Henry Marsh | Granta | 3 September 2012 Surgeon describes operation on pineal gland. "The idea that I am cutting through thought itself, that memories, dreams and reflections should have the consistency of soft white jelly, is simply too strange to understand" Comments Michael Hudson | Counterpunch | 31 August 2012 "The pace of Wall Street’s war against the 99% is quickening in preparation for the kill. So it’s time to default. Otherwise, Wall Street will turn us into Greece. That is the financial plan, to be sure" Comments Peter Pomerantsev | Newsweek | 3 September 2012 A court case in London, the most expensive in UK legal history, pitting one Russian oligarch against another. Pomerantsev has the fascinating back-story on Boris Berezovsky and Roman Abramovich. And a certain Vladimir Putin Comments Mark Singer | New Yorker | 30 July 2012 Is Kip Litton a marathon fraud? Looks like it. But how does he do it, when races are so closely monitored and nearby roads closed off? (Story unlocked by New Yorker in light of Paul Ryan's recent remarks on marathons – h/t @nuzav) Comments Robert Provine | Guardian | 2 September 2012 Great piece on the psychology of laughter. It isn't normally a response to jokes; it's a social signal, not an expression of emotion. "The relationship between laughter and speech is akin to punctuation in written communication" Comments Anonymous | Telegraph | 3 September 2012 Founder of the Moonies. "Jesus informed Moon that He had been unable to complete His mission on earth due to unforeseen circumstances, so Moon had been chosen to succeed Him and to establish the Kingdom of Heaven upon Earth" Comments Sabrina Rubin Erdely | Rolling Stone | 31 August 2012 She claimed to be a model, a pop star, even heiress to the Samsung fortune. She lived in LA and called herself the Korean Paris Hilton. But then the DEA caught her out. This is the bizarre story of drug trafficker Lisette Lee Comments David Spiegelhalter | BBC | 4 September 2012 Statistician considers the probability of long life in charming short article. "It's odd to think we have been essentially ageing only nine months for each year that passes." But that is the effect of rising life expectancy Comments | 
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