From Scholar and Feminist Online, a special issue on Life (Un)Ltd: Feminism, Bioscience, Race. From Reconstruction, Danuta Fjellestad and Maria Engberg on a concept of post-postmodernism or Lady Gaga’s reconfigurations of Madonna; and how did I write that? A series of reflections on singularity in the creative process. Felix Salmon on the IMF and sovereign bankruptcy; and is JPMorgan being unfairly singled out? Neil Irwin on everything you need to know about JPMorgan’s $13 billion settlement. Sonia Tsuruoka on slum tourism and its discontents. Kevin Roose on the real consequences of JPMorgan Chase’s big payout; and on how Silicon Valley’s secessionist movement is growing. How to avoid bankers in your nativity scene: Honor Clerk reviews The Ugly Renaissance: Sex, Disease and Excess in an Age of Beauty by Alexander Lee. Barry Ritholtz on how Americans have lost virtually all of our constitutional rights. Why blockbusters are taking over the arts: Harvard’s Anita Elberse on why the “long tail” is not where the money is. From Boston Review, David Palumbo-Liu on the public intellectual as provocateur. What does "cool" even mean in 2013? Carl Wilson on a monthlong series on the history and future of cool. Networking down the ages: David Bodanis reviews Writing on the Wall: Social Media — The First 2,000 Years by Tom Standage. Ben Branstetter on why Mark Zuckerberg is a conservative (and why that matters).
