Newsletter 715
[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]The Little-Known History Of How The Modern Olympics Got Their Start
Links:
6. http://b.rw/NXBSZl
Frank Deford | Smithsonian | 29 June 2012
In 1850 Penny Brookes recreated the ancient Olympics, in the English
village of Much Wenlock. Events included a pig chase, even a
blindfolded wheelbarrow race. And it was here that De Coubertin found
inspiration for the modern games [7]Comments
Links:
7. https://thebrowser.com/articles/little-known-history-how-modern-olympics-got-their-start
[8]A Snitch’s Dilemma
Links:
8. http://b.rw/McFkAy
Ted Conover | NYT | 29 June 2012
Huge feature on Alex White, drug dealer turned snitch. And the crooked
cops he worked for: "They messed up. They killed that old lady. Now his
heart pounded as the implications became clear. And they want me to
cover for them" [9]Comments
Links:
9. https://thebrowser.com/articles/snitch’s-dilemma
[10]A German Exit From The Euro Could Be Relatively Easy
Links:
10. http://b.rw/MsUUHF
Anatole Kaletsky | Reuters | 27 June 2012
Angela Merkel repeatedly rejects proposals for eurozone fiscal
federation. So here's an idea: Other eurozone members should threaten
Germany with expulsion unless it buckles under. It need not be an empty
threat, Kaletsky argues [11]Comments
Links:
11. https://thebrowser.com/articles/german-exit-euro-could-be-relatively-easy
[12]'Religion' Is No Excuse For Mutilating Your Baby’s Penis
Links:
12. http://b.rw/LUjf4S
Brian Earp | Practical Ethics | 28 June 2012
A German court recently concluded that circumcising children on
religious grounds constitutes grievous bodily harm. The ruling has
caused an uproar in the Jewish community. But was the court right to
reach its decision? [13]Comments
Links:
13. https://thebrowser.com/articles/religion-no-excuse-mutilating-your-baby’s-penis
[14]Automated Robbery
Links:
14. http://b.rw/NXM3gC
Sean Gallagher | Ars Technica | 28 June 2012
Skimming credit cards isn't a new fraud. But it's easier than ever, and
no longer limited to ATM's. Average return from a bank robbery? $4,000.
From a skimming incident? $50,000. Here's how it's done, and how banks
are fighting back [15]Comments
Links:
15. https://thebrowser.com/articles/automated-robbery
[16]Jazz Junctions — Riding New York's A Train
Links:
16. http://b.rw/McO0GZ
Adam Gopnik | BBC | 29 June 2012
Adam Gopnik takes us on a tour of the varied New York communities that
lie along route of the A Line subway. From Harlem and Manhattan to
Brooklyn and Queens. Charming slideshow with audio commentary. Five
minutes well spent [17]Comments
Links:
17. https://thebrowser.com/articles/jazz-junctions-—-riding-new-yorks-train
FiveBooks Interview
[18]Eric Berkowitz on Sex and Society
Links:
18. https://thebrowser.com/interviews/eric-berkowitz-on-sex-and-society
For thousands of years, human societies have tried to regulate sexual
activity. The author of Sex and Punishment tells us why this should be
so, and how what’s permissible has varied according to time and place
[19]Read on
Links:
19. https://thebrowser.com/interviews/eric-berkowitz-on-sex-and-society
Featured Special Report
[20]Healthcare in America
Links:
20. https://thebrowser.com/reports/healthcare-america
The battle over US healthcare reform reaches the Supreme Court. Here's
what's at stake [21]Read on
Links:
21. https://thebrowser.com/reports/healthcare-america
Reader Recommendations
[22]polit2k The iPhone Is 5 Years Old -- Let's Pause And Gawk In Awe At
How It Has Changed The World[23]t.co/Ggtkv21p via
@[24]sai #[25]browsings [26]More like this
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23. http://t.co/Ggtkv21p
24. http://twitter.com/sai
25. http://twitter.com/#!/search?q=#browsings
26. http://thebrowser.com/browsings
Book of the Day
[27]Book of the Day
Links:
27. https://thebrowser.com/recommended/george-v-by-kenneth-rose
[28]George V by Kenneth Rose
Links:
28. https://thebrowser.com/recommended/george-v-by-kenneth-rose
[29]Robert Lacey says: People at Buckingham Palace tried to stop
Kenneth publishing this revelation, and other revelations in the book,
until his manuscript was shown to the Queen. [30]FiveBooks Archive
Links:
29. http://thebrowser.com/interviews/robert-lacey-on-queen
30. http://thebrowser.com/fivebooks/archive
Video of the Day
[31]The Scientific Hangover Cure
Links:
31. https://thebrowser.com/videos/scientific-hangover-cure
Ready for your big night out? Well, not quite. Watch this, then you're
all set
[32]More videos
Links:
32. http://thebrowser.com/videos
Quote of the Day
[33]Henry Kissinger, on realism
Links:
33. http://www.newcriterion.com/articles.cfm/The-limits-of-universalism-7397
"History cannot be shaped, only enacted"
[34]More quotes
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34. http://thebrowser.com/quotations
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