Radical Reformation
The Catholic Church’s progressive revival by Jack Hanson
A Dying Art
The last of the morticians by John Semley
Blue Bowls
On misreading Doris Lessing by Cynthia Zarin
HARPER’S MAGAZINE – AUGUST 2026 PREVIEW
Category Archives: Reviews
COUNTRY LIFE MAGAZINE – JULY 22, 2026 PREVIEW
COUNTRY LIFE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features…
Meet Peggy, Britain’s naughtiest dog
Agnes Stamp meets the cereal-snaffling, bed-wrecking, turkey-wrangling miniature bull terrier who took the title—and rounds up the best (or worst) of the rest
The 39 steps to being a good dog owner
From clamping down on begging to sweetening bad breath, William Hanson presents his guide to modern pet-iquette
Ian Seath’s favourite painting
The Royal Kennel Club chairman chooses a work that celebrates canine collaboration with humans
Pup and coming
There have never been so many options for pampering your pooch. Mary Skipwith explores the rapidly evolving world of canine luxury
Country-house treasure
John Goodall marvels at the extensive 18th-century library at Powderham Castle in Devon
The legacy
Kate Green applauds Enid Blyton for dreaming up the spirited adventures of the Famous Five
A power in the landscape
In the first of two articles, John Goodall explores the early history of Curraghmore in Co Waterford, one of Ireland’s great houses
Bone appétit
Why settle for discarded street snacks when there is succulent chicken on the menu, asks Jack Russell Maud Parker Bowles
Interiors
Arabella Youens investigates interiors designed with pets in mind and Amelia Thorpe shares accessories for the (dog) house
Winging it
Why can’t we learn to love the wood pigeon, asks Mark Cocker
You got me there
David Profumo pursues tricky brown trout in a day on the Test
Everything bar the Oompa Loompas
Harry Pearson visits The Oldest Sweet Shop in England, which has traded in treats since 1827
Luxury
Fruity accessories offer rich pickings for Amie Elizabeth White
Colour for all seasons
Kathryn Bradley-Hole admires the spectacular successional planting in the new gardens of The Copper House in Kent
Travel
Steven King savours the spirit of the Hebrides and the natural beauty of the Isle of Harris during a stay at historic Rodel House
Arts & antiques
The rise of service à la russe in the 19th century turned the tables in upper-class British dining, discovers Carla Passino
To say nothing of the dog
Michael Prodger examines the history of canines on canvas and reveals how artists have warmed to Man’s best friend
THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE – JULY 27, 2026 PREVIEW
THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest issue cover features “Spa Day,” by Marcellus Hall.
Trump’s War on Journalists
The recent subpoenas of reporters make clear that the President is trying to threaten the press. Few protections are in place to stop him. By Ruth Marcus
How Biden Enabled Israel’s Aggression Toward Gaza—and Iran
Top officials from the previous Administration now express regret over their failure to rein in Netanyahu.
María Corina Machado’s Opposition in Exile
The Venezuelan politician hoped to become her country’s leader with help from the U.S. The Trump Administration had other priorities. By Stephania Taladrid
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE- JULY 19, 2026
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 7.19.26 Issue features Jeneen Interlandi on how we’re just beginning to understand how our bacteria are talking to one another; Nathaniel Rich on a multimillion dollar data center heist; Ferris Jabr on trying to build an ecologically responsible garden; and more.
Is Venezuela a Colony Now? A Sovereign State? Modern Empires Rule in Ambiguity.
Occupation is a hassle. Large countries have many new ways to control small ones.
Our Bacteria Are Talking. We’ve Just Begun to Understand What They’re Saying.
The human microbiome is essential to our health, but scientists still know very little about it. Two researchers set out to map this largely uncharted terrain. By Jeneen Interlandi
Some of Us Got Tired of Lionel Messi, but He Won Us Over. Again.
Has any seemingly overhyped phenomenon done a better job living up to the hype? By Sam Anderson and Sara Messinger
Zohran Mamdani Knows He Has Political Capital. And He Intends to Spend It.
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York City is riding high. In an era when the public is sour on politics, recent polls show him actually becoming more popular among New Yorkers. It’s fair to say that some of that is vibes: As the Knicks won the N.B.A. championship, Mamdani became one of the team’s main hype men, basking in the reflected glow of their victory; the World Cup has been a raging success with New York City awash with celebrating fans; Taylor Swift got married in a secret celebration in the most visible of New York venues.
DISCOVER MAGAZINE – SUMMER 2026 PREVIEW
Slowing Biological Aging May Be GLP-1 Drugs’ Next Medical Frontier
Learn how studying DNA-based age markers in people with HIV helps us understand how GLP-1 drugs could slow molecular clocks.
The Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid May Have Came From a Rare Class of Meteorites
Learn more about the rare composition of the Chicxulub impactor.
