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The anonymity experiment

Karen Sihra (Toronto): Philosophical Contributions of Gandhi’s Ideas on Non-Violence. From The Atlantic, Bay of Capitalist Pigs: A look at how Havana might change after Castro. Cannibalism and human depravity? An interview with Kim Paffenroth, author of Gospel of the Living Dead: George Romero’s Visions of Hell on Earth. A review of Accident: A Philosophical and Literary History by Ross Hamilton. A review of Army 101: Inside ROTC in a Time of War by David Axe. Druids belong to the realm of myth, but now researchers in England have uncovered the grave of a powerful, ancient healer. From Mute, Elizabeth Povinelli locates the latest state of exception in a wider neoliberal project to impose work and austerity. From n+1, "what have we who are slaves and black to do with art?" An interview with Robert Bryce, author of Gusher of Lies: The Dangerous Delusions of "Energy Independence". Feminism 2.0: From patriarchy to pop culture, the blogosphere has it covered. As newspapers recruit "citizen journalists" to fill their pages, flacks and hacks find an opening. From PopSci, The Anonymity Experiment: During a week of attempting to cloak every aspect of daily life, you find that in an information age, leaving no trace is nearly impossible. Writers in academe come together in New York, but is it still a city of literary dreams? asks Michael Dirda. A review of Brooklyn Was Mine.