Julia Ioffe | Foreign Policy | 28 December 2011 Interview with Alexey Navalny, anti-corruption activist, blogger, leading light in anti-Putin protests. "You can't change this system from within. Its founding principles are corruption, hypocrisy, and cynicism" Comments Tara Parker-Pope | NYT | 28 December 2011 Turns out dieting might have a more complex long-term effect on our bodies than previously understood. New research suggests an unpalatable truth: "Once we become fat, most of us, despite our best efforts, will probably stay fat" Comments Ingrid Wickelgren | Scientific American | 23 December 2011 "The act of forgetting crafts and hones data in the brain as if carving a statue from a block of marble." It's a skill that shapes our very personalities. But we all vary in our ability to forget, for some it does not come easily Comments A. N. Wilson | TLS | 29 December 2011 Review of new anthology of Wodehouse's private correspondence sheds light on character, life of the literary genius. "It is not often that a collection of letters has a plot, but this volume has a real, and gripping story" Comments Iris Chung | Matador Network | 19 December 2011 Powerful stories from those who fled N Korea to escape the tyranny of Kim Jong-il. And the horrors they faced, if repatriated. "There are certain things I saw them do to women that I can’t even talk about because it's too shameful" Comments Jack Shenker | Guardian | 28 December 2011 Interesting insight into life as mid-ranking officer in Egyptian army. Senior officers out of touch, obsessed with Israel; juniors paid regular bonuses in attempt to retain their loyalty. Institutional malaise obvious Comments | 
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