The art of selling out
In an op-ed today in the NYT, Lance Hosey makes the pragmatic case for beauty: “Take color. Last year, German researchers found that just glancing at shades of green can boost creativity…
SOTU Liveblog
6:08 PM: Everybody got your drinking games prepared? Who will be the camera hog as POTUS approaches the podium? 6:12: Al Sharpton is old.Tweety is possibly drunk, as always. Late breaking no…
February 12, 2013February 12, 2013
The ‘Wizard of Blogs’
Nick Denton has written precisely one book, a 1996 exposé of the collapse of Barings Bank called “All That Glitters.” It did not perform particularly well commercially, nor did it receive outstanding…
February 2, 2013February 2, 2013
How is the imminent threat of communism like a rainbow?
…whether or not you can see it, and how clearly, depends almost entirely on where you stand. In a fascinating paper (subscription required) on the similarities between left- and right-wing radicals, Herbert…
January 26, 2013January 31, 2013