online archive
5:00PM
MAR 25 2008
Pauses in music speak loudly
From The New Yorker, Eric Alterman on the death and life of the American newspaper; and what does the Dalai Lama actually stand for? From Metapsychology, a review of The World of Perversion: Psychoanalysis and the Impossible Absolute of Desire by James Penney, a review of When Sex Goes to School: Warring Views on Sex—and Sex Education—Since the Sixties by Kristin Luker; and a review of Pornography: Film and Culture. The Saga of Pokey.org: As a 12-year old, Chris Van Allen out-battled the Prema Toy Company (the makers of Gumby) for rights to the domain; ten years later, he's trying to get his site back once again. A review of The Library at Night by Alberto Manguel (and here's the review in the latest issue of Bookforum). Sin Cities: Here's the Radar guide to global contraband; and Scientology is under attack from a faceless cabal of online activists —has America's most controversial religion finally met its match? (and more from LA Weekly) More on Gaming The Vote by William Poundstone. A review of Who's Afraid of Deleuze and Guattari? by Gregg Lambert. James Kirchick on gay porn's neocon kingpin. Matthew Continetti reviews Heroic Conservatism by Michael Gerson. A review of Locke: A Biography by Roger Woolhouse. The (Real) Sound of Silence: Science shows what we all instinctively know — pauses in music speak loudly to the brain.
