Newsletter 426

9 Sep 2011 • 3 min read

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

[5]Iceland: Eaten Alive, Or Growing To Live?
Links:
5. http://b.rw/q2CPTN

John Thackara | Doors Of Perception | 2 September 2011

You think of Iceland as a clean, green place, right? Wrong. Yes, there's
plenty of hydro and thermal power. But who's using that cheap energy?
Aluminium smelters, mainly, making Iceland a hub for the dirtiest industry
on earth [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/iceland-eaten-alive-or-growing-live

[7]Indians Keep The Italian Cheese Coming
Links:
7. http://b.rw/o7KBpk

Elisabetta Povoledo | NYT | 7 September 2011

That crumbly Italian Gran Padano cheese you put on your spaghetti? It's made
by Sikhs from Punjab, who have been settling in the Po valley, taking over
farm jobs abandoned by locals. Even the Northern League grumblingly accepts
them [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/indians-keep-italian-cheese-coming

[9]There's Just One Hitch
Links:
9. http://b.rw/qfP5tp

David Free | Australian | 7 September 2011

Fine appreciation of Hitchens pegged to a review of his latest essay
collection. "His sheer blazing willingness to speak his mind, always and
forcefully, has made him a lode-star of candour in a time of double-talk and
euphemism" [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/theres-just-one-hitch

[11]Challenges Facing US Monetary Policy
Links:
11. http://b.rw/psogK4

Charles Evans | Federal Reserve Bank Of Chicago | 7 September 2011

Important speech. Head of Chicago Fed calls for stronger action on jobs:
"When unemployment stands at 9%, we’re missing our employment mandate by
three full percentage points. That’s just as bad as 5% inflation versus a 2%
target" [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/challenges-facing-us-monetary-policy

[13]Sweet Stings And Armageddon
Links:
13. http://b.rw/pUA2zt

William Bostwick | Gilt Taste | 6 September 2011

Charming piece on amateur beekeeping. "It is about building a perfect world
for your bees, and then breaking it apart and stealing their food." And then
there are the swarms. "Oh, us? We're just admiring the tree. In full bee
suits" [14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/sweet-stings-and-armageddon

[15]How Military Operations Get Their Code Names
Links:
15. http://b.rw/oj4lEJ

Matthew Hickman | Mental Floss | 8 September 2011

Churchill's advice: Never use a word that hints at the character of the
action. Heroes from antiquity always a good choice. Nothing frivolous: A war
widow doesn't want to be told that her husband died in Operation Bunnyhug
[16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/how-military-operations-get-their-code-names

FiveBooks Interview

[17]Amy Waldman on 9/11 Literature
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/amy-waldman-on-911-literature

“Making art of tragedy is tricky. How do you do it? Is it unseemly?” The
author of one of the best works of creative writing to come out of 9/11
answers her own question [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/amy-waldman-on-911-literature

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