Category Archives: Culture
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Lifestyle: Country Life Magazine- February 1, 2023
Travel — Let Country Life guide you along the paths less travelled
The snapshot
Giardino dell’Iris, Florence, Italy
Keeping up with the dames
Jo Rodgers feels right at home in glamorous Paris, and we pick our favourite European hotels
Sleep like a champion
Here’s where to bed down after watching the Olympics in 2024
The magnificent seven
Seven spectacular islands—from Menorca to Manhattan
The Atlantic’s green lung
Rosalyn Wikeley gets away from it all in the ‘Hawaii of Europe’
Culture: France-Amérique Magazine – February 2023
France-Amérique – February 2023 Issue:
W.E.B. DU BOIS IN PARIS – An Exhibition against Racist Clichés
In 1900, the prominent sociologist worked with the Paris Exposition Universelle to showcase the newfound freedom and rapid progress of Black Americans. But Belle Epoque France was more interested in colonial expansion than social emancipation – which is the focus of an exhibition currently on display at the Cooper Hewitt in New York City.
FRENCH FOUNDERS – A Revolutionary Entrepreneur Network
Founded in New York City in 2014 by two expats, FrenchFounders drew its inspiration from the start-up model and is now shaking up communities of entrepreneurs living abroad. This new approach has since won over more than 4,000 members across the world.
L’AMOUR À LA FRANÇAISE vs. American Romance
Do we seduce each other in the same ways on both sides of the Atlantic? Are Americans prudish? Are the French more unfaithful? And how easy is it to be in a binational relationship? For Valentine’s Day, these questions are all answered by Bérénice Boursier-Baudouin, a Florida-based French psychotherapist.
Table of contents
- FROM THE NEWSDESK – Bis Repetita: Another Attempt at Pension Reform in France. By Anthony Bulger
- COME ON OUT – French Cultural Events in North America. By Tracy Kendrick
- EDITORIAL – Woke, a Fashionable Dance. By Guy Sorman
- INTERVIEW – Olivier Zunz: “Tocqueville Believed That Democracy Is a Constant Struggle.” By Guy Sorman
- THE OBSERVER – Celebrating 60 Years of the Barbie Doll in France. By Anthony Bulger
West Africa Views: The Cliff Of Bandiagara, Mali
Several age-old social traditions live on in the region (masks, feasts, rituals, and ceremonies involving ancestor worship). The geological, archaeological and ethnological interest, together with the landscape, make the Bandiagara plateau one of West Africa’s most impressive sites.
Previews: The Atlantic Magazine – March 2023
We’ve Lost the Plot
Our constant need for entertainment has blurred the line between fiction and reality—on television, in American politics, and in our everyday lives.
Sam Bankman-Fried’s Alleged Crimes Have Real Victims
What FTX customers lost may not impoverish them, but they were still cheated.
THE NARCISSISM OF THE ANGRY YOUNG MEN
What to do about the deadly misfits among us? First, recognize the problem.
Previews: New York Times Magazine- January 29, 2023
The New York Times Magazine – January 29, 2023 issue:
Student. Athlete. Mogul?
Now that college players are allowed to cut sponsorship deals, some of them are raking in the money — but at what cost to the rest?
Your Next Hospital Bed Might Be at Home
In a time of strained capacity, the “hospital at home” movement is figuring out how to create an inpatient level of care anywhere.
Can Germany Be a Great Military Power Again?
Leery of Russian aggression, Europe’s economic giant is making a historic attempt to revitalize its armed forces. It has a long way to go.
Previews: The Guardian Weekly – January 27, 2023
The Guardian Weekly – January 27, 2023 Issue:
It’s an age-old question: how should nations around the world adjust to their elderly societies? Japan has faced such realities for a while now, but the challenges are becoming increasingly common across the developed world where families are getting smaller, and people are living longer.
Even India – which will soon overtake China as the world’s most populous country – is now seeing an older demographic become more prevalent in some states. The countries of sub-Saharan Africa, meanwhile, look most likely to enjoy the benefits of a younger population as the century progresses. For the Guardian Weekly magazine’s big story this week, Emma Graham-Harrison and Justin McCurry assess what ageing populations hold in store for the world. And Verna Yu reports on the reasons why many young people in China seem reluctant to start families.
Culture/Society: Monocle Magazine – February 2023
Previews: The New Yorker Magazine- January 30, 2023
The Mayor and the Con Man
Eric Adams’s friends and allies have puzzled over his relationship with Lamor Whitehead, a fraudster Brooklyn church leader.
After Bolsonaro, Can Lula Remake Brazil?
Following a prison term, a fraught election, and a near-coup, the third-time President takes charge of a fractured country.
What’s the Matter with Men?
They’re floundering at school and in the workplace. Some conservatives blame a crisis of masculinity, but the problems—and their solutions—are far more complex.
Moments in Time – Speaking with Light photography exhibition opens at the Denver Art Museum.
Enduring Legacies – The Tucson Museum of Art exhibits works from the James T. Bialac Collection in Southern Arizona.
Dazzling Array – The Richard A. Gates Collection of jewelry goes on display at Western Spirit in Scottsdale, Arizona.
