Stefano Petrucciani (Rome): Rethinking Critical Theory. From Middle East Report, Rochelle Davis (Georgetown): Culture as a Weapon System; Laleh Khalili (SOAS): The New (and Old) Classics of Counterinsurgency; and Noura Erakat (Georgetown): BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement) in the USA, 2001-2010. Camus and Sartre were two different men who travelled briefly together, only to fight bitter battles later — yet they left us richer. The Closers: Maria Streshinsky on how the pros shut down a failing bank. From Archaeology, could Google Earth help us stop looting? From The Medieval Review, a review of Byzantine Slavery and the Mediterranean World by Youval Rotman; a review of God's War: A New History of the Crusades by Christopher Tyerman; a review of City and Cosmos: The Medieval World in Urban Form by Keith D. Lilley; a review of Medieval Dress and Fashion by Margaret Scott; and a review of Merlin: Knowledge and Power through the Ages by Stephen Knight. From New Internationalist, a special issue on Iraq: 7 Years Later. The Evolution of Goldman Sachs: The fraud allegations against them have tarnished the reputation of the firm, but how exactly did they get to this point? A review of The Warsaw Ghetto: A Guide to the Perished City by Barbara Engelking and Jacek Leociak. The Big Jewcy 100 celebrates people doing amazing things. From the MAA, Colm Mulcahy on Mathematical Idol 2010; and exercise your mind daily with MinuteMath. Doing science in the past: The comparative method of historical science helps to explain Haiti's poverty. Walt Disney, Reanimated: A new museum prompts reappraisal of a culture-shaking artist and entrepreneur. Creating Paradise: What can individuals do to solve social problems?
