I got caught up on my Atlantic Monthly reading, finishing the June 2008 issue just before the July/August 2008 issue arrived. There were a couple of articles that I thought worth sharing:

• The Sky Is Falling: It appears that there is a serious threat that an object (asteroid or something similar) could strike the earth or even just explode in our atmosphere and cause serious damage. This article looks at the danger and what NASA is doing about it (hint: nothing).
• Two articles look at Barak Obama and the internet. The internet is changing the way we do pretty much everything, “raising campaign funds” and “running a country” included.
  • The Amazing Money Machine: “How Silicon Valley made Barack Obama this year’s hottest start-up.”
  • HisSpace: “How would Obama’s success in online campaigning translate into governing?”
• In the Basement of the Ivory Tower: College education is increasing as a requirement for jobs, promotions, etc. An adjunct English instructor at a community college discusses why a university education should not be for everyone and why making it so is destructive. He offers an interesting perspective on this issue.

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• Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew
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