2.21.2009

Weekend Links

Here are some of the most interesting pages I read or viewed on the Web this week. They range all over the place from music to evaluation research and the economy, as well as literature, of course.

A Musical Sensation
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/astonishing_performance_by_a_venezuelan_youth_orchestra_1.html

Other Literary Blogs
http://books.guardian.co.uk/links/areas_of_interest/general/links/0,6135,1406190,00.html

Return of Evaluation Research
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/16/health/policy/16health.html?_r=1&th&emc=th

McEwan on Updike

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25035626-16947,00.html

In Praise of Pinter

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090302/byrne

A Cautionary Tale
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/13/business/economy/13yen.html?ref=business