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Lots of sound and fury

The Brothers Grim: Theodore Dalrymple reviews Hitch-22 by Christopher Hitchens and The Rage Against God: How Atheism Led Me to Faith by Peter Hitchens. From Scientific American, a tribute to Martin Gardner: For 35 years, he wrote the Mathematical Games column, educating and entertaining minds and launching the careers of generations of mathematicians (and more). Joe McGinniss becomes Sarah Palin's new gotcha-journalist neighbor (and more). Dark Roasted Blend on the evolution of the camera. The Gulf Oil Disaster: Who's liable, and for how much? From Triple Canopy, a letter from the Demilitarized Zone, where South Korea is imagining its way out of perpetual war. We can't save South Korea: Should the US rethink its global posture? Why South Korea has to live in denial: In spite of a virtual act of war by Kim Jong Il, Seoul will produce lots of sound and fury, ultimately signifying very little. How Kim Jong-il blackmails the West into supporting his evil North Korean regime. More on The Cleanest Race by B.R. Myers. A book club on Larry Rosen's Rewired: Understanding the iGeneration and the Way They Learn. Michael Lind on John Howard Griffin's Black Like Me, the great American book that refutes Rand Paul. Adam Wilson reviews Don Juan: His Own Version by Peter Handke. Danah Boyd on why quitting Facebook is pointless. Michael Berube on rhetorical styles of the Left. From Forbes, a special report on the world's most powerful peopleMormon Doctrine by Bruce R. McConkie, one of Mormonism’s most influential books, an all-time Mormon bestseller, goes out of print. An article on Rand Paul and the influence of Christian Reconstructionism. Roger Scruton on his book Why Beauty Matters. Only a select few people in the world get irony, and the rest think they do — and that's ironic, possibly.