The Dead Don’t Speak
Showbiz mogul and big wheel Jerry Weintraub tells all, or as much as he can.
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Here Lies the Elephant Bird
Running across a story about a shrimp-like creature that survived where few thought anything could live, the Golem recalls the time he hunted the Aepyornis.
21 April 2010: Morning
Passenger jets begin departing northern Europe; however, new eruptions may cut the elation short. Chaplin's charm extends to a small Indian town that pays homage to him yearly. "America seems to be fascinated with what is going on here, or what is perceived to be going on.
21 April 2010: Afternoon
Rarely one for name-calling or naming names, Obama raises hackles at "cynical and deceptive" McConnell. Following Belgium, Sarkozy orders legislation to ban women from wearing Islamic veils in public. Britain reopens airspace late Tuesday. Sleeping in airports: the best, the worst, and a how-to. In California,
Change Agents
Twenty-nine 20th-century radical commentaries.
Off the Wall
Nancy Spero’s “Torture of Women” in book form.
20 April 2010: Morning
New eruptions in Iceland could further halt European air travel. "European integration," as we have come to understand it, turns out to be utterly dependent on reliable air travel. "We transported them to the countryside so they could roam around." How airports are handling stranded animals,
Careful, the Doors Are Closing
Last month’s suicide attacks in Moscow shocked anyone who studied Dzhanet Abdullayeva’s photo. But it wasn’t her baby face or cold blood that impressed our writer. It was her choice of metro stations.
20 April 2010: Afternoon
Kandahar's deputy mayor killed while praying in a mosque. Iranian cleric blames immodestly dressing, promiscuous women for natural disasters. Instapaper: Peace in the much-promised land looks more and more elusive, and the process to achieve it much, much tougher. Fear of lawsuits causes supermarkets to waste tons
Happiness Is?
Derek Bok tries to enlighten what government and citizenry happiness have to do with each other.