From Rolling Stone, Matt Taibbi on Wall Street's Bailout Hustle: Goldman Sachs and other big banks aren't just pocketing the trillions we gave them to rescue the economy — they're re-creating the conditions for another crash. How the Frisbee took flight: It began with two sweethearts tossing a tin lid in 1937 and ended up a testament to the American Dream. Don't touch that dial: Vaughan Bell on a history of media technology scares, from the printing press to Facebook. A review of The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr by Ken Gormley (and more and more and more). Ken Starr, ivory tower elitist: Bill Clinton's tormentor is only the latest right-wing icon to find a home in academia. From Forbes, a special report on the Web Celeb 25. Celebrating Candomble in Bahia: Henry Louis Gates Jr. investigates the African roots of Brazil’s Carnival. The Holy See’s official newspaper, L’ Osservatore Romano, publishes what it called “a semiserious guide” to the top ten rock and pop albums of all time. From TNR, a review of Voting Rights — And Wrongs: The Elusive Quest for Racially Fair Elections by Abigail Thernstrom; and Rochelle Gurstein on a rational plan for redistributing babies. From Le Monde, Alain Badiou on the courage of the present. A look at what Sen. Evan Bayh and Joe the Plumber have in common. Get politically engaged, get happy?: Political activists — even the angry ones, but not the daring ones — are happier than the average person. Slate introduces The Hive, seeking your best new ideas to solve the world's trickiest problems. The Boys from Brazil: Why American rodeos are taking on a Latin flair.
