A new issue of Triple Canopy is out. From Mediations, Antonio Negri on The Labor of the Multitude and the Fabric of Biopolitics; Laura Hudson (UC-Davis): The Political Animal: Species-Being and Bare Life; Mathias Nilges (St. Francis Xavier): The Anti-Anti-Oedipus: Representing Post-Fordist Subjectivity; and Peter Hitchcock (Baruch): The Failed State and the State of Failure. What's the most reliable economic indicator? Try the black women's hair index. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer’s erstwhile book critic John Douglas Marshall recalls his years covering our most literate city, including the question he dared ask Martin Amis and the Nobel winner who loved "The Simpsons". More and more and more on The Gamble by Thomas Ricks. From Good, a look at the 10 worst quirks of bottled water culture. Calypso Awakenings: What a pirate festival, and dancing alone to Calypso, can teach us about the here and now. Kansas doctor George Tiller has continued to perform late-term abortions despite being picketed, bombed, and shot in both arms — and then it occurred to his opponents to put him on trial. Dark Roasted Blend dares you to play these scores, although it may be hazardous to your mental health (and part 2). BFFs with COW: Being friends with your boss’ wife is always tricky but in the military it can be even more challenging.