The Young Dead

from The Irish Times The shining stars who burned out too soon AIDAN DUNNE Thu, Nov 27, 2008 VISUAL ART:A NUMBER OF ARTISTS who died fairly recently and prematurely but whose influence is still very much alive are featured in Now’s the Timeat the Hugh Lane...

Why Roget Was Roget

from Prospect Magazine Roget’s Thesaurus is more than just a book about words—and the story of its author’s often unhappy life provides a suggestive counterpoint to its complexities Lesley Chamberlain   Peter Mark Roget, the future Linnaus of the English...

Jamaican Dancehall Culture in Pictures

from The Guardian UK 9 / 14 Wayne Smith in Jammy’s Yard. In 1985 he released the revolutionary track Under Mi Sleng Teng – the first fully-computerised hit Beth Lesser [ click to view full slideshow at The Guardian ]

Once There Was A Silly Old Ram

from the Arizona Republic China executes man for ant-breeding scheme Nov. 27, 2008 08:25 AMAssociated Press BEIJING – China has executed a businessman convicted of bilking thousands of investors out of $416 million in a bogus ant-breeding scheme, state media...