Newsletter 328

[1]Won't Get Fooled Again
Links:
1. http://b.rw/ln9UVR

Simon Garfield | Intelligent Life | 29 May 2011

Pete Townshend, mid-way through his memoirs, 66, half-deaf, reflects on life
and music. And on Keith Richards's memoirs. "It’s sad that we will only
remember Keith’s book because of what he said about the size of Mick’s
genitals" [2]Comments
Links:
2. http://thebrowser.com/articles/wont-get-fooled-again-0

[3]Why I’m Putting All My Savings Into Bitcoin
Links:
3. http://b.rw/lINjAx

Rick Falkvinge | Falkvinge | 29 May 2011

Would you risk investing all your life savings in a new, unproven online
virtual currency? Well, Rick Falkvinge is doing just that. Despite the
numerous risks, he believes this might be the investment of the century.
Here's why [4]Comments
Links:
4. http://thebrowser.com/articles/why-i’m-putting-all-my-savings-bitcoin

[5]He Killed Edwin Pratt
Links:
5. http://b.rw/kZjveZ

Rick Anderson | Seattle Weekly | 25 May 2011

Civil rights campaigner Ed Pratt was shot dead on the porch of his house in
Seattle on a snowy January night in 1969. His work had brought him enemies,
both black and white. Has Seattle's coldest murder case finally been solved?
[6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/he-killed-edwin-pratt

[7]How Do CEOs Spend Their Time?
Links:
7. http://b.rw/m6NfID

Oriana Bandiera et al | Vox | 28 May 2011

Surprise, surprise. They're mostly in meetings. Spend 85% of time "with
other people". But are those people colleagues or outsiders? Face time with
colleagues benefits mainly the company. Face time with outsiders benefits
CEOs [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/how-do-ceos-spend-their-time

[9]Drugged And Duped
Links:
9. http://b.rw/mfNI0T

David Gambacorta | Philly | 19 May 2011

TV weatherman says East Europeans drugged him and maxed out his credit card
in Miami Beach. "I woke up in a taxi. My shirt was stained with red wine,
and I had this huge painting of a woman's head". AmEx wants him to repay
$43,000 [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/drugged-and-duped

[11]The Professor And The Pornographer
Links:
11. http://b.rw/lhpMgL

David Eisenbach | Chronicle Review | 29 May 2011

"Hello, David, it's Larry Flynt. I saw your show on the History Channel. I
have a business proposition. I want to write a book with you about the sex
lives of the presidents. Think it over, and let's talk some more over
dinner" [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/professor-and-pornographer

FiveBooks Interview

[13]Hugo Vickers on Royal Biographies
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/hugo-vickers-on-royal-biographies

Hugo Vickers talks about what makes a good royal biography, and how he
helped Helena Bonham Carter prepare for her film role as the Queen Mother