Newsletter 681
[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]Lunch With The FT: Paul Krugman
Links:
6. http://b.rw/KhTxcI
Martin Wolf | FT | 25 May 2012
Dish of the day: The euro. "We’ve been asking, whose fault is this
crisis? It was fated from the day Maastricht was signed. It might be
rescuable with a higher inflation target, but the setup is
fundamentally not workable" [7]Comments
Links:
7. https://thebrowser.com/articles/lunch-ft-paul-krugman
[8]Jonathan Franzen: The Path To Freedom
Links:
8. http://b.rw/KqD8Bl
Jonathan Franzen | Guardian | 25 May 2012
"I'm going to address four unpleasant questions that novelists often
get asked. They're maddening not just because we hear them so often but
also because, with one exception, they're difficult to answer and,
therefore, worth asking" [9]Comments
Links:
9. https://thebrowser.com/articles/jonathan-franzen-path-freedom
[10]The Descent Of Edward Wilson
Links:
10. http://b.rw/KSg11g
Richard Dawkins | Prospect | 23 May 2012
Dawkins reviews EO Wilson's new title "The Social Conquest of Earth".
He's not impressed: "To borrow from Dorothy Parker, this is not a book
to be tossed lightly aside. It should be thrown with great force. And
sincere regret" [11]Comments
Links:
11. https://thebrowser.com/articles/descent-edward-wilson
[12]I'm Not Toasting [Insert Head-Of-State Here]
Links:
12. http://b.rw/LEB1Lr
Will Self | BBC | 25 May 2012
Against deference. And monarchy. Wonderfully put, even if you don't
share the sentiments. Will Self would rather toast, and for that matter
have as his head of state, the woman who used to deliver his post
[13]Comments
Links:
13. https://thebrowser.com/articles/im-not-toasting-insert-head-state-here
[14]The Slippery Market For Mercury
Links:
14. http://b.rw/KlUSxC
Cam Simpson & Heather Walsh | Businessweek | 24 May 2012
The term “mad as a hatter” comes from European hatmakers in 18th
century, poisoned by the mercury they used to process fur. Two hundred
years later some desperate gold miners still use the toxic metal. Who
sells it to them? [15]Comments
Links:
15. https://thebrowser.com/articles/slippery-market-mercury
[16]The Perfection Of The Paper Clip
Links:
16. http://b.rw/Km1jAS
Sara Goldsmith | Slate | 22 May 2012
Wonderful piece in praise of the humble paper clip. Most everyday
products — phones, books, keys — evolve over time. Not so the paper
clip. Its simple 1899 design is still the one we use today. Why has it
been so enduring? [17]Comments
Links:
17. https://thebrowser.com/articles/perfection-paper-clip
FiveBooks Interview
[18]William Boyd on Writers Who Have Inspired Me
Links:
18. https://thebrowser.com/interviews/william-boyd-on-writers-who-have-inspired-me
The acclaimed novelist tells us about the authors, from Heller to
Chekhov, who most influenced his own development as a writer – and
reveals the secret to a well-crafted sex scene [19]Read on
Links:
19. https://thebrowser.com/interviews/william-boyd-on-writers-who-have-inspired-me
Featured Special Report
[20]Free Will
Links:
20. https://thebrowser.com/reports/free-will
Does it exist? Or is it an illusion? Why not read on and decide for
yourself. As if you had any choice... [21]Read on
Links:
21. https://thebrowser.com/reports/free-will
Reader Recommendations
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22. http://twitter.com/ankurrathi2
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26. http://thebrowser.com/browsings
Book of the Day
[27]Book of the Day
Links:
27. https://thebrowser.com/recommended/out-place-by-edward-said
[28]Out of Place by Edward Said
Links:
28. https://thebrowser.com/recommended/out-place-by-edward-said
[29]Susan Abulhawa says: “ Edward Said has a very special place in my
heart, as he does, I think, in every Palestinian heart. This book
resonates with me, not just because I absolutely love the man but
because it mirrors a lot of my own feelings about being a diaspora
Palestinian.”[30]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
29. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/susan-abulhawa-on-palestinian-writing
30. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks/archive
Video of the Day
[31]Public Vs Private Morality
Links:
31. https://thebrowser.com/videos/public-vs-private-morality
Robert Reich on the new Gilded Age
[32]More videos
Links:
32. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Day
[33]Bill Murray, on fame
Links:
33. http://Read%20more//www.esquire.com/features/man-at-his-best/q-and-a/bill-murray-interview-0612#ixzz1vrDR68Vf
"The only time [fame] really matters is in the emergency room with
your kids"
[34]More quotes
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34. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
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