From Kulturos barai, whereas in postmodernism, being was left in a free-floating fabric of emotional intensities, in contemporary culture the existence of the self is affirmed through the network itself. Dinty Moore on Mr. Plimpton’s Revenge: A Google Map Essay. Here are sample chapters from A Theory of Enclaves by Evgeny Vinokurov. A review of Our Dark Side: A History of Perversion by Elisabeth Roudinesco. What’s wrong with Muslims? Satoshi Kanazawa on how being Muslim is unlike being anything else in today’s world. Editor & Publisher has resumed publication in print and online following its sale Thursday to Duncan McIntosh Co. Inc. (and more), and Kirkus Reviews is working toward an arrangement with an acquiring company to continue publication. Daniel Gross on why Beijing is making a mistake with Google. From Flavorpill, here's the culture roundup to end all roundups. Driving Miss Lazy: Greg Beato writes in praise of drive-through. Gideon Rachman on why bankruptcy could be good for America. Christopher Hayes reviews Interesting Times: Writings from a Turbulent Decade by George Packer (and more and more). Architecture student Magnus Larsson details his bold plan to transform the harsh Sahara desert using bacteria and a surprising construction material: the sand itself. It’s an unstoppable buzzword, but has professionalism gone too far? Briggs Armstrong has decided that he's going to pay for as many things as is practicable using only two-dollar bills. Love and Death in Indiana: Black, gay professor Don Belton is murdered in cold blood in Bloomington; Scott McLemee looks into a hate crime.
