THE FEED: JUN 14TH

What we're reading:

Latin America's apolitical intelligentsia (Chronicle Review): Literary authors no longer seem to use fiction to fight tyrants

The musical has lost its voice (New York Times): A moribund year on and off-Broadway, revealing larger signs of existential uncertainty

Can female conservatives call themselves "feminists"? (Salon): Sarah Palin is grabbing the f-word, even as she undermines ideas of women's rights and advancement

On Britons and languages (Guardian): The complicated story behind the country's limited foreign-language skills

Today's quote:

"The past decade has seen an unparalleled assault on our capacity to fix our minds steadily on anything. To sit still and think, without succumbing to an anxious reach for a machine, has become almost impossible."

~ Alain de Botton, "On Distraction" (City Journal)

(Via The Economist)

Picture credit: Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com