online archive
5:00PM
FEB 7 2008
The Hollywood musical done right
From Gothamist, an interview with The New Yorker writer George Packer. Ian Buruma on the politics of resentment: Attacking elites for appeasing Islam has become a right-wing staple. The search for a fight: A look at how Google works to torpedo Microsoft bid for Yahoo (and more and more from Wired). From Edge, a conversation between Craig Venter and Richard Dawkins on Life: A gene-centric view. Cloning deserves a fair hearing, one in which impassioned language yields the floor to responsible discourse. More on John Stuart Mill: Victorian Firebrand by Richard Reeves. Historians think Hurricane Katrina may have been a turning point for America — Scott McLemee isn’t swept away. An article on the Democrats' choice: manager or visionary; and a look at the Democrats’ color scheme: It's black and green vs. brown and gray. The introduction to Disrupting Science: Social Movements, American Scientists, and the Politics of the Military, 1945-1975 by Kelly Moore. More and more on The Bush Tragedy by Jacob Weisberg. Check out the NBCC's Good Reads, Winter List. Know your Right-wing speakers: The Coors family has been supporting conservative causes for decades. Alex de Waal on making sense of Chad. From Commentary, Terry Teachout on the Hollywood musical done right. It ain't the economy, stupid: Why no president can control our $14 trillion engine.
