Newsletter 366
[5]What The Papers Won’t Say
Links:
5. http://b.rw/qLBRW7
Peter Oborne | Spectator | 6 July 2011
On Britain's phone-hacking scandal. Obviously, News of the World and News
International are to blame. But so are politicians of both sides, for being
frightened of Rupert Murdoch. And other newspapers, for keeping quiet about
it [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/what-papers-won’t-say
[7]Google+ is Awesome. Facebook Maimed, Twitter Mortally Wounded?
Links:
7. http://b.rw/nsB0oH
Keith Kleiner | Singularity Hub | 6 July 2011
Could Google finally have got a social product right? Offering best bits of
Facebook and Twitter but with privacy and groups handled correctly, Google+
is causing a stir. No apps yet but users seem keen and are joining in droves
[8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/google-awesome-facebook-maimed-twitter-mortally-wounded
[9]Assimilation's Failure, Terrorism's Rise
Links:
9. http://b.rw/nl3J9f
Kenan Malik | NYT | 6 July 2011
Immigration has been a boon to Western Europe but policies designed to
manage it have been a disaster. "The challenge is how to reject
multiculturalism as a political policy while embracing the diversity that
immigration brings" [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/assimilations-failure-terrorisms-rise
[11]When Sweden Rules The World
Links:
11. http://b.rw/qRgvfs
PatrickG | Creative Social Blog | 15 June 2011
"Sweden, this anomalous oblong nation of 9 million, wedged as comfortably as
an axe into Europe’s forehead, has enriched the world with a wildly
disproportionate number of creations. Some nutty, some mythical, some not
even Swedish" [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/when-sweden-rules-world
[13]No Longer Running From Her Past
Links:
13. http://b.rw/qUJT5p
Eric Adelson | ThePostGame | 6 July 2011
Inspiring story of Kellie Wells, child abuse victim, champion athlete.
She'll compete in the London Olympics next year as one of America's top
medal hopes in the hurdles. But even being there is a triumph against
remarkable odds [14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/americas-newest-track-superstar-no-longer-running-her-past
[15]Grill It Good
Links:
15. http://b.rw/nbZeAf
Lysandra Ohrstrom | Intelligent Life | 1 July 2011
Like food? Need to take some exercise but can't face the effort? We might
have just the sport for you. Competitive barbecue. All you'll need is a
grill, a trailer and a suitable team name. Something like “Too Bad You're My
Cousin" [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/grill-it-good
FiveBooks Interview
[17]Jim Shepard on Short Stories
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jim-shepard-on-short-stories
The American writer shares his favourite collections, and tells us why short
stories are like guerrilla warfare and perfect for the Twitter generation
[18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jim-shepard-on-short-stories
Featured Topic
[19]Russia and the FSU
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/topics/russia
From the war in Chechnya to the murky depths of the KGB archive. Everything
you need to know (well, nearly everything) about Russia's past and present
[20]Read on
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/topics/russia
Reader Recommendations
@[21]polit2k: The Chinese Black Swan | The Big Picture
- [22]goo.gl/fhyk7#[23]browsings [24]More like this
Links:
21. http://twitter.com/polit2k
22. http://goo.gl/fhyk7
23. http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=#browsings
24. http://thebrowser.com/browsings
Book of the Day
[25]Book of the Day
Links:
25. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/arabian-nights-by-malcolm-c-lyons-translator-and-robert-irwin-editor
[26]The Arabian Nights by Malcolm C Lyons (translator) and Robert Irwin
(editor)
Links:
26. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/arabian-nights-by-malcolm-c-lyons-translator-and-robert-irwin-editor
[27]Issandr El Amrani says: "This translation is really significant. It is a
beautiful edition of one of my favourite books" [28]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
27. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/issandr-el-amrani-on-understanding-arab-world
28. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks/archive
Video of the Day
[29]The Aurora Borealis
Links:
29. http://thebrowser.com/videos/aurora-borealis
Physicist explains how particles from deep inside the sun create the
Northern Lights. Stunning end
[30]More videos
Links:
30. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Day
[31]Michael Drake, on scepticism
Links:
31. http://www.strangedoctrines.com/2011/07/socratic-metaskepticism.html
"All I know is that I know nothing. And I'm not even sure about that"
[32]More quotes
Links:
32. http://thebrowser.com/quotations