August 13, 2011: Weekend
- Blatant hypocrisy of Western censorship on web is ruinous to promoting democracy abroad.
- Bay Area Rapid Transit "pulls an Egypt," turns off cell service to preempt protest.
- Xinhua news agency delights in reporting on Cameron's (improbable) plans to censor the web.
- Once the looters had left for a second time, the guests were let out of the wine cellar and given petits fours.
- Chinese security service's dealings with Ai Weiwei indicate little change since Cultural Revolution.
- The problem with blaming big market fluctuations on computers is sort of like blaming guns for murders.
- Overall instrument proficiency improving fast, making virtuosos a dime a dozen.
- Ghostface Killah reviews Watch the Throne.
- Putin discovers ancient Greek urns during dive, scientists previously found only shards.
- Beyond the surreal politik, Russia's political silly season reveals much about its broken system.
- Comedian quits Telegraph column over spiteful right-wing comment trolls—remains hilarious.
- Shepard Fairey paints mural in Copenhagen, gets beaten up, called "Obama Illuminati," doesn't care.