Newsletter 578
[1]All of our Best of the Moment article recommendations, plus
FiveBooks interviews and other selected content from thebrower.com
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[5]The Long Road To Damascus
Links:
5. http://b.rw/wvP0ZP
Max Rodenbeck | Economist | 11 February 2012
The Economist is an excellent one-stop shop. Their chief Middle East
correspondent, Max Rodenbeck, speaks Arabic fluently and is always
thoughtful and poised – like this piece on Syria that gives a great
overview of the situation [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/long-road-damascus
[7]Economics Explained: Plan A Vs Plan B
Links:
7. http://b.rw/wvS6De
Evan Davis | BBC | 10 February 2012
Simple, lucid discussion of debate over government spending. Ideal for
anyone who finds macroeconomics bewildering. Two economists from
opposing camps share views of austerity, stimulus. Suprisingly there's
much they agree on [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/economics-explained-plan-vs-plan-b
[9]Obama, Explained
Links:
9. http://b.rw/yDrgfJ
James Fallows | Atlantic | 9 February 2012
Monumental retrospective of US president's first term. Should we think
of him as the "chess master", able to think 10 moves ahead of his
opponents? Or as a mere pawn? Fallows considers in this 12,000-word
essay [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/obama-explained
[11]The Physics Behind Your Favorite Science Fiction Theme Tunes
Links:
11. http://b.rw/yMC7eu
Charlie Jane Anders | io9 | 8 February 2012
Ever wondered what it is that makes a theme tune especially heroic and
uplifting? Whether you listen to Star Wars, Superman or 2001: A Space
Odyssey, you'll hear the "perfect fifth". Why? Well, to answer that
requires some physics [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/physics-behind-your-favorite-science-fiction-theme-tunes
[13]Why Are Men So Violent?
Links:
13. http://b.rw/z8PpXp
Jesse Prinz | Experiments In Philosophy | 3 February 2012
Are men warriors by nature? Or does history, rather than evolution,
explain male violence? Prinz thinks the latter: "Violence is a complex
problem, which no simple biological approach can diagnose or remedy."
Here's why [14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/why-are-men-so-violent
[15]Hallelujah For Leonard Cohen
Links:
15. http://b.rw/z6BDdo
Jan Swafford | Slate | 8 February 2012
American composer and biographer of Brahms runs rule over Leonard Cohen
and finds much to admire. Especially in the lyrics, rich in meaning.
Compares well on that score with much of Dylan, Ira Gershwin
[16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/hallelujah-leonard-cohen
FiveBooks Interview
[17]Philip Plait on the Wonders of the Universe
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/philip-plait-on-wonders-universe
The astronomer and author of the acclaimed Bad Astronomy blog gives us
a superbly informative beginner’s guide to the galaxy, taking in the
birthdate of the universe, solar flares and much, much more [18]Read on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/philip-plait-on-wonders-universe
Featured Special Report
[19]Democracy
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/reports/democracy
Are Western states true democracies? Has democracy become a casualty of
the financial crisis? Can you have too much democracy? Read on to find
out [20]Read on
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/reports/democracy
Reader Recommendations
@[21]polit2k Tyler Cowen | NYT Making Shareholders Liable for Big Banks
- Economic View: [22]t.co/36NxhTDH#[23]browsings h-t @[24]rszbt
[25]More like this
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22. http://t.co/36NxhTDH
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24. http://twitter.com/rszbt
25. http://thebrowser.com/browsings
Book of the Day
[26]Book of the Day
Links:
26. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/seven-pillars-wisdom-by-te-lawrence
[27]Seven Pillars of Wisdom by TE Lawrence
Links:
27. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/seven-pillars-wisdom-by-te-lawrence
[28]Wade Davis says: “This has one of the best opening lines in English
literature: “Some of the evil of my tale may have been inherent in our
circumstances” [29]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
28. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/wade-davis-on-legacies-world-war-one
29. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks/archive
Video of the Day
[30]The Conundrum
Links:
30. http://thebrowser.com/videos/conundrum
"The real environmental disaster isn't oil spills. It's the oil we use
exactly as intended" [31]More videos
Links:
31. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Day
[32]Tim Vine, on domain names
Links:
32. http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/mediamonkeyblog/2012/feb/09/tim-vine-award-winning-joke
"Conjunctivitis.com. That's a site for sore eyes"
[33]More quotes
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33. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
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