The Banter Staff's Recommended Reading
Happy Labor Day!
It's understandable if you're jonesing for your daily Banter fix and this holiday has you tweaking, but fortunately, sometimes, just sometimes, there's valuable stuff worth reading on other sites. Here's what we recommend:
Ben Cohen
"The Other Neanderthal" by John Wenz
This was a pretty interesting piece on the Denisovans (or the 'other' neanderthals), a cousin to homo sapiens we've only known about for the last 4 years.
Bob Cesca
"Magnetic Mirages" by Neil Peart
I just finished reading Neil Peart’s latest travelogue about the Channel Islands, Anacapa, Santa Cruz Island and Avalon Harbor.
Tommy Christopher
"#FERGUSON: An American Apartheid" by Goldie Taylor
Goldie Taylor gets personal and contextual about Ferguson.
Michael Luciano
The NSA built its own Google, which it shares with other government agencies.
Bryce Rudow
"Unreality TV" by Brian Phillips
It was "Saturday Night Live Week" on Grantland, and Brian Phillips' take on Weekend Update -- including its history, its cultural significance, and why today's 24/7 news cycle makes it harder than ever for that segment to succeed -- is fantastic.
