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24 February 2012
Dear readers,

Don't miss our interview today with award-winning literary translator Edith Grossman. She recommends five books on or of translation that she loves, and shares insights about translation as the medium for literary influence.

Also on the site: security guru Bruce Schneier reflects on the relationship between security and trust; historian Gabriel Piterberg turns a critical eye on Zionism; David Goodhart discusses immigration and multiculturalism; and best-selling author Sam Bourne picks five classic thrillers.

Keep following FiveBooks for more reading inspiration, including Nicholas Carr on the Information Age and the Right Reverend Lord Richard Harries on Christianity. Thanks for reading us!

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Edith Grossman on Translation

Friday February 24

The award-winning literary translator discusses books on and of translation that inspired her, and considers the trade-off between fidelity and meaning that every translator faces Continue reading…

Bruce Schneier on Trust

Thursday February 23

Modern society depends on trust more than we realise, and the basis for that trust is security. The trick, says the security guru, is preserving the forces that allow us to trust one another, while also knowing who not to trust Continue reading…

Gabriel Piterberg on Zionism and Anti-Zionism

Wednesday February 22

An Israeli historian, who rejects Zionism, tells us about works of scholarship that have challenged the Zionist Israeli narrative of modern history Continue reading…

David Goodhart on Immigration and Multiculturalism

Tuesday February 21

Managing immigration has become a key political question of our times. The author of a forthcoming book on the subject tells us about the British experience, and what helps multiculturalism succeed or fail Continue reading…

Sam Bourne on Classic Thrillers

Monday February 20

The bestselling author of The Righteous Men tells us how his other job as a political journalist helps with thriller writing, and what makes le Carré, Forsyth and Buchan such masters of their trade Continue reading…

The Browser weekly newsletter [24 Feb 2012]

24 February 2012

 Best of the Week

The Conversion

William Saletan | Slate | 22 February 2012

"To understand Mitt Romney, you have to understand the most difficult passage of his political life: How he changed his position on abortion. Not the story he tells about it, but the real story." A painstaking, fascinating piece Comments

Form And Fortune

Evgeny Morozov | New Republic | 22 February 2012

Best review yet of Isaacson's "Jobs". Maybe even better than the book. Full of good stuff on Apple's design and marketing, its debt to the Bauhaus. Makes the case that, for once, "corporate philosophy" is not too strong a term Comments

Cheating Death

Alex Byrne | Boston Review | 21 February 2012

Can you survive death? For the time being it's a question of technology. But if the tech ever gets solved, it will become a question of philosophy. If you can store or replicate your mind or your body, will it still be you? Comments

Party Crasher

Kelefa Sanneh | New Yorker | 20 February 2012

With Ron Paul. "When he warns against threatening Iran, or calls the war on drugs 'a total failure,' or observes that 'rich white people don’t get the death penalty very often,' he seems like a man competing in a separate contest" Comments

Research, No Motion

Jesse Hicks | Verge | 21 February 2012

Outstanding analysis of Research In Motion: Its history, management, failure to capitalise on early BlackBerry success, and future potential. Are we watching the end of a once iconic brand? Or the start of a turnaround? Comments

The Price Of Dissent In Saudi Arabia

Toby Jones | Nation | 15 February 2012

Pity poor Hamza Kashgari. He made some injudicious comments on Twitter and now he's a pawn about to be sacrificed by the Saudi ruling family. This has little to do with the sanctity of Islam; everything to do with power politics Comments

Never Surrender: The Lonely War Of Hiroo Onoda

Giles Milton | Surviving History | 21 February 2012

In 1944, elite Japanese soldier Hiroo Onoda was sent to the Filipino island of Lubang on a mission to carry out sabotage attacks. He was ordered never to surrender. And he didn't. Not until 29 years after the war ended Comments

The Scale Of The Universe

Cary Huang | HTwins | 9 February 2012

Excellent interactive feature sets size of our universe and us in perspective. Zoom out from the minute neutrino, right up to the massive Virgo Supercluster. Click on any objects you don't recognise to learn more about them Comments

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Cheat Sheet - Why Clooney Will Lose at the Oscars

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Today: U.N.: Iran Expanding Nuke Program , 12 Killed in Quran Protests , Red Cross Begins Homs Evacuations
The Daily Beast Cheat Sheet: Afternoon

February 24, 2012
Oscar Bait

In the past month, Clooney has gone from a sure bet for Best Actor to losing to Jean Dujardin. Richard Rushfield explains how. Plus, join Rushfield and a team of NewsBeasties in a chat about the Academy Awards’ winners and losers on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. EST.

WORRISOME

In a confidential report released Friday, the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog says Iran has rapidly expanded its production of higher-grade enriched uranium in recent months. While the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) expressed concerns about the country’s ability to easily and quickly build nuclear warfare, Iran dismissed inspectors’ concerns as unfounded. The IAEA report also said Iran failed to explain why it’s missing a large quantity of uranium metal, which diplomats say could be used in experiments to arm a nuclear warhead. After talks with leaders in Tehran, the agency added that Iran had refused to clear up questions regarding its nuclear program.

AFGHANISTAN

At least 12 more people were killed on Friday in Afghanistan as the the outrage over the burning of Qurans by American troops continues. Protesters gathered in Kabul on Friday for the fourth day, with hundreds marching to the palace of President Hamid Karzai. The rallies turned violent Thursday, leaving at least eight people dead, including two U.S. soldiers. President Obama apologized to the Afghan people in a letter Thursday, but crowds of Afghans are unconvinced, as protests spread across the country.

AID

Following U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s warning that Assad would “pay a heavy cost” if he continued to block aid, a mission to evacuate wounded people in the besieged city of Homs is at last underway. The International Committee of the Red Cross confirmed that the rescue mission began on Friday evening. Working with volunteers from the Syrian Arab Red Crescent, the ICRC staff members said they had negotiated evacuations of women and children with both government and rebel forces in the district of Baba Amr, a rebel stronghold in Homs. Though seven people have been taken to local hospitals, four Western journalists—two wounded and two who were killed in Homs—have not yet been evacuated.

POTUS

It’s apparently not inaccurate to call President Obama “divisive,” whether or not the blame lies with him. According to a new Gallup poll, he almost perfectly splits participants down the middle, with 51 percent saying his political views are “too liberal.” That’s a bigger percentage than those who believe either of the main GOP presidential candidates is “too conservative”—38 percent for Rick Santorum and 33 percent for Mitt Romney. This, Gallup says, could be because Obama is more familiar to Americans than either Santorum or Romney, and Republicans overwhelmingly believe Obama is too liberal (89 percent), while Democrats aren’t as certain about Santorum (50 percent) and Romney (55 percent). Despite this, 47 percent of the people still agree with Obama’s views.


SUBPOENA
Feds Launch New Sandusky Probe
Demand computer data from Penn State.
SKY-HIGH SOCIALIZING
Travelers Can Select Seatmates
Service offers choosing on Facebook, LinkedIn.
FACT CHECK
Palin Emails: She Considered Divorce
Last batch of emails from her time in office.
INCIDENT
Chris Brown Accused of Phone Theft
Florida fan claims rapper ‘robbery by snatching.’
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