David Brooks | NYT | 27 August 2012 Anthology-grade snark. "Romney was a precocious and gifted child. He uttered his first words (I like to fire people) at age 14 months, made his first gaffe at 15 months and purchased his first nursery school at 24 months" Comments Gregory Thomas | Washington Post | 24 August 2012 Surfers search the globe for perfect waves. But when they find one, tourists and developers soon follow. Construction changes the coastline. Now surfers push back: Local economies earn more from waves than from apartment blocks Comments Jon Henley | Guardian | 27 August 2012 Dutch project takes innovative, humane and affordable approach to dementia: A self-contained village where care aims at maximising quality of life, by focusing on what residents can still do, rather than everything they can't Comments Rachel Ehrenberg | ScienceNews | 27 August 2012 "To call it a fractious debate is an understatement." Is hydraulic fracturing worth it? And what are the risks it poses? The public debate is polarised, and often ill-informed. Here's what the scientists have to say about it Comments Maria Farrell | Crooked Timber | 26 August 2012 Wife of British soldier posted to Helmand discusses emotional toll. "The Army has created a Powerpoint to illustrate the highs and lows of the soldier’s return from, ahem, the first moments of joyful return to the inevitable fight" Comments Sam Sacks | New Yorker | 24 August 2012 Acknowledgement pages appear "like pop-up ads" at the end of almost every novel. No longer an expression of humility, but rather one of arrogance, a chance for the author to brag about how many smart and famous friends s/he has Comments | 
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