book of the Day
[17]The Second Sex by Simone de Beauvoir
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/second-sex-by-simone-de-beauvoir
[18]Erica Jong says: "The French literary world is incredibly sexist and
here was one of their darlings pointing out how much they discriminate"
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/erica-jong-on-unmissable-books-women-feminism-and-life
Video of the Day
[19]Synesthesia
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/videos/synesthesia
Arguably the best newspaper turkey ever roasted. But do I hear an onion?
Quote of the Day
[20]Scott Adams, on babies
Links:
20. http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/slowing_the_decline_in_your_personal_appeal
"Humans start their lives at the peak of their popularity. You will never
regain the personal appeal you enjoyed as a baby"