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Rational Irrationality
Putin Trumps the G8 Debate on Syriaby John Cassidy
The summit achieved very little that would concern Assad. From Putin’s perspective, that means mission accomplished…
Annals of Surveillance
A Secret History
of Privacyby Jill Lepore
Something creepy happened when secrecy became a technology and privacy became a right…
Elements
From Monopolies to the Spy Stateby Tim Wu
The consolidation of the communications and Web industries has made surveillance much simpler—and more likely to happen…
Page-Turner
The Usefulness of Tweeting Thoughtsby Thomas Beller
Can Twitter be productive for writers, beyond the basic act of publicizing what they’ve written?
The Talk of the Town
Swinging with the Cicadasby Nick Paumgarten
For the past month, the “interspecies musician” David Rothenberg has roamed the tri-state area, seeking cicadas to jam with, and people who might dig it…
The Latest
6/18 5:35 PM
The Pope and the “Gay Lobby”
In the leaked summary, Francis’s statement about a gay lobby comes immediately after his admission that there is corruption in the
6/18 4:48 PM
Why Monopolies Make Spying Easier
If you’d like less government surveillance, the alternative answer to political control is more competition in the industries that handle and
6/18 3:30 PM
Le Corbusier at MOMA
On the Museum of Modern Art’s giant Le Corbusier retrospective, “An Atlas of Modern Landscapes.”
6/18 3:12 PM
The G8, Obama, and Syria: Why Putin Came Out on Top
Putin has got the better of his fellow leaders in the debate on Syria, and it’s no mystery why. Unlike them,
6/18 2:25 PM
Lemonade Stand Mid-Quarter Report and Updates
First things first, I want to congratulate everyone on an over-all fantastic summer season…
6/18 2:00 PM
North via South: Life on the Altiplano
Magda Biernat and Ian Webster recently sent an update from the Altiplano. “The Altiplano feels like the roof of the world,”
6/18 12:59 PM
Obama and Charlie Rose: The N.S.A.’s Road to Nowhere
Making a phone call or sending an e-mail could, President Obama said, in an interview last night on Charlie Rose, be
Editors’ Choice
Annals of Celebrity
Gérard Depardieu, Russianby Lauren Collins
The exile of France’s most famous tax critic.
