From NYRB, a review of Shakespeare's Wife by Germaine Greer; a review of books on Guantanamo; Robert Skidelsky reviews Making Globalization Work by Joseph E. Stiglitz; and Elizabeth Drew on how the Democrats didn't expect so much pain. The Urbane Tomboys: Eschewing makeup, enjoying a game of pickup basketball, and maybe eyeing your boyfriend! It’s the New York woman’s answer to the metrosexual. A review of Have I Got a Guy for You: What Really Happens When Mom Fixes You Up. An interview with Jeff Gordinier, author of X Saves the World: How Generation X Got the Shaft but Can Still Keep Everything From Sucking. A review of Enhancing Evolution: The Ethical Case for Making Better People by John Harris. A review of Julie Doucet’s 365 Days: A Diary. From IHE, an essay on Howard Gardner's "multiple intelligences" at 25. The introduction to International Political Economy: An Intellectual History by Benjamin J. Cohen. Here's a look at 10 trailblazing scientists about to change your future. From The Futurist, a series of interviews on artificial intelligence. Adam Gopnik and Malcolm Gladwell have often pointed out to their US readers how things work in Canada, the country where they were raised. Graham Allison, Alan Robock, and Jonathan Schell on the time to bury the dangerous legacy of nuclear weapons.
