THE FEED: JUN 23RD

What we're reading:

Politics, populism and the internet (Boston Review): A particularly thoughtful critique of Clay Shirky's book "Cognitive Surplus"

Self-publishing and e-books (Salon): Is the public prepared to meet the slush pile?

The velluvial matrix (New Yorker): Atul Gawande's commencement speech at Stanford’s School of Medicine

Wisdom and bees (Smart Set): There are good reasons why both are in short supply of late

Today's quote:

"With reality TV, it is never clear whether things that matter are being treated as if they do not matter, or whether things that do not matter are being treated as if they do. What is certain is that there are always going to be a few winners and a great many losers."

~ Jed Perl, "Is the art world any realer than reality TV" (New Republic)

(Via The Economist)

Picture credit: Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com