Christopher Hitchens reviews Salman Rushdie's The Enchantress of Florence (and more and more). Religious leaders, scholars and business people are meeting all over the world to argue about free speech and Islamic sensibilities — how much does this achieve? The Novelist and the Murderers: Francisco Goldman's The Art of Political Murder sparks calls for accountability in Central America's "kingdom of impunity". An article on convention cash as the biggest loophole in American politics. Sleeping around Craigslist: Two middle-aged women discover that casual sex is anything but casual. Bills, catalogs, invitations and the occasional love note lie in stacks across cities; why can’t people deal with their mail? Ian Buruma on the empire of human rights: Are Europeans and Americans simply more compassionate than Asians? A review of The Philosophy of Sociality: The Shared Point of View by Raimo Tuomela. A review of Making the Cut: How Cosmetic Surgery Is Transforming Our Lives by Anthony Elliot. From The Root, after threats of a "girlcott," race and gender still battle for the title of king. A review of How to Do Biography: A Primer by Nigel Hamilton. An interview with Mark Changizi, author of The Vision R(evolution): How the Latest Research Overturns Everything We Thought We Knew About Human Vision.
