Newsletter 471
[1]The Browser
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com
[5]The Romney Economy
Links:
5. http://b.rw/v2BrsT
Benjamin Wallace-Wells | New York | 23 October 2011
American business is more nimble and efficient than ever before; it's also
less equal and more brutal. That's no accident. Handful of key players made
it that way. Mitt Romney was one of them. (Thanks Daniel Lippman for
alerting us) [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/romney-economy
[7]How The Potato Changed The World
Links:
7. http://b.rw/useIp1
Charles Mann | Smithsonian | 19 October 2011
Fascinating history of humble spud. Originally from Andes; taken to Europe
by Spanish. French blamed it for flatulence, English feared it brought Roman
Catholicism. Bread price rises helped it catch on. Doubled Europe's food
supply [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/how-potato-changed-world
[9]Control Rights (And Wrongs)
Links:
9. http://b.rw/usPzdb
Andrew Haldane | Bank Of England | 24 October 2011
General theory of bank crises in past century. Bankers don't really answer
to anybody. "Ownership and control rights are exercised by shareholders. But
for banks, equity is a vanishingly small fraction of their balance sheet"
[10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/control-rights-and-wrongs
[11]Cool Under Fire
Links:
11. http://b.rw/ppO8Cj
Rory Stewart | Intelligent Life | 21 October 2011
Visit to the Museum of Kabul reveals precarious history of Afghanistan's
treasures. Don't expect tour guides or glossy catalogues. Indeed "often,
there are no signs at all. And there are rarely any visitors" [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/cool-under-fire
[13]Religion In The 21st Century
Links:
13. http://b.rw/pKwwiN
Anonymous | Philosopher's Beard | 22 October 2011
"Religion has been brought low by its old enemies, philosophy and politics.
Religion persists and is even popular. But it is now in the mind, a matter
of personal belief projected outwards. In short, religion is now secular"
[14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/religion-21st-century
[15]Was It A Cat I Saw?
Links:
15. http://b.rw/pBdxA2
Barry Duncan et al | NPR | 23 October 2011
Interview with, and essay by, palindrome king Barry Duncan. Goes through
life reading everything backwards, to keep in practice. Record: 800 words.
Sent email from Russia with the subject line: "'Part One: Russia is sure no
trap" [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/was-it-cat-i-saw
FiveBooks Interview
[17]Jonathon Green on Slang
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jonathon-green-on-slang
It’s dirty, grubby and doubting. And us at our most real. The lexicographer
takes us inside the world of “rough, truthful language” from rhyming slang
and cant to the streets of Baltimore and an etymology of the f-word [18]Read
on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/jonathon-green-on-slang
Featured Topic
[19]Revolution In Libya
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/reports/revolution-libya
With the death of Colonel Gaddafi, the Libyan uprising is almost complete
and the nation-building can begin. Read our selection of articles about the
ousted Libyan leader's brutal 42-year rule and the revolt that's raised
hopes of a better future [20]Read on
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/reports/revolution-libya
Reader Recommendations
@[21]polit2k: MT @[22]GreeGreece: Destroying the Livelihoods of 13M Ppl |
The Myth of Greek Profligacy [23]t.co/pgPeZPHm #[24]gfc2 [25]#browsings
[26]More like this
Links:
21. http://twitter.com/polit2k
22. http://twitter.com/GreeGreece
23. http://www.counterpunch.org/2011/10/24/the-myth-of-greek-profligacy
24. http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=#gfc2
25. https://twitter.com/search?q=#browsings
26. http://thebrowser.com/browsings
Book of the Day
[27]Book of the Day
Links:
27. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/book-leviathan-by-peter-blegvad
[28]The Book of Leviathan by Peter Blegvad
Links:
28. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/book-leviathan-by-peter-blegvad
[29]Ben Katchor says: “His strips gave a view of the world through the eyes
of a newborn, an absolutely unacculturated creature. Every page is a great
revelation” [30]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
29. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/ben-katchor-on-picture-stories
30. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks/archive
Video of the Day
[31]Criminal Penguins
Links:
31. http://thebrowser.com/videos/criminal-penguins
Penguin turns to life of crime to build perfect nest [32]More videos
Links:
32. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Day
[33]John Le Carré, on adaptations
Links:
33. http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117945968?refcatid=31
"Seeing your book turned into a movie is like seeing your oxen turned into
bouillon cubes"
[34]More quotes
Links:
34. http://thebrowser.com/quotations