From n+1, Christian Lorentzen on Wes Anderson and the Problem with Hipsters; Or, what happens when a generation refuses to grow up. The end of the hipster: They've been parodied for their skinny jeans and cheap beer, but you might not have them to kick around for long. David Petraeus’s Winning Streak: Mark Bowden hears about the unceasing drive, groundbreaking methods, and darkest moments of a four-star rebel and reveals that the general formerly known “Peaches” may be the most competitive man in the military. Is the notebook a tool, a literary genre, or a nervous tic? Scott McLemee jots down some thoughts. From Policy Review, Liam Julian on the trouble with high-speed rail: Billions in costs for how many riders? A review of Killing Willis: From Diff'rent Strokes to the Mean Streets to the Life I Always Wanted by Todd Bridges. A review of Frames of War: When is Life Grievable? by Judith Butler. From the playing field to the boardroom, when one competitor is clearly the best, the others don't step up their game — they give up; as Tiger Woods returns to golf, Jonah Lehrer looks at the nature of competition. The Modern-Day Slavery Museum forces us to confront the horrible truth that slavery still exists in America, and that too many consumers and leaders in the food industry simply turn a blind eye. From Arts & Opinion, David Solway on a culture of losers: Drinking from the (all is not) well of victimhood and consequences; and Robert Lewis on the beautiful versus everything else: Why do we seek out beauty? A passion for truth: Martha Nussbaum remembers Sir Kenneth Dover. From National Review, Jack Fowler on reasons you love NRO: In no particular order, but with a very particular goal in mind. From Alternative Right, an article on the unbearable whiteness of Duke Basketball.
