ISSUE 13 | FEB 2012

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

the Alter Rebbe - the imaginary structures of death and the afterlife - the logic of empire was retained in Byzantium and Islam - intercessors as a path to pardon - the barbarian lands of postimperial Europe - nightmare visions of Irish lawyers

Sarah Ackley

Tianeptine and Psilocybin: The Science and Politics of Antidepressants

the gold standard for mood disorders - the monoamine hypothesis - SSRIs and placebos - the long-term risk of a relapse - the FDA « typically does not object » - strict guidelines for giving psychedelic drugs to human subjects - obsessive-compulsive symptoms

Michael Kinnucan

The Beginning of No

the care which the good person takes - a being for whom the world is a teat - what does he have in mind? His non-mother? - the rigorous negation of finitude - « I should like to spit it out » - in the half-light of their own internal logic

Brian Libgober

Just Words

« saying anything to get elected » - a small idea about government - off by a few percentage points - what do suburban women care about? - computer software will not supplant common sense - designer jackets and killing - our consumption-driven model of voting

Alice Sturm

Calorie Counter

a foolproof guide to health and weight loss - bomb calorimetry - a new and compelling use for calories - « nobody loves ‘em » - time away from the calculator and charts - « MyPlate »

Debbie Hu

money money money money

already too fluid - DEBBIE, STOP - « Debbie, you don’t understand » - lots of people have money - slummin’ it - 4.3 RMB every month for pads and tampons - « I am NOT going to have wounded privilege about this » - Adding Up To Something - a wandering housewife - Here is a list of things that I’m not sure about