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Daily Newsletter       14 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 This Must Be Heaven Sam Harris | Sam Harris | 12 October 2012 Neurosurgeon describes his experience of the afterlife in Newsweek cover story. It sounds lovely, butterflies and all. But, says Harris, the conclusions the doctor draws from his sublime adventures are alarmingly unscientific Comments Death Of The American Hobo Aaron Lake Smith | Vice | 12 October 2012 Riding the rails to the National Hobo Convention in Britt, Iowa. But it's a sadly diminished spectacle. Maybe the last of its kind. Sixty people camping out where 1,800 did so in 1949. "It had the air of a hippie craft fair" Comments Why Great Brands Fall From Grace Bruce Levinson | Fast Company | 3 October 2012 Brands aren't born great. They acquire greatness through longevity, surviving and growing despite changes in the marketplace. If they don't adapt, they fade quickly. Remember the Motorola Razr phone? Or the Tivo TV recorder? Comments What Is Logic? JW Gray | Ethical Realism | 10 October 2012 An introduction. "Logic is a domain of philosophy concerned with rational criteria that applies to argumentation. This includes argumentation within ordinary language, consistent reasoning, valid argumentation, errors in reasoning" Comments Where The Wild Things Were Charles Siebert | New Republic | 11 October 2012 Story behind the Zanesville, Ohio wildlife massacre. Rich eccentric collects wild animals, sets them loose, commits suicide. Police arrive, panic, SWAT teams slaughter whole menagerie: 18 tigers, 17 lions, eight bears and more Comments How Large Is The Observable Universe? Paul Halpern | Nova | 10 October 2012 "Our understanding of the universe is bounded by the edge of the observable universe. So how large is the part of the universe we’re potentially able to observe directly?" You may think it's a simple calculation. But it is not Comments  FiveBooks Interview Kenneth Miller on Arguments against Creationism The biology professor, and Catholic, tells us what we should read to understand the battle being fought between scientists and creationists  Featured Special Report David Foster Wallace In memory of one of America's finest modern fiction writers  Reader Recommendations nuzav For better, for worse: my husband, the rapist  t.co/6zaZfyxd via @guardian #browsings  Book of the Day Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov Anne Applebaum says: “One of the most beautiful memoirs ever written. Although it’s not about the Russian revolution as such, it is permeated with a sense of loss and exile”  Video of the Day Nitro Warriors Fun for your inner five-year-old  Quote of the Day Charlie Munger, on investing "Investing is where you find a few great companies and then sit on your ass" | 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 - Hugo Chávez Is Back at It

Today: Mauritanian President 'Accidentally' Shot , Now It's Obama's Turn to Win the Debate at Hofstra University , UAE Sends Aid for Pakistani Girl October 14, 2012 SEAT OF POWER 1. Chávez Back at It After winning the Venezuelan election handily, President Hugo Chávez is plotting the future of his revolution—and tightening his grip on power more than ever. The Daily Beast's Mac Margolis on the ailing 58-year-old's brazen ambitions. Read it at The Daily Beast OOPS 2. Mauritanian President 'Accidentally' Shot The president of Mauritania was shot and slightly wounded Saturday in what the government of the West African country is calling an accident. The president's convoy was fired on by an Army unit, and a source in the military disagreed with the government's story, saying the attack was intentional. A government spokesman said President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz was "slightly wounded" and was taken to a hospital, where he "got out of the vehicle unassisted upon arrival." Read it at The New York Times DEBUNKED 3. Now It's Obama's Turn Stepping away from the campaign trail, President Obama is said to be honing his linguistic cutlery with advisers this weekend at a resort in Williamsburg, Va. "Governor Romney has been making pitches all his life," said Obama spokeswoman Jennifer Psaki of the president's opponent. The Daily Beast's Michael Tomasky explains what Obama needs to do to win. Read it at The Daily Beast MALALA 4. UAE Sends Aid for Pakistani Girl The United Arab Emirates said Sunday that it would send an air ambulance to aid the teenage Pakistani girl shot by the Taliban. The news came as a source told Al Jazeera that 14-year-old Malala Yousafzai, who has drawn the attention of the world, may have "very limited" chances of making a recovery. The girl was shot in the head by the Taliban along with two classmates on the way home from school. Read it at The Associated Press KREMLIN 5. Russia Holds Gubernatorial Votes Russians headed to the polls Sunday for the first electoral test of Vladimir Putin's power since he retook the presidency. The round of gubernatorial elections—the first for the country in eight years—comes amid a downturn in approval ratings for Putin, who repealed a ban on the election of governors after massive protests last year. Polls taken by the Civil Society Development Fund showed candidates backed by the ruling United Russia party leading in all five contested gubernatorial districts, though some mayoral and other local races looked ripe for the opposition's picking. Read it at Bloomberg EAGER BEAVERS Obama Leads Among Early Voters 59 to 31 percent. DICTATOR Report: Assad Cluster Bombs Civilians Has used Russian-made explosives in past week. AFGHANISTAN 5 Royal Marines Charged With Murder Over "incident" in Afghanistan. ROUND TWO Candidates Prep for Second Debate At retreats in Virginia and Boston. ARSTY LEPIDOPTERIST Hirst Killed 9,000 Butterflies For Tate show. 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. A Brat Packer's Next Act From starring in 'Pretty In Pink' to traveling to Sudan, Andrew McCarthy made the impressive transition from child actor to editor-at-large for 'National Geographic Traveler.' John Avlon, Louise Roug, and McCarthy talk Mitt Romney's foreign policy speech, and their mutual love of late director John Hughes. More Videos Assad's House of Torture by Anna Therese Day Elvis Presley: America's Secret Weapon in the Cold War by Jon Wiener Rebel Wilson's 12 Funniest Moments by Kevin Fallon

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