Good story in the Guardian about how Bangalore's creaking infrastructure is failing to scale up to the needs of the booming IT industry and its growing population.

Also in Guardian, 70 anecdotes about Leonard Cohen on his 70th birthday

Zadie Smith gave a talk about her American road trip peddling her new book

Isaiah Berlin virtual library

Great hackers is Paul Graham's new essay

Lastly, if you havent yet checked out, you ought to check out Vivisimo