Newsletter 503
[1]All of our Best of the Moment article recommendations, plus FiveBooks
interviews and other selected content from thebrower.com
Links:
1. http://thebrowser.com
[5]Is This Really The End?
Links:
5. http://b.rw/sclZ2w
Anonymous | Economist | 24 November 2011
"Mrs Merkel and the ECB cannot continue to threaten feckless economies with
exclusion from the euro in one breath and reassure markets by promising the
euro’s salvation with the next." Attitudes must change. The clock is ticking
[6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/really-end
[7]Bittersweet Longing
Links:
7. http://b.rw/u4siFY
Iris Chung | Glimpse | 18 November 2011
American of Korean descent visits South Korea, engages with activists
fighting for human rights in North Korea. Her trip leads to deeper
understanding of complexities, historical background, and reality of
political situation [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/bittersweet-longing
[9]What Is The Contribution Of The Financial Sector?
Links:
9. http://b.rw/uOI3FA
Andrew Haldane | Vox | 22 November 2011
Value of financial sector to economy is overstated. High pre-crisis returns
derived from greater risk-taking, didn't boost economic activity or
productivity. You could even argue that banks subtract value from the
economy [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/what-contribution-financial-sector
[11]Heidegger On Philosophy Itself
Links:
11. http://b.rw/t2ZIDK
Anonymous | A Rigid Designator | 12 November 2011
Lucid essay on Heidegger, and what he thought about nature and utility of
philosophy. Why did he say philosophy was "immediately useless knowledge"
and that "with regard to all urgent matters of daily life, philosophy
fails"? [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/heidegger-philosophy-itself
[13]The Myth Of The Fourth Reich
Links:
13. http://b.rw/toopxZ
Richard Evans | New Statesman | 24 November 2011
Super analysis by Cambridge professor on how Germany's history affects its
attitude to euro plight. It's not a lingering desire to control Europe that
drives German policy, it's fearful memories of Weimar Republic [14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/myth-fourth-reich
[15]Libraries: Where It All Went Wrong
Links:
15. http://b.rw/rxxgNQ
Nat Torkington | Ti Point Tork | 23 November 2011
Fine speech to librarians, explains how to succeed in a digital era.
"Libraries are the homes of critical thought, of long-term cultural
preservation, and of democratic access to knowledge. This can’t end with the
Internet" [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/libraries-where-it-all-went-wrong
FiveBooks Interview
[17]Santigold on Musical Influences
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/santigold-on-musical-influences
The singer-songwriter took an unusual route to becoming a performer. She
tells us how she got started, how to get what you want in the music business
and how an extraordinary range of influences continue to inspire her
[18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/santigold-on-musical-influences
Featured Topic
[19]Syria Revolts
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/reports/syria-revolts
Months of anti-government protests; a brutal response by the authorities.
But what's really going on in Syria? It's all here [20]Read on
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/reports/syria-revolts
Reader Recommendations
@[21]andrewjtaggart David Brooks @[22]NYT on life reports of aged. 'Life is
hard. Bad things happen.' Resilience vital. Touching.
#[23]browsings [24]t.co/RoCfQZ8F [25]More like this
Links:
21. http://twitter.com/andrewjtaggart
22. http://twitter.com/NYT
23. http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=#browsings
24. http://t.co/RoCfQZ8F
25. http://thebrowser.com/browsings
Book of the Day
[26]Book of the Day
Links:
26. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/moon-and-bonfires-by-cesare-pavese
[27]The Moon and the Bonfires by Cesare Pavese
Links:
27. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/moon-and-bonfires-by-cesare-pavese
[28]Tim Parks says: “All his books are about people who, in a sense, miss
the action, as Pavese himself felt he missed the action. This is considered
his masterpiece and is a wonderful book” [29]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
28. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/tim-parks-on-italian-fiction
29. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks/archive
Video of the Day
[30]Carlsberg Stunts
Links:
30. http://thebrowser.com/videos/carlsberg-stunts
A cinema full of tattoed bikers. What would _you_ do?
[31]More videos
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31. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Day
[32]David Brooks, on Americans
Links:
32. http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/11/23/politics-nah-too-easy-lets-talk-religion
"We are religious, but not doctrinal"
[33]More quotes
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33. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
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