Last night at the General Assembly, the working group of drummers, Pulse, in a spirit of conciliation and generosity, brought forward a proposal to limit their drumming from 12 to 2 and 4 to 6 pm only.
OWS Drummers Quiet Down
Against the Machine
Recommended Reading: Sadie Stein on a teen reading Sartre.
If I Were President
What would Geoffrey Canada, Neil deGrasse Tyson, or Jennifer Egan do in America's highest office?
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The Inventor
There's a new biography of Angela Carter on shelves. Is it worth your time, even if you're not a fan? In The New York Review of Books, Alison Lurie gives the book a thorough read.
Go Get A Refund
Unhappy with Go Set A Watchman? You may be able to get your money back. Traverse City's Brilliant Books is offering a refund to customers, as well as an apology for what they feel was a misleading marketing campaign.
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A Fresh Set of Obstacles
“As employers cut down on benefits and flexibility, more and more people, especially parents and those with chronic illnesses or disabilities, are getting squeezed out of ‘regular’ workplaces and into the freelance economy. What they find there is a whole new labor market that comes with a fresh set of obstacles—and some benefits, too.” On how companies and labor policy push women toward freelancing.
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“Elite parasol game.”
Here’s a treat for those of us occupying the center of a Venn Diagram depicting “college football” and “literature” circles: Holly Anderson has written a high school football scouting report for Daisy Miller… in the style of Henry James.
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Hidden Libraries
Thanks to recent advancements in digital scanning technology, it looks like the Herculaneum scrolls will be made legible after some two thousand years. The new technique allows for close study of the scrolls without causing irreparable damage to the papyrus via exposure to the moisture in the air, an issue which had dogged scholars for centuries. If the impermanence and tenuousness of writing is more your speed, here’s a bit on Twitter, instead.
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