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Saturday, February 4, 2012

The Browser daily newsletter [4 Feb 2012]

4 February 2012

 Best of the Moment

Conversations With Parents Of Russian Neo-Nazis

Olesya Gerasimenko | OD Russia | 2 February 2012

What do you say when your son has killed 15 people? "Moscow was filling up with foreigners. At home there was discussion over whether violence was necessary or not. I was always against it. It is only now that I agree with him" Comments

What Moral Philosophy Tells Us About Income Inequality

Kentaro Toyama | Atlantic | 2 February 2012

Revisiting John Rawls, his two principles of society. No 1: "Everyone should have indefeasible claim to a fully adequate scheme of equal basic liberties." No 2: Inequalities "are to be to the greatest benefit of least-advantaged" Comments

Electric Youth

Catherine Elton | Boston Magazine | 31 January 2012

One woman's battle against commercialization of childhood. "Scientific studies have shown children under eight cannot understand the persuasive intent of advertising. At a fundamental level advertising to children is simply unfair" Comments

A Perfect Storm Of Planetary Proportions

John Kapenmann | IEEE Spectrum | 1 February 2012

The sun makes life on earth possible. But it could easily make it impossible too. Here's a scientific look at how solar flares, mass coronal ejections cause geomagnetic storms. And the risks a superstorm poses to our high-tech world Comments

'Forever' Dies Hard

AV Flox | Blogher | 1 February 2012

Diamonds may be a girl's best friend. But if you ever have to sell one on, they're liable to lose their charm. "A diamond's 'worth' is little more than a product of very careful image management." Here's how the industry works Comments

Turning Japanese

Jeffrey Steingarten | Vogue | 30 January 2012

Enjoyable account of a culinary adventure in Japan. Writer travels to Tokyo aiming to sample the best sushi, tempura, yakitori, shojin ryori, foraged vegetables, teppanyaki, kaiseki and bento boxes. This is what he found Comments

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