Below are simple links to other interesting stuff I've come across on the web in the last day or two; they may or may not concern literature or photography, or indeed the arts at all. You can click here to learn more about how I compile this list and what software I use, if you're interested.

Innovation, destruction, and why Detroit's in bigger trouble than they realize
Futurist Jon Taplin uses recent auto-industry news -- that more and more Americans are buying small efficient cars, despite the industry still focusing on SUVs -- as a starting point for a fascinating essay about innovation and creative destruction.

"Latteconimizing" -- lousy term, great concept
Chicago Trib columnist Eric Zorn coins a new term today -- "latteconimizing," or the trend of Americans these days to cut back severely on small luxuries. (For example, profits at Starbucks are down 30 percent this quarter, which is what inspired the term.)

McCain: "Not a 100-year war in Iraq, merely a 100-year troop commitment"
In response to a recent attack ad, John McCain claims he isn't arguing for a 100-year war in Iraq, merely a 100-year commitment of troops, like how it's been in Europe now for 63 years and counting. Which begs the question -- is that clarification necessarily any better?

Despite winning format war, no one is buying Blu-rays
Turns out that customers weren't waiting for the high-def DVD format wars to be over; they're just sick of constantly upgrading their movies, after spending the last decade and a fortune getting rid of all their videotapes in the first place.

GTA IV Liberty City Google Map
Dooooooodddde.