Eric Ellis | Global Mail | 17 August 2012 When Sony painted Juzcar blue as a publicity stunt for its Smurfs film, the tourists started descending on the struggling Andalucian town. So what should it do when Sony left? Return to whitewashed walls, or stay Smurf blue? Comments Ethan Zuckerman | My Heart's In Accra | 14 August 2012 Three kinds of political idea: "Consensus", on which all agree; "deviance", which is too radical for debate; "legitimate controversy", where change can happen. Task is to move gun control from deviance to legitimate controversy Comments Mike Sula | Chicago Reader | 16 August 2012 Country squirrels, fattened on nuts, make fine stew. What about their urban cousins, fattened on dumpster-diving? Turns out, they taste pretty good too. Even the brains: "Slightly creamy, almost like a soft, roasted chestnut" Comments Stefan Bach & Gert Wagner | Vox | 15 August 2012 This is written with Germany and the eurozone in mind but it has a wider application. How does a government reduce debt at a time like this without severely damaging the economy? Here is the case for a one-off wealth tax Comments Jessica Leber | MIT Tech Review | 15 August 2012 If you buy a car, and decide you don't want it any more nobody stops you reselling it. Why not so for digital goods? Startup ReDigi is an online marketplace for reselling music files. A neat idea. Except it's now being sued Comments A Yi, Isabel Hilton et al | Granta | 14 August 2012 Brief impressionistic accounts from seven previous host cities. "The kayaking centre has run dry; the baseball field has turned to sand; the Olympic construction boss is serving time for taking bribes." One question: Which city? Comments | 
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