Public Library 12.02

The Chess Master and the Computer. Garry Kasparov on the history of the chess player’s nemesis, the chess computer. Via New York Review of Books.

Pound’s Collected Poetry Recordings. PennSound’s complete collection of Ezra Pound recordings. Includes a good interview with Richard Sieburth, the page’s editor.

A nation of racist dwarfs. “Kim Jong-il’s regime is even weirder and more despicable than you thought,” so writes Christopher Hitchens. Via Slate.

Talibans à la française? Malise Ruthven examines the debate over the burqa in France. Via NYRblog.

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