A new issue of Kritike: An Online Journal of Philosophy is out. Can a Jew enjoy the sound of church bells? Leon Wieseltier wants to know. A review of Fridge Magnets are Bastards: An A-Z Rant About Annoying People & Useless Things in the Modern World by Mark Dapin. Research debunking the Easterlin Paradox pleases Chrystia Freeland, who believes that being richer does make you happier. New images uncover 25 secrets about the Mona Lisa, including proof that Leonardo da Vinci gave her eyebrows. What do burqas, Osama and fascism have to do with six hours of man-free exercise time at Harvard? Katha Pollitt wants to know. A review of The Physics of NASCAR by Diandra Leslie-Pelecky. From Reason, a review of The Pirate’s Dilemma: How Youth Culture Is Reinventing Capitalism by Matt Mason. Why should we think that the human genome is a once-and-for-all finished, untamperable product? Tiny Tyrants: How to really change your kid's behavior. Disappointing the world: Does international enthusiasm for Barack Obama hurt him? A review of Lincoln and Douglas: The Debates That Defined America by Allen C. Guelzo. Nico Israel reviews Erin Hogan’s Spiral Jetta: A Road Trip Through the Land Art of the American West. A review of Confessions of an Eco Sinner: Travels to Find Where My Stuff Comes From by Fred Pearce.
