From LRB, David Runciman reviews The Wikipedia Revolution by Andrew Lih. Prospect is in conversation with Martin Amis (and part 2 and part 3); and will the next ten months see Britain's most controversial novelist finally return to his best? A review of The Industrial Revolutionaries by Gavin Weightman. Polly Shulman reviews Kitchen Essays by Agnes Jekyll. From TAS, a review of America’s Secular Challenge: The Rise of a New National Religion by Herbert London; and Roger Scruton on "Islamic banking". A politics of national sacrifice: Thirty years after Carter's "malaise speech", the language of humility and civic obligation resonates more powerfully than ever. A review of Built of Books: How Reading Defined the Life of Oscar Wilde by Thomas Wright (and more). Prophet Motive: Is Nouriel Roubini lucky or just good? If you didn’t know May was National Masturbation Month, you’re not alone. Everybody Must Get Stoned: A look at the addictive history of musical substance abuse. Chris Lehmann on how Time explains the horrible future of the working world. From Archeology, the surprising way that eBay — long thought to be a clearinghouse for looted artifacts — might help protect archaeological sites; and an interview with MIT's John Ochsendorf on how studying ancient buildings can improve modern ones.
