From New Humanist, the 21st century has seen the world rocked by a variety of religious challenges to the secular state; obsessing about culture traps people in their own history, argues Kenan Malik; Trevor Griffiths discovers the true revolutionary spirit of Tom Paine; and from 19th century anti-suffragists to today’s anti-feminists, there's a common link between women who turn against themselves. All things must pass: In a country of transients, what becomes of everything we leave behind? From Truthdig, an article on AIDS and the myth of the oversexed Negro. Here's a list of 5 sex experts who made the world a worse place (to do it). An article on vengeance, calculating the economics of an eye for an eye. From Wired, the documentary "Nerdcore For Life" examines the good, bad and geeky; and Hollywood has finally figured out how to make Web video pay. Who needs the tech IPO? Open source and Facebook have completely changed the economics of Web startups. The rise of digital and conceptual art, and a declining interest in traditional craft skills, is forcing art departments to reinvent themselves. Many of Heraclitus’ maxims may seem like platitudes, simply because they are so well known. More on John Burrow's A History of Histories. Mark Bauerlein on how Theory damaged the Humanities. Phil Hogan finds out what the truth is behind memory loss and if you can avoid it.
