Newsletter 407

[1]The Browser
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com

[5]"A Violent Convulsion Of Kids On Holiday From High School"
Links:
5. http://b.rw/qBzD3x

Siôn Simon | Newsweek | 14 August 2011

Read this first person account of the tragedy in Birmingham for a reality
check. "My city is not usually like this. It is a good place. The different
ethnic groups live mixed in. The great majority of the time, we live in
peace" [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/violent-convulsion-kids-holiday-high-school

[7]The Scent Of A Woman
Links:
7. http://b.rw/nAj6h8

Randi Hutter Epstein | Slate | 18 August 2011

The idea that our body odours are "chemically charged mating signals" is so
accepted "you would think that all you need is one good sweat to lure your
guy". Pheromones may work for insects but there's no proof mammals even have
them [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/scent-woman

[9]South China Sea: Future Conflict
Links:
9. http://b.rw/mQ9Xgb

Robert Kaplan | Foreign Policy | 18 August 2011

Great confrontations of 21C will be played out on the South China Sea. China
wants to gain control of shipping lanes, secure natural resources, settle
territorial disputes, push back US influence, show who's the new regional
boss [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/south-china-sea-future-conflict

[11]Hans Litten: The Man Who Annoyed Adolf Hitler
Links:
11. http://b.rw/pjEL5I

Jon Kelly | BBC | 19 August 2011

In 1931, a young Jewish lawyer had Adolf Hitler in the witness box. Over
three hours of intelligent, persistent questioning he dismantled Hitler's
claims about the Nazi party. Hitler never forgot. But what happened to
Litten? [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/hans-litten-man-who-annoyed-adolf-hitler

[13]Minority Report
Links:
13. http://b.rw/owXm1f

Mike Butcher | TechCrunch | 12 August 2011

It's hard to understand the riots of the last week. People like myself have
tried to understand it via the proliferation of quasi-private messaging on
mobile phones like the Blackberry. I guess I became obsessed with the riots
[14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/minority-report

[15]Florida's Friendly Manatees
Links:
15. http://b.rw/nVSNfc

Alexander Mustard | Telegraph | 16 August 2011

Ok, we're biased on this one. But who can resist? "Manatees live life at a
slow pace, so when you swim with them you are forced to chill down to their
speed," says photographer. "They're just floating about in a sort of zen
state" [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/floridas-friendly-manatees

FiveBooks Interview

[17]Harold Bloom on Literary Criticism
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/harold-bloom-on-literary-criticism

The distinguished literary critic gives us his trenchant views on American
education and politics today, and tells us about five great works of
literary scholarship that have influenced him [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/harold-bloom-on-literary-criticism