* Matt Yglesias thinks Amazon is doing the world a favor by crushing book publishers; see also my related post “Tyler Cowen on Paul Krugman on Amazon on the buzz.” The section “book publishers are terrible at marketing” is particularly interesting.
* “Is Marriage Worth Saving?” Given the subject of Asking Anna it should not be a surprise that I read with interest.
* “An interactive map of gender ratios among single people in cities;” virtually all cities have more unattached men than women in the 20 – 34 demographic, implying that many women are willing and happy to date older—sometimes substantially so.
* “Why College Kids Drink Like They’re Getting Extra Credit for It,” maybe.
* First details of Neal Stephenson’s next novel, Seveneves.
* “How Standing Desks Can Help Students Focus in the Classroom;” I’m all for it and since reading this I’ve been encouraging my students to stand when they write in class. I use a standing desk.
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