From TNR, defining "nation of cowards" down: John McWhorter on Eric Holder and the folly of calling for a frank conversation on race; and the NAACP turns 100 — but if it ceased to exist tomorrow, would it have a significant effect on black America? (and more) From The Root, why Eric Holder’s “race speech” was better than Barack Obama’s. From Artforum, TVCC was never a very lucky building. The public counterpart to one of the most ingenious and brutal buildings constructed in this era — Rem Koolhaas and OMA's China Central Television headquarters — it seemed always secondary; it came out of that shadow, if only by going up in flames. A review of The Future of Liberalism by Alan Wolfe (and more and more). From The Atlantic, a review of Class by Paul Fussell; The Return of the Player by Michael Tolkin; and The Big Sort by Bill Bishop; a review of books on three couturiers who rank among the greatest America has produced; the future is cheese: Why the networks are surrendering prime time to Jay Leno and the Lord of the Dance; and what does Guitar Hero’s popularity mean for the future of rock and roll? From Vision, in considering the expression of the gospel through the ages, it’s important to reflect on the fact that it is multifaceted; of what value is the book of Revelation? Does it foretell the cataclysmic end of the world?; and was St. Peter ever in Rome?
