The Browser daily newsletter [6 Oct 2012]

Daily Newsletter       6 October 2012 Thank you to all those of you who've joined our new membership scheme. For those who haven't, please consider supporting us by becoming a member. Click here to find out about the extra benefits available to members.  Best of the Moment Sicily, A Portrait Of Italian Dysfunction Stephan Faris | Businessweek | 4 October 2012 "The danger in Sicily isn’t that the island’s economy will suddenly implode. As with the rest of Italy, the region’s problems are less economic than political. The biggest threats to Sicily’s future are its politicians" Comments The Internet Blowhard’s Favorite Phrase Daniel Engber | Slate | 2 October 2012 Brief history of use, and misuse, of phrase "correlation does not imply causation". Once a stats class admonition; now commonly and irritatingly used by second-rate debaters. How did it catch on? And why this particular phrase? Comments Dead Or Alive Steve Coll | NYRB | 4 October 2012 Review of "No Easy Day", Navy SEAL's account of Bin Laden raid. "He was neither armed nor aggressive at the moment of his death." But Obama knew from bitter experience with Guantanamo prisoners that killing was easier than capture Comments The Unsolved Mystery Of The Tunnels At Baiae Mike Dash | Smithsonian | 1 October 2012 On the north shore of the Bay of Naples lies a tunnel complex leading to a hot, underground stream. Who built it? And for what purpose? It's been estimated to date from 550 BC, and may have had a quite intriguing use Comments The Metaphoreign Body Tod Wodicka | Granta | 4 October 2012 "In 2005, a couple of days after my girlfriend of a few months discovered that she was pregnant, I was rushed to a Prague hospital because a screaming golf ball-sized growth had appeared near the base of my tailbone" Comments On The Demand For Referees David Warsh | Economic Principals | 30 September 2012 Good referees are vital, if not always popular. Not only on the field, but wherever it's important to create and preserve order, and prevent corruption. Policemen, critics, judges, regulators: Think of them as the "guardian trades" Comments FiveBooks Interview Jonathon Green on Slang It’s dirty, grubby and doubting. And us at our most real. The lexicographer takes us inside the world of “rough, truthful language” from rhyming slang and cant to the streets of Baltimore and an etymology of the f-word  Featured Special Report Steve Jobs's Legacy He was a giant of American business, driving Apple to become the most valuable company in the world. But how should we remember Steve Jobs?    Reader Recommendations polit2k "The suits on the Street should be careful what they wish for." Voting with the wallet | The Economist t.co/8Uqcj89V #browsings  Book of the Day Only A Game? by Eamon Dunphy Simon Kuper says:This is a cult book among those of us who like reading about football. It came out in the 1970s when really no one was publishing books about football.  Video of the Day Steve Bell On Ed Miliband Cartoonist sizes up subject: "He's a walking caricature even before you've picked up a pen"  Quote of the Day Kathryn Crim, on teaching Teaching often facilitates a relationship with one’s own ignorance | Homepage | Mobile Apps | RSS Feeds | Twitter | Facebook | Privacy Policy | Contact Us | Having trouble reading this email? View it in your browser. You are receiving this email because you signed up for the Best of the Moment newsletter on thebrowser.com. Click here to unsubscribe The Browser Ltd, 106 Great Portland Street, London, W1W 6PF

Cheat Sheet - Will Linda McMahon Bring It?

Today: Vatican Finds Ex-Butler Guilty , Person of Interest: United States U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice , Ohio Early Voting Reinstated October 06, 2012 READY TO RUMBLE 1. Will Linda McMahon Bring It? The former WWE chief was trounced in her last Senate run, despite pouring in $50 million of her own money. Now the Republican is within striking distance of Joe Lieberman’s Connecticut seat, ahead of her first debate on Sunday. The Daily Beast’s Lloyd Grove reports. Read it at The Daily Beast Convicted 2. Vatican Finds Ex-Butler Guilty A Vatican court found Pope Benedict XVI’s former butler guilty Saturday of stealing sensitive documents—but the pope is expected to pardon him. Paolo Gabriele was sentenced to 18 months in prison, half of the three-year sentence requested by the prosecution. The lighter sentence was given because Gabriele had no prior criminal record. The verdict was delivered after two hours of deliberation on the last day of a weeklong trial during which Gabriele claimed he acted out of a “visceral” love for the Roman Catholic Church. He will, for the time being, be under house arrest in the Vatican. Read it at Reuters PERSON OF INTEREST 3. Susan Rice Under Fire U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice made headlines this week when she insisted the attack in Benghazi, Libya, was “spontaneous.” Leslie H. Gelb reports in Newsweek on the fallout. Read it at The Daily Beast ELECTION DAYS 4. Ohio Early Voting Reinstated A federal appeals court ruled Friday that if soldiers from Ohio can cast ballots ahead of time, everyone else should have the same opportunity. The court said that the state had not shown compelling evidence for why only one group should be permitted to cast ballots on the three days before Election Day. The decision, strongly advocated by the Obama campaign, will likely lead to more ballots cast from poor and elderly voters. There is no word yet on whether the swing state will appeal the decision. Read it at The Washington Post Justice 5. 5 Terror Suspects Extradited to U.S. After losing a long battle to avoid charges, five terror suspects were extradited to the U.S. from Britain—and at least two of them are expected in court in New Haven, Conn., on Saturday. The group, which includes cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, who allegedly turned a London mosque into a training ground for radicals, was ordered to the U.S. by a British judge who ruled Friday that the suspects had no more grounds for appeal. The appeals process for the men had lasted between eight and 14 years, during which they claimed they would face human-rights violations in a U.S. prison. Read it at The Associated Press DEAL Report: Syria Won’t Cross Turkey Agrees to stay six miles from border. FREED Cuba Releases Anti-Castro Blogger Writer planned to cover sensitive trial. WoW Maine GOP Slams Dem’s Warcraft Hobby Concerns about videogame character’s criminal activity. Diversity Report: More Gays and Lesbians on TV GLADD pleased with uptick. THE FORCE IS STRONG New Worm Species Named After Yoda Deep-sea worm lives miles underwater. GET The Cheat Sheet A speedy, smart summary of news and must-reads from across the Web. You'll love the featured original stories on politics, entertainment, and more from The Daily Beast's diverse group of contributors. GET Culture Beast Weekly cultural recommendations from The Daily Beast. Cute Kids Want Jobs Who knew taxes could be so adorable? In this non-partisan voter-registration ad from the series 'Kids on the President,' watch a group of insanely precocious tykes explain the state of the U.S. economy. More Videos Scalia Said What? 8 of His Wildest Comments by Nina Strochlic This Week’s Best Reads by David Sessions 12 Most Kick-Ass James Bond Gadgets by Melissa Leon

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