A new issue of the Journal of Historical Biography is out. From Interpersona, Dan Rempala (Hawaii): Seizing, Freezing, and Suffering? Looking at Need for Closure in Romantic Relationships; and Hafez Bajoghli (TUMS) and Edith Holsboer-Trachsler and Serge Brand (Basel): Cultural and Gender-related Differences of Concepts of Love between Iranian and Swiss Adults Based on Hafez’ Poetry of Love. Revenge of the ’80s: Mclean's meets the heroes of Splash, Footloose, and E.T., and find they’ve changed. From Mechanical Engineering magazine, an essay on engineers as visionaries. From obesity to chronique fatigue syndrome, jihadism to urban ennui, the costs of civilization are becoming ever more apparent. More and more and more on Pandora's Seed: The Unforeseen Cost of Civilization by Spencer Wells. Conan Doyle and the creeping man: What was the mysterious force that haunted the creator of Sherlock Holmes? A review of Primates and Philosophers: How Morality Evolved by Frans de Waal. David Rieff reviews Paul Berman's The Flight of the Intellectuals (and more by Marc Lynch). A few years ago, Akaya Windwood made a decision not to worry, ever — so how’s that working out for her? Robert Frank on Kahneman and Tversky and the impact of the irrelevant on decision making. Location, Location, Location: Tony Perrottet on a user's guide to the property markets of history. The Fear Factor: What happens to democracy when everyone's too scared to show up? Tony Judt on the disintegration of the public sector. Although queues can be annoying, they are also a leveling and unifying experience, the glue of civilization; indeed, a metaphor for life. A look at the best and worst book publishing websites. Frankie Thomas on the lure of the drama orgy: or, are you a Pauline?
