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Nothing is cool

Alessandra Consolaro (Torino): Who is Afraid of Shah Rukh Khan? Neoliberal India’s Fears Seen through a Cinema Prism. From The Chronicle, Russell Jacoby on the latest intellectuals: In an era of one-stop thinking and instant commenting, we've lost the slow work of reflection. Chris Lehmann on thought leaders as loss leaders. Lisa Ruddick on when nothing is cool: Is there something unethical in contemporary criticism? Gawker Heroes 2015: The people and blimps we liked this year. Elizabeth Kolbert on the terrible teens: What’s wrong with them? Obama wants to check out Cuba before he leaves the White House. Sikh fans refused entry to Chargers stadium because of their turbans. Chris Hayes is still “All In” at MSNBC, even as everyone counts him out. The currency of the media business is attention — so where are we spending it?