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One dork at a time

From New Internationalist, a special issue on multiculturalism. Until Logic Did Them Apart: Jonathan Chait on the definitive case against gay marriage critics. Revenge of the Nerd: Paul Wilmott is out to save Wall Street's soul — one dork at a time. The Economist on Paul Krugman's London lectures on the crisis in the economy and in economics. Wendy Grossman finds a solution to the financial crisis in Uranus. From Jewcy, an article on Jews in the world at the end of philo-Semitism; and a look at how to save Judaism: Better marketing! God is merciful, but only if you're a man: Jew, Christian or Muslim, whatever the faith, women are still treated with disdain or worse. A review of Seven Deadly Sins: A Very Partial List by Aviad Kleinberg. Confessions of a Non–Serial Killer: Conspiracy theories are all fun and games until you become the subject of one. Ron Rosenbaum on why the 2012 cult is a silly scam. All the Letters Fit to Print: A longstanding rivalry between old friends shows what it takes to get into the New York Times. Alex Gibney on Gitmo Solutions: Super size them! A review of Eiffel’s Tower: And the World’s Fair Where Buffalo Bill Beguiled Paris, the Artists Quarreled, and Thomas Edison Became a Count by Jill Jonnes and Paris from the Ground Up by James H. S. McGregor.