Newsletter 33


Hic sunt camelopardus: this historical edition of The Browser is presented for archaeological purposes; links and formatting may be broken.

Email not displaying correctly? [1]View it in your browser.
[2]I Think You're Fat
A.J. Jacobs | Esquire | 24 June 2010
What would happen if we stopped lying, for fear of hurting others' feelings,
and just told the truth? Virginia-based psychotherapist says do just that.
Magazine reporter gives it a try
[3]Sonallah Ibrahim's Act Of Reckoning
Ursula Lindsey | The National | 24 June 2010
Sympathetic profile of great Egyptian writer, chronicler of his country's
malaise. His latest novel a melancholy, masterful, very adult investigation
of his past
[4]Guilt Trip
John McWhorter | New Republic | 24 June 2010
Studious black pupils mocked by peers for "acting white". Drags down
performance, widens black-white scholastic gap. Originates in 1960s
desegregation, needs to be corrected
[5]Letters Of Pliny The Younger
Michael Dirda | Barnes & Noble Review | 24 June 2010
Charming essay on Roman life in first century AD, including eruption of
Vesuvius. Pliny's letters spiced with tales of haunted houses, Vestal
virgins, "strange cultists known as Christians"
[6]Veiled Truths
Marc Lynch | Foreign Affairs | July 2010
Essay on political Islam and West, centred on Tariq Ramadan and his
pragmatic challenge to fundamentalism. Long piece, slow to build, quite hard
work, but well worth effort
[7]Does Surveillance Make Us Morally Better?
Emrys Westacott | Philosophy Now | 24 June 2010
More CCTV makes it more likely that transgressions will be detected,
punished. People will form rule-abiding habits. But does this conditioning
stunt our growth as moral individuals?
 Links:
   1. *|ARCHIVE|*
   2. http://b.rw/dnTEGO
   3. http://b.rw/9iTlFu
   4. http://b.rw/bT41cz
   5. http://b.rw/bvAPwb
   6. http://b.rw/a76NEj
   7. http://b.rw/ayWcnr

[8]ON OUR SISTER SITE, FIVEBOOKS.COM: This week's theme—China
 Links:
   8. http://fivebooks.com

About [9]The Browser: _Editor_, [10]Robert Cottrell; _Managing
Partner_, [11]Al Breach. Please [12]write to us if you would like to make a
comment on the site, or suggest a link.
[13]Unsubscribe *|EMAIL|* from this list | [14]Forward to a friend
 Links:
   9. http://thebrowser.com
   10. robert@robertcottrell.com
   11. albreach@mac.com
   12. robert@robertcottrell.com
   13. *|UNSUB|*
   14. *|FORWARD|*

*|IF:REWARDS|*
*|REWARDS_TEXT|*
*|END:IF|*

Join 150,000+ curious readers who grow with us every day

No spam. No nonsense. Unsubscribe anytime.

Great! Check your inbox and click the link to confirm your subscription
Please enter a valid email address!
You've successfully subscribed to The Browser
Welcome back! You've successfully signed in
Could not sign in! Login link expired. Click here to retry
Cookies must be enabled in your browser to sign in
search