Del.icio.us links for March 16th through March 17th:
- Middle East Report 250: Why the Islamic Republic Has Survived by Ervand Abrahamian – Excellent essay arguing that the reason why Iran has survived three decades as an Islamic Republic is economic and social populism. Includes rebuttals of four reasons more commonly given for its survival, and considers the challenges it will face in the future.
- Unreal Tournament 3 And The New Lazarus Effect – It’s not Steam or Impulse specifically as much as it is game distributors finally realising how to leverage the internet, and that a game doesn’t stop existing once its initial print run disappears from store shelves. Game retail and traditional advertising alike have never seemed such dinosaurs.
- BBC NEWS | UK | Is it a crime to take pictures? – “From today, anyone taking a photograph of a police officer could be deemed to have committed a criminal offence. That is because of a new law – Section 76 of the Counter Terrorism Act – which has come into force.”
- Tudor Tron on MySpace Music – Quality electro band, heard via the STA blogcast.
- Dead Wolf Club on MySpace Music – Rock banned found via the STA Blogcast.