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Saturday, December 1, 2012

The Browser daily newsletter [1 Dec 2012]

1 December 2012
We are developing a new platform which will supply a daily bundle of classic journalism specially formatted for reading on phones and tablets.  If you regularly use a handheld for reading, and if you would like to help us beta-test the platform, please email Robert Cottrell (robert@thebrowser.com). We'll be thrilled to have your advice, and we'll give beta testers a year's free access to the new platform when it's launched.

 Best of the Moment

Ups And Downs of Elevators

Kate Linebaugh | WSJ | 30 November 2012

Otis research fellow Theresa Christy optimises elevator usage. Asians will crowd, Westerners want space. Japanese want good notice of which escalator is coming next, so they can line up. Nobody wants to wait more than 20 seconds Comments

Rules For Targeted Killing

Editorial | NYT | 29 November 2012

Difficult but overdue intellectual exercise. When may a government kill? "Raising money for terror groups, or making tapes urging others to kill, does not justify assassination. Neither does a threat against another government" Comments

Ten Steps To A Breakaway State

Marc Herman | Pacific Standard | 30 November 2012

Lessons that secession-minded American states can learn from independence movements elsewhere. Here's one: Sell flags cheaply. Flags flying in the streets tells everybody that independence is on the agenda. Symbolism is important Comments

Portrait Of The Artist On Crystal Meth

Jon Ronson | Guardian | 30 November 2012

Bryan Saunders paints self-portraits under the influence of every drug he can find, from Valium to lighter fluid by way of Xanax and meth. He used to be an outsider artist. Soon he'll be exhibiting alongside Damien Hirst in Paris Comments

The Case For Drinking Coffee

Lindsay Abrams | Atlantic | 30 November 2012

As much as you like. As much as you can. Ten cups a day is good. Reduces risk of diabetes, depression, colorectal cancer, heart failure, prostate cancer. Protects the liver. Relieves pain. Improves concentration. Prolongs life Comments

Vultures To Restore Human Ritual of Death

Gardiner Harris | NYT | 29 November 2012

"Fifteen years after vultures disappeared from Mumbai’s skies, the Parsi community here intends to build two aviaries at one of its most sacred sites so that the giant scavengers can once again devour human corpses" Comments

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