Newsletter 378

[5]The War For Catch-22
Links:
5. http://b.rw/oLfyaW

Tracy Daugherty | Vanity Fair | 21 June 2011

On the complex genesis of great anti-war book. Started off as Catch-18.
Proof sent to Evelyn Waugh, who replied: "I am sorry that the book
fascinates you so much. It has many passages quite unsuitable to a lady’s
reading" [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/war-catch-22

[7]How Khan Academy Is Changing The Rules Of Education
Links:
7. http://b.rw/oKfkgZ

Clive Thompson | Wired | 15 July 2011

Story of education website that offers free video tutorials tailored to
students of differing abilities. “We’ve always known that one-on-one is the
best way to learn, but we’ve never been able to figure out how to do it"
[8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/how-khan-academy-changing-rules-education

[9]Realpolitik In A Fantasy World
Links:
9. http://b.rw/oDj703

Alyssa Rosenberg | Foreign Policy | 18 July 2011

George RR Martin's "Ice and Fire" fantasy novels incorporate a highly
sophisticated understanding of real-world foreign policy, albeit with
admixtures of magic and zombies. The underlying theme is sovereignty: Who
rules, and why [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/realpolitik-fantasy-world

[11]In Egypt, Fighting For A $50-A-Month Factory Job
Links:
11. http://b.rw/o9RngK

Tarek El-Tablawy & Marjorie Olster | JD News/AP | 17 July 2011

Factory workers block road to protest over unpaid wages. The result? "'Run
them over. The blood money for each one is 50 pounds ($8).' The engine
revved, once, then a second time. On the third time, the truck lurched
forward" [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/egypt-fighting-50-month-factory-job

[13]America’s First Great Global Warming Debate
Links:
13. http://b.rw/pLRLCv

Joshua Kendall | Smithsonian | 15 July 2011

Arguing about global warming is no new fad. Webster, of dictionary fame,
debated the issue with Jefferson back in 1799. A time when Pliny and Horace
provided "the data to ascertain the ancient climate of Italy with great
precision” [14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/america’s-first-great-global-warming-debate

[15]Star-Crossed
Links:
15. http://b.rw/pSXIOR

James Boxell | FT | 15 July 2011

Michelin red guides can add 30% to starred restaurants' takings. In business
since 1900. Enormous accumulated prestige. But they also lose lots of money.
Can the parent company make them pay, without degrading the brand?
[16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/star-crossed

FiveBooks Interview

[17]Sean Carroll on Cosmology
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/sean-carroll-on-cosmology

The theoretical cosmologist discusses five books about space, time and the
universe that even the science-shy can understand and enjoy [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/sean-carroll-on-cosmology