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Wednesday, February 29, 2012

The Browser daily newsletter [29 Feb 2012]

29 February 2012

 Best of the Moment

How Gogol Explains The Post-Soviet World

Thomas de Waal | Foreign Policy | 27 February 2012

"Here is a not entirely frivolous suggestion: How about skipping the political science textbooks when it comes to trying to understand the former Soviet Union and instead opening up the pages of Gogol, Chekhov, and Dostoyevsky?" Comments

A Silicon Valley Tale Of Humiliation And Revenge

Burt Helm | Inc | 28 February 2012

Extraordinary tale of Khalid Shaikh, whose ill-fated tenure as co-founder of online file-sharing service YouSendIt turned him from successful entrepreneur to convicted criminal. Long, but compelling account Comments

Romney Has Big Night; So Does Obama

John Cassidy | New Yorker | 29 February 2012

"If Romney isn’t quite restored to his position as 'Mr Inevitable,' he’s 'Mr Very, Very Likely.' But it is difficult to see how he can change the underlying dynamic of the race, which is slowly but surely dragging him down" Comments

Ayn Rand: The Tea Party’s Miscast Matriarch

Pam Martens | Counterpunch | 27 February 2012

Caustic, unforgiving takedown of Ayn Rand, philosophical figurehead of the Tea Party, and her "mindless irrationality". Those who promote her work today don't escape either. (Featuring best Harold Bloom quote you'll read this week) Comments

Bringing Mecca To The British Museum

Malise Ruthven | NYRB | 27 February 2012

Exhibition dedicated to Muslim pilgrimage is put on with Saudi help. Scholarly questions are ignored in order to accommodate Saudi and Muslim sensitivities. Is this a price worth paying, if there's a wider societal benefit? Comments

Game Over

Bob Friel | Outside | 22 February 2012

The Cessna fired its engines and soared into the blue sky, on Independence Day. The pilot had no flying qualifications. Just an extensive criminal record. And an urgent need to reach Cuba. This is the story of the Barefoot Bandit Comments

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