From The American, Roger Noriega on Haiti’s disasters, natural and man-made. From CJR, Haiti expert Henry (Chip) Carey gives context to the current tragedy; and Sam Eifling on Haiti as journalists have known it. Here are satellite photos that show Port-au-Prince before and after the Jan. 12 earthquake. Mary Beard reviews The Infinity of Lists by Umberto Eco (and more; and more by Albert Mobilio). A review of Shocking True Story: The Rise and Fall of Confidential, "America's Most Scandalous Scandal Magazine" by Henry E. Scott. Disclosed Encounters: Why UFO buffs think Barack Obama is their best hope for the truth about ET. Dahlia Lithwick, Nick Gillespie, and Clive Thompson debate the worst ideas of the '00s. Hippie meets hip-hop in the 2K10 Factory of Damon Dash. From Vanity Fair, it became known, and ultimately reviled, as Disco, but the music that surged out of gay underground New York clubs such as the Loft and 12 West in the early 70s was the sound of those who wanted to dance, dance, dance. A review of Uglier Than a Monkey's Armpit: Untranslatable Insults, Put-Downs, and Curses from Around the World by Stephen Dodson and Robert Vanderplank. Obama Contra Niebuhr: Supporters of President Obama’s "moral realism" are unaware of many elements of Reinhold Niebuhr’s political theology. Survivalism Lite: They call themselves "preppers" — regular people with homes and families, but like the survivalists that came before them, they're preparing for the worst. From Cracked, a look at 6 assassination attempts that almost f#@ked the world; and an article on 7 books we lost to history that would have changed the world.
