A new issue of Applied Semiotics is out. From n+1, to his credit, Jacques Derrida resisted the messianic role others wanted for him as much as possible — now he no longer has to. Meet 25 media stars who leaped from old media to new media. WikiLeaks has revealed the secrets of the Pentagon, Scientology, and Sarah Palin and the explosive video of a US attack on civilians and journalists in Iraq — meet the shadowy figure behind the whistleblower site (and more). The Navy kicked off the month by kicking pirate butt in three foiled attacks. From Forbes, a special section on Your Life in 2020: How to create the future. Pat Buchanan on how separatism and secessionism seem to be in the air. The Search for Serendipity: Believe it or not, some Web readers are starting to miss editors. The Magazinist: A review of Nothing Happened and Then It Did: A Chronicle in Fact and Fiction by Jake Silverstein. From First Things, Joseph Bottum on the Papal difference. Thrill of the chaste: An article on the truth about Gandhi's sex life. From Cato Unbound, Glen Whitman on the rise of the New Paternalism. It’s hard to fathom that WinterBand band isn’t a joke, something imagined by a deeply disturbed idiot savant in the throes of a swine flu fever dream — but this classic rock-loving crew of bearded bible thumpers is the real deal. From The Morning News, branding a Brooklyn subway station is greater than a typographic concern; Joseph Kloc weaves a brief history of the dash in America, the Czech Republic, and John Wayne’s poetry. Winston Churchill v. Bloomsbury: Shall we fight for king and country? Zombies of Immaterial Labor: Lars Bang Larsen on the modern monster and the death of death. From New York, a look inside the life of Rachel Uchitel and fellow VIP hosts and bottle girls.
