Paul Hodgson | Bloomberg | 4 October 2012 "Thus far, no senior executive in the US has had to return compensation that has been paid out as a result of excessively risky investments, violations of ethics codes, or behavior that regulators judged to be illegal." Why not? Comments Wright Thompson | ESPN | 5 October 2012 Thanks to his exploits with Barcelona FC, Lionel Messi is idolised all over the world. But not in his hometown of Rosario in Argentina. Not even in the bar owned by his family, where the TV is tuned to cooking shows Comments Anne Applebaum | NYRB | 4 October 2012 History of Soviet/Russian spies. "Those attracted to clandestine work had to be able to memorize new identities, new biographies, and complicated cover stories. In practice, they had to get some pleasure out of doing so as well" Comments Howard Jacobson | Guardian | 5 October 2012 Jacobson was once criticised by a publisher for writing a book that lacked redemption. He was thrilled, so he says. Since when was redemption a measure of literary worth? Much better to join the bad boys and girls, writing with grit Comments Michele Pridmore-Brown | TLS | 5 October 2012 "Game theory enables evolutionary biologists and economists to think of the so-called war of the sexes as a strategic game. Insects and humans alike, we are the descendants of those who happened to play the game exceptionally well" Comments Chris Anderson | Reuters | 2 October 2012 Lego supports an ecosystem of small independent fabricators who make niche products, such as toy guns, for Lego fans. And Lego's happy to let them. They fill gaps in the market, while Lego focuses on mass-market parts and toys Comments | 
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