Newsletter 634
[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]Bosnia’s Come A Long Way
Links:
5. http://b.rw/HPRrek
Tim Judah | Bloomberg | 8 April 2012
Don't be misled by all the reports from Bosnia saying that the country
has gone nowhere since war ended. It has held together despite a
jerry-built political structure. It hasn't collapsed back into war.
That's quite a big deal [6]Comments
Links:
6. http://thebrowser.com/articles/bosnia’s-come-long-way
[7]Scientology's 'Heretic'
Links:
7. http://b.rw/HsrRTs
Guy Adams | Independent | 6 April 2012
Marty Rathbun spent 27 years with L Ron Hubbard's crowd. Oversaw
sensitive legal campaigns, even mentored Tom Cruise. Fled,
disillusioned in 2004. Dropped off radar for five years; emerged as
outspoken critic of his former "church" [8]Comments
Links:
8. http://thebrowser.com/articles/scientologys-heretic
[9]How To Trigger A Volcanic Eruption On Purpose
Links:
9. http://b.rw/HsovzR
Erik Klemetti | Wired | 4 April 2012
Forget firing a missile or drilling into the crater. Best bet is a
massive explosion to remove top of the volcano; then add seawater. But
not too little, not too much. Even then, eruption might take a year if
it happens at all [10]Comments
Links:
10. http://thebrowser.com/articles/how-trigger-volcanic-eruption-purpose
[11]Losing Egypt
Links:
11. http://b.rw/HhxfmX
Steven Cook | Cairo Review of Global Affairs | 29 March 2012
US policy towards Middle East used to rely on "authoritarian
stability". It wasn't good for Arab people but, for 30 years, it met
Washington's goals. No more. US viewed so negatively in Egypt that
hands-off approach best plan now [12]Comments
Links:
12. http://thebrowser.com/articles/losing-egypt
[13]Oradour-Sur-Glane: Reflections On The Culture Of Memorial In Europe
Links:
13. http://b.rw/HRZJFD
Will Stone | White Review | 2 April 2012
A visit to Oradour, ravaged in WWII. "Here is a relic of something that
once lived, but due to the intensity of the death which clings to it,
manages to live permanently in a different guise, as a warning, as a
lesson, as a witness" [14]Comments
Links:
14. http://thebrowser.com/articles/oradour-sur-glane-reflections-culture-memorial-europe
[15]Interview: Thomas Quasthoff
Links:
15. http://b.rw/HmGbJt
Joachim Kronsbein | Spiegel | 5 April 2012
Singer talks about his art and his thalidomide disability. "I remember
getting a call from Grünenthal [which sold thalidomide in Germany].
They asked me to sing at their Christmas party. I said: You must be out
of your minds!" [16]Comments
Links:
16. http://thebrowser.com/articles/interview-thomas-quasthoff
FiveBooks Interview
[17]Nigel Warburton on Introductions to Philosophy
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/nigel-warburton-on-introductions-philosophy
How should we live? What is the nature of reality? Should pro golfers
be allowed to use carts? The philosophy lecturer sets us off down the
road of philosophical enquiry with an intriguing reading list [18]Read
on
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/nigel-warburton-on-introductions-philosophy
Featured Special Report
[19]Drone Warfare
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/reports/drone-warfare
Should we worry about war conducted by remote control? Are there
ethical considerations? Will we become accustomed to unmanned warfare
in the future? What if a hacker took control of an army? It's all here
[20]Read on
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/reports/drone-warfare
Reader Recommendations
@[21]polit2k RT @[22]TeraEuro: The French Don't Know Their Place (In
the Global Economy) | Foreign Affairs[23]t.co/v0EUXnju via
@[24]RVurchio [25]#browsings [26]More like this
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21. http://twitter.com/polit2k
22. http://twitter.com/TeraEuro
23. http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/137372/sophie-meunier/the-french-dont-know-their-place-in-the-global-economy#cid=soc-twitter-at-snapshot-the_french_don_t_know_their_pl-000000
24. http://twitter.com/RVurchio
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/social-meaning-money-by-viviana-zelizer
[28]The Social Meaning of Money by Viviana A Zelizer
Links:
28. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/social-meaning-money-by-viviana-zelizer
[29]Neil Fligstein says: “People divide currencies in different ways,
according to the social purposes for which they’re used. Zelizer shows
how people really save and spend” [30]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
29. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/neil-fligstein-on-economic-sociology
30. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks/archive
Video of the Day
[31]Martin Kaymer Hole-In-One
Links:
31. http://thebrowser.com/videos/martin-kaymer-hole-one
Miraculous trick shot (he's third to hit in this clip)
[32]More videos
Links:
32. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Day
[33]Steven Cave, on Easter
Links:
33. http://feeds.guardian.co.uk/~r/theguardian/commentisfree/rss/~3/mM3TdvRMNqk/easter-sunday-christianity-death
"Easter is a mixed-up affair. Fluffy bunnies and confectionery
compete for attention with the tale of a young man being tortured to
death"
[34]More quotes
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34. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
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