online archive
1:00PM
FEB 14 2008
Guess who’s coming as dinner?
From Slate, a series of articles on philanthropy. Abraham's Curse: We must confront our ancient fixation on the slaughter of the innocents. From Inside Higher Ed, should college and university professors alone have their work protected by "the scholar’s woolen cloak"? Harvard approves a plan that will post finished academic papers online free, unless scholars specifically decide to opt out. From The New York Times Magazine, fifteen film actors whose performances in 2007 marked a career-defining moment — and set them above the rest. Cement is the most widely used substance on the planet after water — unfortunately it is also one of the most polluting. Seeing green in Africa: Can Gates develop a new operating system for farmers? A look at why Bill Gates hates William Easterly's The White Man's Burden: Why the West's Efforts to Aid the Rest Have Done So Much Ill and So Little Good. A review of Upstream: The Ascendance of American Conservatism by Alfred S. Regnery. An interview with Philip Roth: "Bush is too horrendous to be forgotten". More and more on Liberal Fascism. Whom should we admire? More on Paul Johnson's Heroes. An article on London, New York, Paris and why they matter to designers. Guess who's coming as dinner? It's not enough anymore to glance at the “antibiotic-free” sticker and dig in. A look at the 6 cutest animals that can still destroy you.
