Thursday's Notes

Charles Leadbetter,"The web is the most conservative force on Earth," The Spectator, 9 July, argues that"digital technology has made us a society of mass archivers .... Far from rotting our brains, the web enables us to preserve all our memories." Hat tip.

Justin Pope,"‘Tenured radical' tries to revive professors group," Chicago Tribune, 16 July, looks at Cary Nelson's efforts to rejuvenate the AAUP for another century. [ed.: of course, the headline suggests that the article is about Claire Potter, but the article's worth reading, even though it isn't about her.]

Eric Ormsby,"Stanley Plumly's Romance With Keats," NY Sun, 16 July, reviews Plumly's Posthumous Keats: A Personal Biography.

Barry Gewen,"Olympians and Superpowers, and the Games They Played in a Roman Arena," NYT, 16 July, reviews David Maraniss's Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World.

Mick Sussman's"The $131.09 Perlstein Paperback," Paper Cuts, 15 July, asks what determines the market's price for a used paperback book? [ed: when a better book can be had for $14.70?]

Niall Ferguson,"China's War on Nature," Financial Times, 14 July, sees economic development as a major attack on the environment and engagement with the internet as having revolutionary potential. Hat tip.