A new issue of Alternate Routes: A Journal of Critical Social Research is out. Simon Chesterman (NYU): A Little Less Privacy, a Bit More Security. From Cosmos, the giant, venomous Komodo dragon is proof that beasts of mythical proportions still roam some remote corners of the world; and surrounded by rice paddies on the Indonesian island of Flores, a limestone cave holds the only evidence of the "hobbit", a strange human that lived until 17,000 years ago; and was there a second genesis on Earth, and is it living among us undetected? Reading poetry slowly, out loud, experimenting with inflection is an act of dedication, even an act of devotion or meditation, so next time you read poetry, dedicate the time to reading an entire book. A review of Container Atlas: A Practical Guide to Container Architecture. Ajaat to zwazo: A review of Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad and Tobago. From Vanity Fair, with the Quaids in Canada, Nancy Jo Sales probes their nightmare reality, which has alienated friends and family, and turned the couple into outlaws. When the bagged body of MI6 agent Gareth Williams was found in a bathtub, speculation went into overdrive — was it suicide, murder, a professional hit, or a sexual game gone wrong? Buildings are not luxuries, like paintings and sculpture, they are necessities, but there can be little doubt that the mile-high skyscraper will be built during the 21st century.
