From Metapsychology, a review of Galileo Goes to Jail and Other Myths about Science and Religion; a review of Copernicus, Darwin and Freud: Revolutions in the History and Philosophy of Science by Friedel Weinert; and a review of Science Talk: Changing Notions of Science in American Culture by Daniel Patrick Thurs. An interview with Blake Bailey, author of Cheever: A Life (and more; and a review at Bookforum). The Forever Virgins: Even before the Catholic Church had nuns, it had consecrated virgins — and, today, women are choosing and reviving this largely forgotten vocation. Still looking for the western feminists: Women who believe liberal values exploit their sexuality have something much greater to fear — the jackboot of dictatorship. An interview with Ian Bremmer on the rise of state capitalism. A review of The Richness of Art Education by Howard Cannatella. Should we defer to Aristotle or Plato on the potatoness of Pringles, or ask a child? (and a review of Potato: A History of the Propitious Esculent by John Reader). From ARPA, a review of books on unions in the US and Australia. From SSIR, an interview with Judith Rodin, president of the Rockefeller Foundation. Decline and fall: What the Roman Empire and the newspaper industry have in common.
