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Saturday, March 17, 2012

The Browser daily newsletter [17 Mar 2012]

17 March 2012

 Best of the Moment

The Emperor Uncrowned

Vinod Jose | Caravan | 1 March 2012

I've just come back from India, where patrician Congress politicians of old have been replaced by a new generation of populists. Some are empty vessels; others are authoritarian and dangerous. Narendra Modi runs the state of Gujarat Comments

Cambodia: Beyond The Killing Fields

Christopher Hudson | Telegraph | 16 March 2012

Hudson visits The Killing Fields: "No birds sing. It is bouncy underfoot, as if you are treading on invisible hands pushing upwards towards the surface." But despite the horrors of its past, Cambodia is moving on with optimism Comments

The Villain

Roger Lowenstein | Atlantic | 12 March 2012

Big Ben Bernanke profile. The title is ironic, of course. Portrayed here as modest hero who has repositioned the Federal Reserve to successfully counter an economy-wide collapse while under political attack from left and right Comments

Is Silence Going Extinct?

Kim Tingley | NYT | 15 March 2012

One way to find out: Head to a remote region of Denali national park in Alaska and record the sounds. The result? In five years of continuous recording, there were only 36 days free from the sound of an internal combustion engine Comments

The Chinese Campaign Gets Dirty

Evan Osnos | New Yorker | 15 March 2012

Bo Xilai, perhaps the Communist Party's most charismatic politician, has been forced out of his job as Party secretary in Chongqing without explanation or warning. This blog is a compelling mix of speculation, analysis and context Comments

Plots Have I Laid

Catherine Peters | Literary Review | 5 March 2012

"Even in his twenties Wilkie Collins looked 'weird and odd'. His head and shoulders were unusually large, but his hands and feet were tiny." Nonetheless he was charming, irresistible to women, and a talented storyteller Comments

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