The best writing of the week, November 17

Why not take a break from the fire hose of Twitter and RSS and check out our weekly roundup of essential writing from around the web about technology, culture, media, and the future? Sure, it's one more thing you can feel guilty about sitting in your Instapaper queue, but it's better than pulling in vain on your Twitter list again. Dina Cappiello and Matt Apuzzo investigate the massive environmental impact on the land exacted by the United States' ethanol and green energy policies. TK site: Donald G. McNeil Jr. - Car Mechanic Dreams Up a Tool to Ease Births

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