From CJR, an article on the media’s role in covering the (wide) spectrum of skepticism about global warming: A response to Ron Rosenbaum. The ability to continually look up information is changing how and what we remember — but maybe that's not a bad thing. From VoxEU, an article on sovereign wealth funds: Debunking four popular myths. Anti-loneliness advice may be treacly, but it beats the circle of hell that is feeling all alone in the world. An excerpt from The Way of the World: A Story of Truth and Hope in an Age of Extremism by Ron Suskind (and a review). Do you need to be able to read music to study it? Not necessarily, no matter what Damon Albarn thinks. A review of Why The French Don't Like Headscarves: Islam, the State, and Public Space by John R. Bowen and The Politics of the Veil by Joan Scott (and more). Critiques of Barack Obama's suitability for the office of the presidency have been bookended by astonishingly contradictory stereotypes. Researchers have created a genetic map showing the relatedness between the populations of Europe. Why don't we protect the privacy of jurors? An article on the case for making jury duty anonymous. From Esquire, a slide show on The Evolution of Men's Style: 1933-2008. Catching the wrong John: Why are the media talking about John Edwards' infidelity if they aren't going to talk about John McCain's?
