From National Geographic, a look at the top ten discoveries of 2010. From The Nation, a look at ten things you should know about slow. Why not use the information collected on our buying habits to help us get rid of stuff? Researchers call for a "physical Internet" to ferry freight through a series of tubes. Doing a tattoo can’t be that hard, can it? Will Smith finds out with help from a dead pig. John Kampfner, the head of the London-based Index on Censorship, discusses the threats to free expression in the world, from the dictator’s muzzle to the playwright’s pen. Why do people behave badly? Maybe it's just too easy. A look at 7 modern dictators way crazier than you thought possible. A review of Drowning in Oil: BP and the Reckless Pursuit of Profit by Loren C. Steffy. Information overload, then and now: At least since the days of Seneca, people have struggled with how to sort vast stores of data. An interview with Stephen R. Bown, author of Merchant Kings: When Companies Ruled the World, 1600-1900 (and more). America’s least-hated banker: During the financial crisis, Jamie Dimon, C.E.O. of JPMorgan Chase, outshone his rivals — but where exactly does that leave him now? A review of Marshall McLuhan: You Know Nothing Of My Work! by Douglas Coupland. Planet Monocle: Tyler Brule ushered in a design revolution with Wallpaper magazine — his new global media strategy is equally rarefied, and only occasionally ridiculous.
