Dominic Lasorsa and Jia Dai (UT-Austin): When News Reporters Deceive: The Production of Stereotypes. Zines Are Dead: A look at the six deadly sins that killed zinery. Imagination takes flight: An article on the life and mind of Antoine de Saint-Exupery. From The Atlantic Monthly, a cover story on twenty-seven people with courageous ideas — from relocating endangered species to hiring autistics to printing loads of money — that are shaping our future. Don’t read that: Julia Keller on the secret lives of book banners. From "Twilight" to "True Blood" and now "The Vampire Diaries", is it vampires that so many American women love or just gay men? Make believe mementos: Significant Objects turns cast-aside knickknacks into sought-after heirlooms — through the power fiction. Barack Obama's Work in Progress: What if Obama’s first and truest calling — his desire to write — explains more about him than anything else? Three tweets for the Web: Welcome the new world with open arms — and browsers. The new buck starts here: It's time to give American bills a makeover. Greed is not good, and it’s not capitalism: Capitalism doesn’t need greed — what capitalism does need is human creativity and initiative. From Outlook India, an interview with Amartya Sen: “I prefer to fight today’s battles”. Jonathan Chait on the case against awards: Why the wrong person always wins. What did the Founders argue about? Healthcare. Form Business Week, a special report on How We Buy. As well as good stories, Judy Blume also tells vital truths to young teenagers — and she's battled heroically against those who want to stop them being told.

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