From Human Affairs, Gabriel Bianchi (SAS): Intimacy: From Transformation to Transmutation. The Flat Earth Society has become a byword for sticking your head in the sand, whatever the scientific facts — David Adam tries to make sense of its new president, Daniel Shenton. No one likes to pay taxes, but as we get ready to stand in line at the post office on the 15th, it might be useful to dispel some of the most common myths about this springtime ritual. A review of Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? by James Shapiro (and more and more and more and more and more and more and more). A Closer Reading of Roman Vishniac: He was the foremost photographer of prewar Eastern European Jewish life — but how real was the image he created? Lessons from the Health-Care Wars: Activism on the ground creates pressure for bolder reform and gives liberal elected officials more room to maneuver. Why do we love it when celebrities try for second acts? Because we play a leading role. Through a controversial practice called vision therapy, some optometrists say they can treat learning disabilities. Multiculturalism undermines diversity: As a political policy, multiculturalism's desire to put people in boxes has left many minorities feeling misrepresented. A review of The Complete Milt Gross: Comic Books and Life Story. The Counter-Plagiarism Handbook: Tips for writers and editors on how to avoid or detect journalistic plagiarism. Annie Leonard's Story of Stuff has made her a target of conservatives. Robert and Ellen Kaplan, authors of The Art of the Infinite: The Pleasures of Mathematics, on why the search for infinity is so essential. Could graffiti left by the Knights Templar in southwestern France be the missing link between the order and the Holy Grail? A review of Addiction: A Disorder of Choice by Gene Heyman.
