Category Archives: Stories

Profile: Actress Candice Bergen On Turning 75

Born to Hollywood royalty, the actress and model Candice Bergen found her greatest talent in comedy, as the Oscar-nominated star of “Starting Over” and a five-time Emmy-winner for “Murphy Brown.” Candice Bergen talked with “Sunday Morning” anchor Jane Pauley about finding new wellsprings of confidence at age 75, as well as the privilege of being a doting grandmother.

News Analysis: Venture Capital, China Silences Peng Shuai, Museum Fires

A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: the venture-capital industry is being turbocharged, what the fate of star tennis-player Peng Shuai reveals about one-party rule in China (10’52) and, when a museum is on fire, how do you decide what to save? (19’09).

Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London

Emma Nelson sets the tone for the weekend. Simon Brooke reviews the newspapers, Andrew Mueller rounds up what we’ve learned this week and Monocle’s editor in chief Andrew Tuck is back with his weekend column.

Previews: The Economist Magazine – November 27

Previews: London Review Of Books – December 2