The Lost Symbol

Only a few days left before the official release of The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown! Very little needs to be said on Brown's behalf, the bestselling author of The DaVinci Code. According to Beliefnet: The only information Doubleday has released so far is the book's cover art and sporadic Twitter "clues" that hint at Freemasonry, religion and America's founding fathers. Well, I for one am relishing in the crypticness (is that a word? I'll ask the OED later) surrounding the book. In the mean time...

A Manifesto for the Planet

A fantastic interview by Seed Magazine with Stewart Brand about his new book Whole Earth Discipline: An Ecopragmatist Manifesto, which will be released on October 15, 2009. James Lovelock writes, "Stewart Brand's timely and down to Earth new book gives me hope that his wisdom will help us prevent the Earth system breaking as the economic system has done. The last things we need are more theoretical models or visionary hitech. This book is truly important and a joy to read. It is a practical guide to damage limitation and a sustainable retreat to a far more efficient society." Obviously I haven't read the book yet, but I'd be curious about a Heideggerian discussion of the ideas presented, as well as their relation to "Dasein".