Gertrude of Arabia, the Woman Who Invented Iraq
http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...nted-iraq.html
‘The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved,’ by Hunter S. Thompson
http://grantland.com/features/lookin...entucky-derby/
Dr. Zhivago’s CIA Connection and the Pope
‘The Zhivago Affair’ is a detailed reconstruction of one of the most fascinating of the Cold War’s cultural skirmishes
http://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts...ir?%20%20all=1
Inside the Dreamboat Factory
http://www.brightlightsfilm.com/51/dreamboat.php
The Inspired Voyage of Patrick Leigh Fermor
Daniel Mendelsohn
The Broken Road: From the Iron Gates to Mount Athos
http://www.nybooks.com/articles/arch...-leigh-fermor/
A libertarian utopia
Libertarians are united by opposition to government, but when it comes to planning a new society they are deeply divided
http://aeon.co/magazine/world-views/...a-new-society/
For decades, the selfish gene metaphor let us view evolution with new clarity. Is it now blinding us?
http://aeon.co/magazine/nature-and-c...-gene-to-rest/
Alan Guth: What made the Big Bang bang
Nearly 35 years ago, the MIT physicist figured out what made the Big Bang bang. Finally, there’s evidence.
http://www.bostonglobe.com/magazine/...F4L/story.html