Google and My Red Flag

Google and My Red Flag: "And that's not the best bit. Google has negotiated the right to disclose, at the bottom of its Chinese search results, whether information has been withheld -- a disclosure that may prompt users to repeat their search using google.com instead of google.cn. Of course, the second search might be frustrated by Cisco's routers. But disclosing censorship is half the battle. If people know they are being brainwashed, then they are not being brainwashed."

The Cute Factor - New York Times

The Cute Factor - New York Times: "'Cute cuts through all layers of meaning and says, Let's not worry about complexities, just love me,' said Dr. Dutton, who is writing a book about Darwinian aesthetics."