From New York, sex, jazz, and Datsuns: 1959 was a year that left its mark — many marks — on the city and the world. A review of Matteo Pasquinelli's Animal Spirits: A Bestiary of the Commons. Who was Abdul Wahhab? The life of the Islamic cleric who shaped Saudi Arabia. Tony Wright may not be the best known member of the British parliament, but the highly respected politician is arguably its most important back bencher. A review of Responsibility to Protect: The Global Effort to End Mass Atrocities by Alex J. Bellamy. Growing Pains: Watching these actors turn into awkward teenagers before our eyes has lent the films an atmosphere of uncertainty. Here is the curious thing: Ayn Rand, the writer/philosopher/harridan, often cited, less often read, is back. Ha, I'd buy: that A recent study suggests that humor may indeed have a subliminal effect. Long lost relative: A front-page introduction for a 47-million-year-old primate fossil. Power to the People? Some things are best left to undemocratic bodies. From Christianity Today, an essay on the strange place of religion in contemporary art. A panel on The Geopolitics of Emotion: How Cultures of Fear, Humiliation, and Hope are Reshaping the World by Dominique Moisii. Every town has a richest person — do you know who the richest person in your town is?
