From e-flux, a special issue on Global Conceptualism Revisited. From Logos, Sandro Segre (Genoa): On Weber’s and Habermas’ Democratic Theories: A Reconstruction and Comparison; and James E. Freeman on Another Side of C. Wright Mills: The Theory of Mass Society. A review of Global Culture Industry: The Mediation of Things by Scott Lash and Celia Lury. Wilfred M. McClay on the moral economy of guilt: The curious process by which notions of sin and guilt have become both illusory and omnipresent. From Lapham's Quarterly, Ben Tarnoff on book publishing, the worst business in the world. Iceland, where everyone's related to Bjork: Genealogical website helps couples avoid incest, and of course, to see if Bjork is a cousin. An interview with proud Luddite John Zerzan on Steve Jobs' legacy. Supreme Court of Assholedom: Matt Taibbi on the People vs. Steve Jobs. A new theory explains what makes an ad campaign go viral. Naval Gazing: Mike Dash on the enigma of Etienne Bottineau. Children are our most important resource — everyone says it, but we don’t really mean it. From Edge, Nicholas Humphrey on the evolved self-management system. The personal(ized) brand: Megan Garber on yet another reason The Economist is trouncing competitors. Champion of the wretched: Fifty years after the death of Frantz Fanon, Leo Zeilig looks at the lessons his groundbreaking work has for us today. Joshua Holland on the fascinating history of how corporations became "people" — thanks to corrupt courts working for the 1%. Grading Obama: Kwame Anthony Appiah says that the president has done too little for the poor. Michael Arrington's Revenge: The feud-prone blogger and founder of TechCrunch has a grand plan to nurture startups — to succeed, he’ll have to overcome his own irascible nature.
