Newsletter 358

29 Jun 2011 • 3 min read

[5]The Spam Factory's Dirty Secret
Links:
5. http://b.rw/mvGmak

Ted Genoways | Mother Jones | 27 June 2011

On the "brain machine". One pig head every three seconds. Each blasted with
a high-pressure hose. Brains out. Pink slurry. Working in a mist of gore and
grease. Disgusting job. And, as it turns out, highly dangerous [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/spam-factorys-dirty-secret

[7]When Children Die, Justice Can Be Elusive
Links:
7. http://b.rw/l3fGCB

AC Thompson et al | ProPublica | 28 June 2011

Ernie Lopez is 11 years into a 60-year prison term. But growing body of
evidence suggests the forensic pathologist at his trial got it wrong, and
Lopez wasn't responsible for tragic death of the child in his care
[8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/when-children-die-justice-can-be-elusive

[9]The Truth Behind America’s Taliban Talks
Links:
9. http://b.rw/kL985s

Ahmed Rashid | FT | 29 June 2011

Exclusive on modalities of American talks with Taliban about Afghan
withdrawal. Three rounds since November 2010, fourth round likely in
December 2011. Germans doing most of the mediating and hosting. Karzai knows
and approves [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/truth-behind-america’s-taliban-talks

[11]Transitions
Links:
11. http://b.rw/mB4vLE

Eliza Gray | New Republic | 28 June 2011

Transgender people are some of the least protected, most persecuted
individuals in the United States. An investigation, framed around the
difficult, ultimately uplifting life story of Caroline Temmermand
[12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/transitions

[13]In the Evening
Links:
13. http://b.rw/jLAeIj

Chuck Klosterman | Grantland | 23 June 2011

Second-by-second dissection of one song from Led Zeppelin's farewell
performance at Knebworth in 1979. If you love Led Zeppelin, this piece will
be the highlight of your week. If not—then, stranger, pass by on the other
side [14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/evening

[15]My Hero: Norman Stone
Links:
15. http://b.rw/kEgAPi

Toby Ash | Dabbler | 28 June 2011

Former student recalls "tutorials" with maverick, polymath historian. Met
for lunch. "Four hours later I was in his sitting room, whisky in hand,
listening to Schubert at a deafening volume and having jokes shouted to me
in Russian" [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/my-hero-norman-stone

FiveBooks Interview

[17]Daniel Headrick on Technology and Nature
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/daniel-headrick-on-technology-and-nature

The historian explains how the power of technology has affected man’s
relationship with the rest of nature, and tells us what determines why some
civilisations succeed and others fail [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/daniel-headrick-on-technology-and-nature

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