Newsletter 321

[1]Services Pending
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1. http://b.rw/lCseQG

Susan McCarty | Utne/Iowa Review | 20 May 2011

Diary of a regional newspaper obituarist. "Most people in Iowa die of old
age, natural causes. The general exception to this is that everyone knows at
least one person who has been killed in a brutal farm machinery accident"
[2]Comments
Links:
2. http://thebrowser.com/articles/services-pending

[3]Economics Of Unhappiness
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3. http://b.rw/iUWiDo

John Quiggin | Chronicle Review | 22 May 2011

Philosophy tells us to be happy with what we have. Economics tells us that
we always want more. Psychology tells us that we aren't any happier even
when we have more. So how can we set about constructing a happier society?
[4]Comments
Links:
4. http://thebrowser.com/articles/economics-unhappiness

[5]Storm Over Syria
Links:
5. http://b.rw/j4DR9T

Malise Ruthven | NYRB | 20 May 2011

"How did Syria come to this pass? The regime’s ruthless attachment to power
lies in a complex web of tribal loyalties and networks of patronage
underpinned by a uniquely powerful religious bond." Excellent historical
backgrounder [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/storm-over-syria

[7]What Should Apple Buy With Its Billions? A Carrier
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7. http://b.rw/lZvayG

Matthew Panzarino | The Next Web | 22 May 2011

Apple sits on a cash pile of $77bn. Maybe it's time to invest in a carrier.
One that could offer unlimited data contracts from as little as $35 a month.
Any candidates? Sprint's 4G Clearwire could be an option [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/what-should-apple-buy-its-billions-carrier

[9]The Elephant In The Green Room
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9. http://b.rw/k7doE3

Gabriel Sherman | New York | 22 May 2011

Behind-the-scenes feature on TV executive, Roger Ailes, key figure in the
rise of Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin. "He knew there were a couple million
conservatives who were a potential audience, and he built Fox to reach them"
[10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/elephant-green-room

[11]Speaking The Unspeakable
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11. http://b.rw/jKTF0q

Jenny Diski | NYT | 20 May 2011

"It is a word that belongs colloquially to my anatomy if I choose, but that
has been so appropriated by misogyny and prudery that I am supposed to be
horrified and distressed when it is used, as misogyny and prudery would
require" [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/speaking-unspeakable

FiveBooks Interview

[13]Jason Zweig on Personal Finance
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jason-zweig-on-personal-finance

The _Wall Street Journal_ personal finance columnist explains why there's
truth in the old adage that investors get the returns they deserve, and
suggests how savers can avoid being taken for a ride