A Full Moon May Hide the Faint Meteors of the 2026 Southern Delta Aquariids — Here’s How to See Them Anyway
1.3 Billion Years Vanished From the Grand Canyon’s Rock Record — a Cold Case That Has Puzzled Geologists Since the 1860s
NATIONAL REVIEW MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 2026 PREVIEW
NATIONAL REVIEW: The latest issue features ‘Running the Border’ – Our obsolete asylum laws…
America’s Asylum System Is Broken
How to make our humanitarian immigration policies serve national interests. Dan McLaughlin
Something Is Going to Happen
The gathering geopolitical crisis. Daniel Foster
Reading Is Not Dead
The future of literacy, literature, and liberal democracy. Dominic Green
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – JULY 18, 2026 PREVIEW
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Degradation in progress’…
Donald Trump’s gutting of the Department of Justice
What the degraded institution means for America
It’s too darn hot. Blame global dimming
Earth is absorbing a lot more sunshine
Donald Trump’s blind alley
America’s president looks bereft of good options for solving the stand-off in the Gulf
China’s rulers have a woman problem
Antagonism between the sexes does nothing to address China’s demographic problems
THE NEW STATESMAN MAGAZINE – JULY 17, 2026
THE NEW STATESMN: The latest issue features ‘After Keir Starmer’…
After Keir Starmer
Can we move past our decade of failure? By Tom McTague
Madam President, Marine Le Pen?
With Marine Le Pen now free to run in next year’s election, France is entering uncharted political territory By Julian Jackson
Vladimir Putin has no way out
But he may not want one By Katie Stallard
King Charles’ decency is irrelevant
Andrew is no abberation. None of the royals deserve their moral authority By Oli Dugmore
THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY —- JULY 17, 2026 PREVIEW
THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY: The latest issue features ‘Andy Burnham’s path to No 10″…
Andy Burnham is to become Britain’s seventh prime minister in a decade, having secured the Labour leadership with the landslide support of his party’s MPs.
The former Manchester mayor is now set to replace Starmer as Labour leader on Friday before walking through the doors of No 10 and becoming prime minister next Monday.
For our big story this week, Daniel Boffey looks at how Burnham charted the route from school politics to No 10, while Jessica Elgot runs through the bulging in-tray awaiting him when he steps into the new role. And Gaby Hinsliff examines how the PM-in-waiting might fare on the global stage, asking whether, unlike Keir Starmer, he has the skills to deal with Donald Trump.
Spotlight | A revolution in ruins
Discontent with Venezuela’s Trump-backed government is mounting as Chávez heirs struggle to respond to the earthquake disaster, writes Tom Phillips
Science | We’re going on a water bear hunt
Scientists hope DNA sequencing tardigrades – tiny yet virtually indestructible creatures – could help us understand the secrets of their superpowers. Patrick Barkham reports
Feature | The battle of the Bell hotel
Tim Burrows visits the town of Epping in Essex to hear from local people about the impact of last year’s far-right protests that centred on a hotel housing asylum seekers
Opinion | The real source of Trump’s power exposed
The Nato summit showed the US president’s willingness to violate all norms, rules and laws – and leave everyone else to pick up the pieces, argues Robert Reich
Culture | Never-ending story
With Christopher Nolan’s take on the Odyssey set to break box office records, Charlotte Higgins asks why a poem from 600BC holds a vice-like grip on pop culture
COUNTRY LIFE MAGAZINE – JULY 15, 2026 PREVIEW
COUNTRY LIFE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features the magic, power and beauty of water, pays tribute to the king of British powerboating and enjoys the Victorian splendour of Scarborough.
Why our water is going down the drain
Investment, organisation and effort can guarantee secure water supplies for everyone in Britain, argues Lord Deben
Kate Green surveys the surging strength of the Severn Bore, the haunting beauty of the flooded Somerset Levels, life on the edge at Dawlish and the capital’s mighty Thames Barrier.
Why every drop counts
People who work with water tell Kate Green and Mary Skipwith why we need to reconnect with our most precious resource
Up with the gulls, to bed with the owl
Patrick Galbraith experiences an eventful day in the life of the ever-changing, but enduringly beautiful Cley estuary in Norfolk
On peak form
Artists such as Turner, Bierstadt and Wolf took painting to new heights with their depictions of mountains, finds Michael Prodger
Let all the world sing
The 2026 BBC Proms promises to be a truly global spectacle, as Henrietta Bredin discovers
The queen of spas
Scarborough in North Yorkshire is the original Victorian seaside resort. Kathryn Ferry charts the development of its spa complex
The Revd Sam Wells’s favourite painting
The St Martin-in-the-Fields vicar chooses a painting where ‘magnificent humanity’ is laid bare
Country-house treasure
John Goodall unearths evidence of Bowood in Wiltshire’s wartime role as a ‘beacon of recovery’
Pooling assets
George Plumptre is charmed by the Anglo-Italian landscape at Renishaw Hall in Derbyshire
The legacy
Agnes Stamp pays tribute to speed merchant Sir Max Aitken, the king of British powerboating
Winging it
Mark Cocker assesses the anti-social antics of the herring gull
Luxury
Jonathan Self ponders the power of fine jewellery and Amie Elizabeth White finds coral for all
Interiors
Arabella Youens visits a kitchen giving a nod to history, and reveals that chequerboard floors are back
Travel
Rosie Paterson is looking for a New England in Nantucket
Arts & antiques
Carla Passino investigates the intriguing tale of ‘Mad Madge’, a pioneer of science-fiction
Truth, lies and somewhere in between
Michael Billington delves into a world of deceit and infidelity
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