From Antiquity, a review of Prehistory: the Making of the Human Mind by Colin Renfrew; the ghosts of the Palaeolithic: a review of books on individual agency and behavioural change in perspective; and a review essay on climate change, culture history and the rebirth of circumpolar archaeology. From THES, does the Google generation, which has grown up with a deluge of data just clicks away, lack the independence of thought and critical rigour needed for higher study? Bernard-Henri Levy on why it is time that we pay tribute to Simone de Beauvoir. Does the fairer sex need its own instructions on how to do everything? Jessica Crispin wants to know. Karin L. Kross reviews Daddy’s Girl by Debbie Drechsler. Forget money, lobbyists' real power comes from information — here's three ideas that would reduce their influence on Congress and strengthen our democracy. Al Franken wants not just your laughter, but also your vote, but why is this man running? John Lukacs reviews Churchill, Hitler, and the Unnecessary War: How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World by Pat Buchanan. An interview with Jennifer Sey, author of Chalked Up: Inside Elite Gymnastics’ Merciless Coaching, Overzealous Parents, Eating Disorders, and Elusive Olympic Dreams. Why the U.S. is looking to build an aircraft that can stay aloft for five years at a time.
