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Wednesday, April 4, 2012

The Browser daily newsletter [4 Apr 2012]

4 April 2012

 Best of the Moment

Just One More Game...

Sam Anderson | NYT | 4 April 2012

Which of us hasn't said it at some point. But what is the secret of stupid games? Why are we so susceptible to them? And how did Drop7 take over Anderson's brain, such that he was playing it in all sorts of inappropriate situations? Comments

Five Years After Crisis, No Normal Recovery

Carmen Reinhart & Kenneth Rogoff | Bloomberg | 3 April 2012

"Some researchers are beginning to argue that recoveries from financial crises might not be as different from the aftermath of conventional recessions as our analysis suggests. Their case is unconvincing." Here's why Comments

A Death In Yellowstone

Jessica Grose | Slate | 2 April 2012

John Wallace was sitting quietly on a log in Yellowstone national park when he was attacked by a bear. His body was later found half-eaten. This is the story of how blame was assigned, and a killer grizzly caught Comments

Does The US Really Have More Oil Than Saudi Arabia?

Robert Rapier | Oil Drum | 4 April 2012

There are differences between oil resources and oil reserves. And there are differences between oil shale and shale oil. And those differences are big. Although to listen to some politicians recently, you might not think so Comments

Gray Area

Debra Monroe | Guernica | 1 April 2012

"I wanted to raise a child and I thought I’d be a good mother. If a baby was already born who needed a parent, who was I to say the baby was the wrong color? I understood race would affect our lives, but I didn't know precisely how" Comments

Guide To Bourbon

Michael Dietsch | Serious Eats | 29 March 2012

Everything you could ever want to know about bourbon. What makes a whisky a bourbon? What is sour mash? Who was Elijah Craig, and how does he fit into the drink's history? Why are the best distilleries in Kentucky? All this and more Comments

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