NYTimes.com: The Write Stuff

This article brings up an interesting point.  Why do they teach cursive in school?  It's something that most people never use in the real world.  The authors suggest an italic as an alternative and show how to use it. 

I'm not much of an ebook reader, but since Chris Anderson's latest book "Free" is free for a limited time on Amazon for Kindle, I decided to give it a try.

I don't have or desire to have a Kindle, but Amazon's free Kindle for iPhone App (iTunes Direct Link)  works fine.  It's simple, download the Kindle App, sign in with your Amazon account and then search for "Chris Anderson Free".  Click to download and you're all set.
Here's what a sample page looks like on the iPhone screen.