Politics:
Quartz on Ariel Sharon's influence, after his death.
Falluja fell to Sunni insurgents, the New York Times asks what this means to the Marines who fought them in 2004.
Robert Gates about the effect of the Iraq war on the US' effort in Afghanistan, a couple of years too late I guess.
The Wire portrays the world's best bounty hunter, in a rather captivating and totally film-script-worthy article.
This is a pretty great and long essay about Detroit, and the author's choice to purchase and renovate a house there, but in the greater economic and political context of the city.
Pop Culture:
I finished Rachel Kushner's The Flamethrowers last week, and thought it was great, and here's a very long and interesting interview with the author. (The Paris Review has one as well, and The New Yorker)
Carrie Brownstein talks to Stereogum about the upcoming season of Portlandia, and sort of indicates that she's still curious about what's in store for Sleater-Kinney, I guess (which is probably the closest we'll ever get to a confirmation of a new record, until the darn thing is actually out).
The truth behind five great Parks & Rec moments, here.
Tatiana Maslany is up for a Tina Fey & Amy Poehler moderated Golden Globe tonight, so let's cross that at least one of the seven plus roles she plays on Orphan Black earns her one.
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