From World Affairs, Christopher Hitchens writes to Mr. President Barack Obama; left behind: Russell Jacoby on the exploits of BHL; and H. R. McMaster on The Human Element: when gadgetry becomes strategy. In the coming era of consumer genetics, your DNA will have much to tell you about the biological bases of your health, your physique and even your personality — but will this knowledge really amount to self-knowledge? From Guernica, for Brazilian-born artist and modern-day trickster Vik Muniz, subverting his own images is all part of the game; and the daughter of a Nazi soldier recalls the spark and fizzle of her tenth New Year’s Eve. The Legend of Master Legend: With his trusty sidekick, the Ace, he fights to vanquish crime and defend the helpless, if he doesn't get evicted first — behind the mask of the Real Life Superheroes. From THES, youth is never wasted on the young: A misspent adulthood is a much greater waste than ill-spent adolescence; and more things in heaven and earth, Horatio: Employers have discovered that a mind sharpened by the study of philosophy is ideal for today's workplace. An interview with Sebastian Horsley, author of Dandy in the Underworld. From Vox, an article on the lender of last resort of the 21st century. How the ongoing transitions in journalism may affect the First Amendment's "marketplace of ideas". A review of The Letters of Allen Ginsberg.
