online archive
9:00AM
MAR 14 2008
The geometry of music
From NPQ, an interview with Kishore Mahbubani on how Mao's Cultural Revolution paved the path for today's prosperity in China; and McCain is wrong: Olivier Roy on why Al-Qaeda is not a threat in Iraq if the US leaves. Recreational utopias as temporary paradise in a complicated world: Nice places to visit, but you wouldn't want to live there. The Los Angeles Times Magazine goes inside George Lucas' Skywalker Ranch. The geometry of music: Music is an audible exploration of hyperdimensional geometries, according to new research. A review of The Dedalus Book of Literary Suicides: Dead Letters by Gary Lachman. A review of The Man Who Made Lists: Love, Death, Madness, and the Creation of Roget's Thesaurus by Joshua Kendall. A look at how journalism created the initial awareness of the nation's history. A review of books on meeting the evolutionary ancestors. Norma Clarke tells the story of one of the strangest patron-client relationships in literary history. A review of The Ethics of Care and Empathy by Michael Slote. Muse who milked the vile young King: A review of Badiou, Balibar, Ranciere: Re-thinking Emancipation by Nick Hewlett. How effective is disaster relief? Robert Glasser investigates. Time out of mind: The misguided notion that time is money actually costs us money, and it costs us time. A review of The Braindead Megaphone by George Saunders.
