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The Browser daily newsletter [14 June 2012]

14 June 2012
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 Best of the Moment

A Drug Family In The Winner's Circle

Ginger Thompson | NYT | 12 June 2012

Mexico's most notorious drug cartel, the Zetas, is accused of laundering drug money through American horse racing. Days after a raid on the group's ranch and stables in Oklahoma, here is the story of how it allegedly worked Comments

Welcome Back To 1931

Bradford DeLong & Barry Eichengreen | Credit Writedowns | 12 June 2012

Kindleberger’s classic on the Great Depression appeared 40 years ago. Introducing a new edition, two economists say: "The parallels between Europe in the 1930s and Europe today are stark, striking, and increasingly frightening" Comments

Suddenly That Summer

Sheila Weller | Vanity Fair | 14 June 2012

"In a 25-square-block area of San Francisco, in the summer of 1967, an ecstatic, Dionysian mini-world sprang up like a mushroom, dividing American culture into a Before and After unparalleled since World War II" Comments

Road To Valor

Aili McConnon & Andres McConnon | Sports Illustrated | 12 June 2012

On Gino Bartali, Italian cyclist and hero. Won 1938 Tour de France. Risked life in wartime to save hundreds of Jews from Nazis. Ferried materiel around Italy, hidden in his bike, pretending to be training. Came back, won 1948 Tour Comments

A Few Lessons For Investors and Managers

Warren Buffett | Four Hour Work Week | 11 June 2012

Extracts from new book collecting the sage's ruminations on business over the past 30 years. Every one a gem. "In a business selling a commodity-type product, it’s impossible to be a lot smarter than your dumbest competitor" Comments

Can Music Save Your Life?

Mark Edmundson | Chronicle Review | 3 June 2012

Reflections on music."Schopenhauer says most reading is letting other people think your thoughts for you. I'd add that most music listening is about letting other people feel your feelings for you. Feel them for yourself, I say" Comments

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