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To be lifelike

From THES, a review of Theories of Social Capital: Researchers Behaving Badly by Ben Fine; and a review of Carjacked: The Culture of the Automobile and Its Effect on Our Lives by Catherine Lutz and Anne Lutz Fernandez. Can documentaries really change the world? From Flavorwire, Paul Hiebert on the devolution from hipster to hippie in 6 steps. America’s non-compliance: Gareth Peirce presents the case against extradition. From virginity to tactical nuclear weapons to exit polls, here are twelve things the world should toss out. Je Banach reviews The Melting Season by Jami Attenberg. For comfort, mom's voice works as well as a hug. Net-Worth Obsession: We all wonder how much money others have — Joey Kincer and other net-worth trackers are letting us in on the secret. While the role of technology in the political struggle in Iran and elsewhere should not be overstated, it should not be underestimated either. From Meanjin, an interview with Eddin Khoo on the tradition of wayang kulit, Malaysian shadow puppetry; and the first principle of a wax model is not just verisimilitude, but to be lifelike, though wax reproduction is a form obsessed by death. Gateway to Hell: Is one of Berlin's most prized antiquities — the Pergamon Altar — actually Satan's throne on Earth? Urbanisation and the need for sustainable development: Since the creation of the railways, the desirable lifestyle has been in constant motion, always expanding and demanding that everything — goods and people — move and be moved; it may only have been a phase in human history. The historian Michael Bellesiles is making a comeback; Scott McLemee remembers why he had to leave in the first place.