Daily Office: Wednesday
¶ Matins: Joe Jervis reports a weird but deplorable press release from the Patriots For A Model Utah, announcing proposed legislation to deport homosexuals from the state. However seriously it is intended to be taken, Joe’s concern is not without foundation
¶ Lauds: Eduardo Porter, reflecting on the brief Oscars blackout, wonders if it wouldn’t make sense to pay Disney the seven cents an hour it seems to want, and to stop thinking of television as “free.” It’s a question of how much your time is worth. (NYT)
¶ Prime: Jeffrey Pfeffer outlines a method for tying CEO compensation to company performance. (What? You thought that they were already linked?)(The Corner Office)
¶ Tierce: Why, if the brain is so smart — one of Jonah Lehrer’s readers wants to know why, “if the brain is so smart, why do half of all marriages end in divorce?” Mr Lehrer has some scientific things to say (“We adapt to our pleasures; we habituate to delight.”), but his ultimate authority seems to be Shakespeare. (The Frontal Cortex)
¶ Sext: All about pockets. (BBC; via The Morning News)
¶ Nones: Peter Mair sketches the new political landscape in the Netherlands, where the government collapsed last week on the issue of sending troops to Afghanistan.
¶ Vespers: Jim Behrle tells you everything that you need to know in order to become a celebrated poet “overnight.” It’s as funny as ground glass! (via The Awl)
¶ Compline: Our friend, George Snyder, reflects on the overlooked fact (it suits no one’s ego) that it’s not a good idea to expect your interesting friends to like each other. Case in point: Interior designer Herman Schrijver (1904-1972).