Living on the ice shelf: Mike Davis on humanity's meltdown. From The Hindu, the American dream is all about the freedom to choose; in a supermarket setting, that can be paralysing to those used to the simpler sabzi mandis. An article on Islamic superheroes going global. Homosexuality may persist because the associated genes convey surprising advantages on homosexuals' family members (and Muslim men are affectionate in ways that would make an American male blush). From Time, an article on the global ambition of Rick Warren. From The Politico, an interview with Dennis Miller. Here's a concept you've probably never heard of: "viral sovereignty". More than 40 years after being named a Westinghouse finalist, futurist Raymond Kurzweil is still inventing. From The Guardian, an interview with Slavoj Zizek. Is the just-christened Morgellons disease an age-old delusion or a disturbing new disease? From Poor, Leroy Moore on the struggle to become a superstar: An Illin n Chillin international report from Uganda. America's fight against poverty has a growing hole; some say it's time to pay attention to the people falling through it: men. PENPals: A correspondence with Markus Zusak & Susan Campell Bartoletti. Crusading with a pen: An interview with Doris Lessing; and more and more on Alfred & Emily (and more from Bookforum).
