From The New Yorker, like men betrayed: James Wood revisits Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates (and more by Christopher Hitchens; and more from Slate; and more from TNR; and more from Bookforum). From Ceasefire, an interview with Michael Albert on the death of capitalism; an interview with Norman Finkelstein: "The left is not a political force in American life"; articles on radicalism for beginners and remembering 1968; Jeremy Bates on the struggle for academic freedom; and should we regulate political research? Murray Goulden wonders. We must add another field to the list of those in need of rescuing — economics itself. All work and no play still might not get Jack into Harvard: High-school seniors are more stressed out than ever — just like the rest of us. Is it true that comic books are now turning partisan? The Great Boob Bust: Maura Moynihan on why a smaller cup size is good for America; and an article on Iran's hottest porn video, a hidden camera that catches an Iranian cleric committing adultery. At one point in his life, he did very good technical work in general relativity, but Frank Tipler is a crackpot. The hundred years' war: How growing rejectionism, the rise of religion, a new military doctrine and a new cold war keep peace at bay. Web 2.0 is so over; welcome to Web 3.0: Facebook and Twitter may be more popular than ever among users, but what are they worth?
