From TNR, is Herman Rosenblat, the author of Angel at the Fence: The True Story of a Love That Survived, a new Oprah-touted love story the next James Frey? From Harvard Magazine, skeptical of both defined-benefit and defined-contribution retirement plans, Robert Merton proposes a hybrid, SmartNest, to overcome the shortcomings of each; a review of The Cure Within: A History of Mind-Body Medicine by Anne Harrington; the mature dating game: A look at the world of dating for those over 45; the war and the writ: An essay on habeas corpus and security in an age of terrorism (and more and more); from daguerreotype to Photoshop: Robin Kelsey dissects the “hybrid medium” of photography; and educating students for life: Harvard College rolls out the new general education curriculum for undergraduates. Big in Japan: The popularity of a bleak, 20th-century novel points to tectonic shifts beneath the surface of Japanese society. More on Sarah Thornton's Seven Days in the Art World (and more from Bookforum). While the detection technology has sped ahead, international mechanisms for dealing with an asteroid threat are still stuck in first gear. What Obama could learn from America's greatest unknown nuclear strategist. Jonah Goldberg on the "Ought" decade: We lack a theme. A review of John Searle's Philosophy of Language: Force, Meaning and Mind.
