Newsletter 361

[5]Magicland
Links:
5. http://b.rw/km1ERF

Laurie Winer | LA Review of Books | 1 July 2011

Only two-and-a-half years but what a ride. Glenn Beck has broadcast his last
Fox show. If you're not continuing the fun via his website at least enjoy
this profile of the weeping TV star who found sobriety and Mormonism
[6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/magicland

[7]Transocean: No Apologies Over Gulf Oil Spill
Links:
7. http://b.rw/jr6tCA

Paul Barrett | Businessweek | 30 June 2011

Transocean is the world's largest offshore oil driller. But still dwarfed by
BP. Accepting even a portion of the blame for Deepwater Horizon could crush
it. So its strategy is to offer nothing, reject all blame. So far, it's
working [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/transocean-no-apologies-over-gulf-oil-spill

[9]Sound And Fury
Links:
9. http://b.rw/kw56ZN

Clemency Burton-Hill | FT | 1 July 2011

Interview with Daniel Barenboim. Lots about the Middle East. Quite a lot
about music. But it's the details that make it live. He has a grand piano in
his suite at Claridges. He drinks red wine at noon. He shops at Emporio
Armani [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/sound-and-fury

[11]On The Matter Of Empathy
Links:
11. http://b.rw/jgEZMA

Rachel Cohen-Rottenberg | Thinking Person's Guide To Autism | 1 July 2011

"It’s an oft-repeated and erroneous stereotype that autistic people lack
empathy. This myth can have a devastating impact. It’s one of the main
reasons that so many autistic people remain in the closet" [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/matter-empathy

[13]Diplomacy 2.0 And The Expanding World Order
Links:
13. http://b.rw/j2W81g

Mathieu Labrèche | Toronto Review Of International Affairs | 30 June 2011

Fascinating interview with former British diplomat Carne Ross. On the nature
and practice of diplomacy today, how secretive governments are failing to
learn the lessons of Wikileaks, and why more leaks are inevitable
[14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/diplomacy-20-and-expanding-world-order

[15]While My Son Serves
Links:
15. http://b.rw/lRMj8s

Dave Shiflett | WSJ | 2 July 2011

Father describes family life with a son on active service. "What often isn't
said is that, despite the definite downsides to military deployment, it has
a strange knack for bringing people together and even making life better"
[16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/while-my-son-serves

FiveBooks Interview

[17]Hari Kunzru on the American Desert
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/hari-kunzru-on-mojave-desert

The novelist explains his fascination with the Mojave desert – a mysterious,
forgotten place full of secret military sites where the silence feels like a
physical weight on one’s ears [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/hari-kunzru-on-mojave-desert