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This week, Glenn Greenwald on his new book, Timothy Geithner describes handling the financial crisis as similar to landing a burning plane full of terrorists, and we investigate a drop in teen reading.  Plus, Philippe Petit on creativity, and one woman's dream career in porn. View this email in your browser update preferences

National Security Greenwald On NSA Leaks: 'We've Erred On The Side Of Excess Caution' Journalist Glenn Greenwald says he and his team weighed the public's interest against the potential harm to innocent people when deciding how many of Edward Snowden's leaked documents to make public. Read this story Economy For Geithner, Financial Crisis Was Like Landing A Burning Plane Former Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner received mixed reviews of his performance during the financial crisis. In his new book, he says he did what was required to "keep the lights on." Read this story Education Why Aren't Teens Reading Like They Used To? A survey of data shows a marked drop in teenagers reading for pleasure. Researchers are trying to figure out whether the explosion of e-reading and digital diversions is behind the decline. Read this story Author Interviews For Artistic Criminal, Breaking Rules Is Key To 'Creativity' Performer Philippe Petit, who walked between the World Trade Center towers in 1974, says the difference between the average criminal and an artistic one is that the former takes and the latter gives. Read this story Author Interviews 'Insatiable': One Woman's Love Affair With The Porn Industry Asa Akira had a normal, upper middle-class upbringing, so why did she become a porn star? It was the ultimate fantasy, she says. What others have called exploitative, Akira sees as empowering. Read this story

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