From Vice, an interview with William Gibson. C. W. Anderson on Print Culture 101: A Cheat Sheet and Syllabus. Every time a wrestler dresses for a match and every time he dances in victory, they honor the achievements of Khutulun, the greatest female wrestler in Mongolian history. Last year it was the staycation, this year it's the digital fast: "How I unplugged" is the new "what I did on my summer vacation". The War's End: The Obama administration's policy of disengagement has succeeded as spectacularly as the Bush administration's policy of invasion failed. The Vanity Fair 100: Many of the moguls on V.F.’s annual list of the 100 most influential have rebounded from a disastrous 2009, but the hoodie-and mock-turtleneck-wearing top two never even slowed down. Ron Rosenbaum on why killing "criminals" with drones is a war crime. Tabloid Hack Attack on Royals, and Beyond: How a London paper listened in on the private voice mail messages of the rich and famous. You say recession, I say depression: Why the difference between those two words is so important to the future of our economy. Nicholas Negroponte on how books are better without pages: The paper book is dead — long live the narrative. The rest of the world can see Aljazeera — why can't you? Adam Phillips on the happiness myth: We all want to be happy, we want our children to be happy, and there are countless books advising us how to achieve happiness — but is this really what we should be aiming for? Inside the Great Reptilian Conspiracy, from Queen Elizabeth to Barack Obama: A look at one of the more fascinating alternate universes of belief. For Ralph Miliband governments could never tame capitalism; New Labour thought otherwise, and then came the financial crisis — but what will David or Ed do if they gain the leadership?
