Book Digest: November 26, 2007
Life in the Valley of Death; In Praise of Prejudice; Questions of Taste; Heaven of Drums; Flying Close to the Sun; Fields of Asphodel; Blue Rage, Black Redemption; Sex Sleep Eat Drink Dream; Gomorrah
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26 November 2007: Morning
Former PM Sharif returns to Pakistan, welcomed by crowds, tolerated by Musharraf. Con Ed shocked by photos of Indians forging NYC manhole covers--with bare hands and without adequate protective gear. The forensic investigation of the internet, a key element in Italy's brutal Meredith Kercher case. "It
On the Beach
Richard Misrach puts the dread back into sunbathing. Perhaps it’s that people are so small in Misrach’s pictures next to the dunes and waves, or that we’re so trivial.
21 November 2007: Afternoon
Twenty-five million affected by data leak in Britain, close to half the entire population. Until the U.S. looks more seriously at the various threats there, Lebanese democracy doesn't have much chance. Why Beirut is not Tehran. Why a Zagat review can be an appropriate way to
Everything’s Gonna Be All Right
The holidays have arrived. Thanksgiving is tomorrow, Black Friday looms imminently on the other side, and then it’s a mad dash to whatever your religion or creed suggests you celebrate at one of the highest spiritual points of the year. Since I’m sure everyone is going to hear
21 November 2007: Morning
Supreme Court to decide whether the Second Amendment really does mean individuals can keeps guns in their homes. Proposed bill would bring 4,000 troops back to life. Bill Clinton praises Zapatero's environmental efforts in Spain, accepts invitation to advise government. Obama on being a goof-off, drug
What’s the Point of Giving Thanks?
Thanksgiving is upon us, and while what we’re thankful for is up to each of us, the reasons we feel so appreciative are unclear.
20 November 2007: Afternoon
"A good copy editor would have caught this in 10 seconds." Flawed tests invalidate thousands of students' reading scores. Stem-cell scientists announce breakthrough: Human skin cells can be reprogrammed to act like embryonic cells. Remember when King Juan Carlos told Hugo Chavez to shut up? Half
20 November 2007: Morning
Flow of migrant money estimated at $300 billion a year, with 60 countries receiving $1 billion or more in 2006. Bangladesh cyclone toll now estimated over 3,000. U.N. to announce it's cutting the number of annual new HIV infections by more than 40 percent from last
Good Morning
On the way home to Canada, Pasha Malla struggles to focus on India’s future even as one of its own children wails in his ear. The conclusion of his travel diary.