Comeuppance for the Ivies

Comeuppance for the Ivies - washingtonpost.com:

"This is the arcane and cutthroat world of collegiate chess, which shakes up the newsmagazines' annual ranking of colleges. Over the past decade, a growing number of public colleges have developed major chess programs with paid coaches and scholarships worth more than $100,000 for star recruits, many from abroad, to burnish their academic reputations."

Apple Waves Its Wand at the Phone - New York Times

Apple Waves Its Wand at the Phone - New York Times

How to Speak a Book

How to Speak a Book - Books - Review - New York Times:

"I write these words from bed, under the covers with my knees up, my head propped and my three-pound tablet PC %u2014 just a shade heavier than a hardcover %u2014 resting in my lap, almost forgettable."