Newsletter 676
[1]All of our Best of the Moment article recommendations, plus
FiveBooks interviews and other selected content from thebrower.com
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[6]How Markets Crowd Out Morals
Links:
6. http://b.rw/KI6Cxl
Michael Sandel | Boston Review | 21 May 2012
Sandel considers where economic markets belong. "Suppose, on your
wedding day, your best man delivers a heartwarming toast, a speech so
moving it brings tears to your eyes. You later learn that he bought it
online. Would you care?" [7]Comments
Links:
7. http://thebrowser.com/articles/how-markets-crowd-out-morals
[8]Jamming Tripoli
Links:
8. http://b.rw/L7m5Cm
Matthieu Aikins | Wired | 18 May 2012
Fascinating report. "Today, with Gadhafi dead and a provisional
government of former rebels in charge, we can begin to uncover the
secret, high tech spying machine that helped the dictator and his
regime cling to power" [9]Comments
Links:
9. http://thebrowser.com/articles/jamming-tripoli
[10]Why China Won’t Rule
Links:
10. http://b.rw/KI5NEG
Robert Skidelsky | Project Syndicate | 21 May 2012
"The sensible question is not whether China will replace the US, but
whether it will start to acquire some of the attributes of a world
power, particularly a sense of responsibility for global order." And
this has no clear answer [11]Comments
Links:
11. http://thebrowser.com/articles/why-china-won’t-rule
[12]Heist Of The Century: Wall Street's Role In The Financial Crisis
Links:
12. http://b.rw/JrT4qG
Charles Ferguson | Guardian | 20 May 2012
The Obama government has rationalised its failure to prosecute anyone
(literally, anyone at all) for bubble-related crimes by saying that
while much of Wall St's behaviour was unwise or unethical, it wasn't
illegal. What rubbish [13]Comments
Links:
13. http://thebrowser.com/articles/heist-century-wall-streets-role-financial-crisis
[14]New Word Order
Links:
14. http://b.rw/MztM9w
Sam Taylor | FT | 19 May 2012
Notes on translation. "Every language has its tics. The French are so
fond of long, rambling sentences that when you use a French keyboard,
you have to press the shift key to get a full stop — yet the semi-colon
is right there" ($) [15]Comments
Links:
15. http://thebrowser.com/articles/new-word-order
[16]Caballo Blanco's Last Run – The Micah True Story
Links:
16. http://b.rw/JrQzo2
Barry Bearak | NYT | 20 May 2012
On the life and death of Micah True, ultrarunner known as Caballo
Blanco, or White Horse. Free spirit who lived in remote canyons of
northern Mexico. Ran in sandals. Vanished while running in wilderness
he knew so well [17]Comments
Links:
17. http://thebrowser.com/articles/caballo-blancos-last-run-–-micah-true-story
FiveBooks Interview
[18]Anders Roslund and Börge Hellström on Swedish Crime Writing
Links:
18. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/anders-roslund-and-börge-hellström-on-swedish-crime-writing
The celebrated Swedish crime-writing duo take turns to recommend
gripping and grisly Scandinavian thrillers, as well as to tell us about
visiting prison – and being in it [19]Read on
Links:
19. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/anders-roslund-and-börge-hellström-on-swedish-crime-writing
Featured Special Report
[20]The New Islamists
Links:
20. http://thebrowser.com/reports/new-islamists
The Arab Spring has created opportunities for the region's Islamist
movements. How will they behave once in, or near, power? [21]Read on
Links:
21. http://thebrowser.com/reports/new-islamists
Reader Recommendations
@[22]obitmag Death and Carlos Fuentes: The Mexican novelist explored
the political through endings [23]t.co/hYfBzEma#[24]somethingtoread
[25]#browsings [26]More like this
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26. http://thebrowser.com/browsings
Book of the Day
[27]Book of the Day
Links:
27. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/affluent-society-by-john-kenneth-galbraith
[28]The Affluent Society by John Kenneth Galbraith
Links:
28. http://thebrowser.com/recommended/affluent-society-by-john-kenneth-galbraith
[29]John Quiggin says: “He makes the point that at the same time as we
have this incredible array of consumer goods, the goods which we rely
on the public to provide are decaying” [30]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
29. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/john-quiggin-on-utopia
30. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks/archive
Video of the Day
[31]Seeing Through Bionic Eyes
Links:
31. http://thebrowser.com/videos/seeing-through-bionic-eyes
How the entirely blind will be able to see
[32]More videos
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32. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Day
[33]Graham Greene, on inspiration
Links:
33. http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/5180/the-art-of-fiction-no-3-graham-greene#.T7ZfBY3UfFU.twitter
"Major characters emerge; minor ones may be photographed"
[34]More quotes
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34. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
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