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This was not even a test

A new issue of Public History Review is out. From The Washington Monthly, a special series of articles on what Obama should say in the State of the Union. What do anarchists want from us? Steampunk as the new Goth: The retrofuturistic trend draws on a Jules Verne-like view of the world and Victorian-era technology. A review of Histories and Fallacies by Carl Trueman. Nicolas Baumard on the evolutionary and cognitive basis of the cultural success of garbage trucks among western toddlers. With the Air Force's Gorgon Drone, "we can see everything". From Improbable Research, a series on curing shyness in dogs. Barry Schwartz shares stories that illustrate the difference between following the rules and truly choosing wisely. Dan Ariely tells Matthew Taylor why it's only by understanding our weaknesses that we can learn to anticipate and avoid mistakes. What's the matter with Broadway? A record number of shows are closing, with producers millions in the hole. From Hilobrow, this was not even a test; if this had been a real data-war, the signal would have gone silent — and you might have, as well. Have you no shame? Ignore the recent excuses — Henry Kissinger's entire career was a series of massacres and outrages. Will this generation see an explosion of creativity, collaboration and art that could be called a renaissance? You know the idea that truth is stranger than fiction? This year, we wanted our truth heavily dusted with fiction.