Must Mention:
8 June 2010
¶ “The War Chatroom.” (NYT)
¶ “Helen Thomas, Christopher Hitchens, and being wrong.” Hear, hear! (Felix Salmon)
While We’re Away
¶ Crazy-Popular new Web log on the block: You Are Not So Smart. Topic for today: “The Introspection Illusion.” But don’t miss “Fines.”
¶ Sonya Chung on Jennifer Egan. (The Millions) Ann Beattie muses. (NYT)
¶ Scott Esposito e-reads. And likes it. (Conversational Reading)
¶ David Olivier addresses British Petroleum et al. We have requested a podcast. (Slimbolala)
Have a Look
¶ More “affordable art” via Brain Pickings. (We’re out of wall space!)
¶ The real-world atmospherics of esoterica. (Scouting New York)
¶ Eagles and Dragons Galore: flags from the bad old days. (Dark Roasted Blend; via  Marginal Revolution)