Read — 2014/09/16

Today’s selection of articles includes:

1. “Read slowly to benefit your brain and cut stress“, by Jeanne Whalen (NY Times). Silent reading parties, “with comfortable chairs, wine and classical music”? Now that’s some kind (my kind?) of party.
2. “If you buy Alibaba, be ready for a rough ride“, by Jason Zweig (NY Times).
3. “Landing site chosen for spacecraft’s daring rendezvous with comet“, by Nadia Drake (National Geographic).
4. “Cinq choses inutiles à savoir sur les gauchers“, par Camille Drouet (Le monde).