links for 2009-06-09

After losing a battle over metering Internet usage by its companies, Time Warner plans to go ahead and do it anyway.

Author Helen Epstein reviews 'Dreams from the Monster Factory: A Tale of Prison, Redemption and One Woman's Fight to Restore Justice to All' by Sunny Schwartz, with David Boodell. An argument for "restorative justice" is made and an examination of prison life and how it contributes to recidivism in the prison population.

Anyone catch David Byrne in Prospect Park? He played a range of tunes, but I notice he favored a lot of stuff from 'Fear of Music', one of my favorite Talking Heads albums. Byrne art extends well past his songwriting. He's something of a social philosopher and, as evidenced by this article which appeared in the May 31st edition of the NY Time Book Review, he's passionate about the solutions to urban infrastructure through emphasizing bicycle transportation over cars.

Who says guys don't read? 50 titles listed here range from timeless classics to contemporary thrillers.