Here’s my picks

Ayn Rand Assholes

Thanks Richard Metzger for writing this
Andrew Corsello’s The Bitch is Back article from GQ on the boorish subject of Ayn Rand Assholes is probably the best takedown of Ayn Rand’s followers (and Alan Greenspan and Wall Street) I’ve yet seen and certainly the funniest (other than Stephen Colbert’s). It was about time for an article like this to appear and I am glad it was Corsello who wrote it.

6 Things The New “Prisoner” Changed For The Worse
The Prisoner used its premise of a spy trapped in an idyllic, but oppressive, village to ask questions about individuality in a conformist, overly processed society. Here are six ways last night’s remake throws away that rich premise. Spoilers below…

The Age of Spiritual Narcissism! What We Can Learn From The Sedona, Arizona Sweat Lodge Tragedy.
Kaleah LaRoche, One of the leading authorities of narcissistic abuse, talks about spiritual narcissism and how it comes into play in events like the Sedona, Arizona Sweat Lodge tragedy led by Spiritual Guru James Ray.

The Infinity Factory: Robert Anton Wilson, Genesis P-Orridge and me
Richard Metzger remembers Pseudo.com, the increasingly legendary “Internet TV Network,” creative madhouse and party central of downtown New York during the high-flying Silicon Alley dotcom years.

New School: How the Web Liberalized Liberal Arts Education
A look at what the internet is doing for learning, curiosity, and creativity outside the traditional classroom.