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Harry Harrison (1925-2012)

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 08:43 AM PDT

Harry Harrison, the science fiction novelist, has died. He was the author of numerous classics, including "Make Room! Make Room!" which was transformed for the screen as Solyent Green, and those works which featured the con man, the Stainless Steel Rat.
More in this obituary from the New York Times.

It Is a Fact Universally Acknowledged That Everybody Wants Jane's Vote

Posted: 18 Aug 2012 08:25 AM PDT

The Atlanticwire brings word of a new debate--the fight over Jane Austen's relevance to conservatives. Should they be claiming her as a politico-philosophical progenitor--like Ayn Rand? More here.
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