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Saturday, December 10, 2011

The Browser daily newsletter [10 Dec 2011]

10 December 2011

 Best of the Moment

Ghost Ship

Paul Collins | Slate | 6 December 2011

In 1872 the entire crew of the Mary Celeste disappeared without a trace. And then the story gets weird. Collins delves into one of history's most fascinating maritime mysteries Comments

Disaster Can Wait

Barry Eichengreen | Project Syndicate | 9 December 2011

Here's a prediction: "2012 will not be a year of crisis, but nor will it bring an end to our economic troubles. Rather, it will be a year of muddling through." European recession is "baked in" but euro survival won't be resolved Comments

Shamanism And The City

Marisa Meltzer | Good | 22 November 2011

Many cultures have used psychedelic substances in spiritual rituals for centuries, but now you don't have to venture to far-flung regions for the experience. Here, a young reporter ventures into the "Wild West of consciousness" Comments

Interview With Joshua Cohen

Martin Eiermann | European | 8 December 2011

Stanford professor, editor of Boston Review, talks political philosophy. Rising inequality undermines the unity, and thus the durability of the American state. Which was founded on the proposition that people are created equal Comments

I Just Want To Go On A Walk

AV Flox | BlogHer | 2 December 2011

What it's like to be a young woman in the city who just wants to go on a walk undisturbed. "I no longer see compliments as nice, spontaneous gestures, I see only the strings attached" Comments

Now That Books Mean Nothing

Nell Boeschenstein | Morning News | 8 December 2011

Recuperating after major surgery, writer is surrounded by books but finds reading is last thing she wants to do. "It’s not easy to tell people who love you and who are trying to help you that what they are doing is not helping" Comments

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