Daily Archives: November 13, 2011

From The New York Times: My Parents Were Home-Schooling Anarchists How my siblings and I survived our family’s educational experiment. http://nyti.ms/siVEdG Sent from my iPad

From The New York Times: TALK: Werner Herzog Lives Dangerously The director of “Into the Abyss” opposes the death penalty, even if he almost killed Klaus Kinski. http://nyti.ms/vCNOWF Sent from my iPad

From The New York Times: BOOKS OF THE TIMES: Legendary Gaze Burns Through Time and Trouble Judy Collins’s memoir addresses her early life, career, romantic relationships, alcoholism and eating disorder, as well as the fraught life of her son, Clark. … Continue reading →

From The New York Times: TELEVISION REVIEW: A Creature’s Comforts in a Time of Need “Saved,” a new series on Animal Planet, features people who were in need of some kind of spiritual boost and received it from an animal. … Continue reading →

Death of the Citizen-Scientist – Brainstorm – The Chronicle of Higher Education.

I Was Wrong, and So Are You – The Atlantic.

Salon.com » The moral crisis of modern capitalism Mobile.

Sianne Ngai, on cuteness: “Cuteness is a way of aestheticizing powerlessness. It hinges on a sentimental attitude toward the diminutive and/or weak.” [Posted with iBlogger from my iPhone]

Magnificent Visions | Culture | Vanity Fair.

Testing the Copenhagen interpretation: a matter of live and dead cats – Telegraph.

delanceyplace.com 11/10/11 – the role of eunuchs.

The Code of the Winklevii | Business | Vanity Fair.

Borowitz Report.

The Exact Date Of Your Demise « Happiness in this World.

Former Guantanamo Chief Prosecutor: “A Pair of Testicles Fell Off the President After Election Day” | Truthout.

You Stepped Out Of A Dream.

What is time? | plus.maths.org.

Darwin’s Tongues – Science News.

Barry Estabrook on Food Production | The Browser.

Salon.com » Inside the Russell Pearce recall Mobile.

Salon.com » U.S. takes the lead on behalf of cluster bombs Mobile.

Research doesn’t back up key ed reforms – The Answer Sheet – The Washington Post.

Alexander Payne’s New Film, ‘The Descendants’ – NYTimes.com.