Becoming Manny
Although a case against the evolution of his fans could be made, the life and career of Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez makes for great reading in a new biography by Boston scholar Jean Rhodes and award-winning journalist Shawn Boburg.
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Tell Us Your Favorite Thing About the Recession
This month's Of Recent Note topic is: Your Favorite Thing About the Recession Maybe it's that you're suddenly thankful for your thankless job. Maybe it's that Restaurant Week turned into Restaurant Month and then Restaurant Forever. Maybe it's your shiny
18 March 2009: Afternoon
France "won't pass judgment" on Church doctrine, but does point out that the Pope's stance on condoms threatens lives. IBM in talks to buy Sun. A.I.G. expected to ask its bonus-happy employees to return half the money. Turns out A.I.
One of the Beautiful
In the hurried, anxious life of the internet, a two year hiatus can seem an eternity. Returning to form—and to the music blogs—Voxtrot present a new single, just in time for SXSW.
18 March 2009: Morning
Head of Europe's Central Bank lectures on Dante and Derrida; AIG head-honcho sports Che Guevara shirt. China enjoys interncontinental shopping spree on fire-sale assets, natural resources. The Shining Path reinvents itself with cocaine, reigniting war (great photo gallery, video). Books read by the New York Times
Six-Word Reviews of 1,302 SXSW Mp3s
In anticipation of the South by Southwest music festival, which begins today in Austin, Texas, more than a thousand acts—almost twice as many as last year—offered an mp3 to showcase their sound. We listened to them all.
17 March 2009: Afternoon
Both reformists and conservatives face a tough battle in Iran's June elections. Meet Adnan Oktar and Turkey's creationist movement. Op: Harazi Kabul and Obama Washington need to get together quickly, says former ambassador. A.I.G. execs should consider honorable suicide Japanese-style, says U.S.
Stereoblind
After a lifetime of visual miscues, I finally decided to do something about my optical condition. Now comes the hard part: seeing the world through both eyes.
17 March 2009: Morning
Obama directs Treasury officials to "pursue every legal angle" to rescind bonuses at AIG. Though it may now be too late to get the AIG bonuses back, stricter rules could be attached to the next $30 billion. Thorough: 27 visualizations and infographics to understand the financial crisis. The
Oxford Atlas of the World
For those still interested in a tangible, offline personal library, some volumes—such as the regularly revised “Oxford Atlas of the World,” now in its 15th edition—are fundamental.