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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – AUGUST 8, 2026 PREVIEW

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Lessons from Chinese AI’

Why AI is a risk to Communist China

It is not as well placed to take advantage of the technology as many people think

How AI is breaking the British state

Equipped with models and agents, citizens could bring government to a halt

Gulf states should make a deal with Iran on Hormuz

How to make Iranian blackmail less painful

Governments are making a dangerous bet on the AI boom

To see why, look to the bond markets

Republicans and Democrats uniting against animal testing are wrong

Experimenting on animals remains essential for human well-being

How to end Sudan’s brutal, forgotten conflict

There is a sliver of a chance of a ceasefire. It must be grabbed

Arts & Literature, Books, Magazines, Opinion, Reviews

LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS – AUGUST 13, 2026 PREVIEW

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LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS: The latest issue features…

An Uncomplicated Man – Emily Wilson

The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan.

Christopher Nolan’s $250 million action movie version of Homer’s ancient Greek poem is an entertaining way to hide from the high temperatures for a few hours. Nolan’s trademark jumps and twists in the narrative structure are relatively easy to follow, and appropriate for The Odyssey, a narrative of tales nested in tales. My teenagers had a good time. Unlike some of Nolan’s other films, The Odyssey is not boring, thanks to the source material, which is impossible to mess up entirely. It’s a family-friendly audiovisual spectacle, like an elaborate Fourth of July fireworks display – and with about the same level of narrative and emotional depth.

Beloved Son Felix: Coming of Age in the Renaissance by Felix Platter, translated by Seán Jennett


The Northern Routes to Kingship: A History of Scandinavia AD 180-550 by Dagfinn Skre


The Boundless Deep: Young Tennyson, Science and the Crisis of Belief by Richard Holmes

The Future in Our Past: The General Strike, 1926-2026 by Callum Cant and Matthew Lee

The Edge of Revolution: The General Strike that Shook Britain by David Torrance

Nine Days in May: The General Strike of 1926 by Jonathan Schneer

Britain’s Revolutionary Summer: The General Strike of 1926 by Edd Mustill

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – AUGUST 1, 2026 PREVIEW

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The global currency beef’ – Lessons from 40 years of the Big Mac Index

What the Big Mac index reveals about a global currency beef

It highlights economic problems—and helps explain how to solve them

It is past time to upgrade to post-quantum encryption

When the quantum breakthrough comes, data being harvested today will be exposed

China is testing America’s defence lines in Asia

The allies must work to strengthen themselves, but also to strengthen America’s commitment

Europe’s fires are just the start

They are not a new normal. But worse can nonetheless be expected

Arts & Literature, Literature, Magazines, Poetry, Reviews

THE HUDSON REVIEW MAGAZINE – SUMMER 2026

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THE HUDSON REVIEW: The latest issue features….

2025 SHORT FICTION CONTEST

First Prize: The Unmeasurable by Pegah Ouji
Second Prize: The Nearer Realm by Rebecca Kilroy

ESSAYS

Remembering Emily Grosholz (1950–2026) by David Mason
Turn, Turn, Tumble: Similes, and Shipwrecks, and the Sea by Carol Dougherty

MEMOIR

Journey to a Novel by Antonio Muñoz Molina, Guillermo Bleichmar, trans.

FICTION

Restos by Mark Jacobs

POETRY

Citizens of the Wind; The Salt Waking; A Drawn-Out Anxious Sense; The Extinction of the Dinosaurs by David Mason
Trying to Write a First Love Poem at Seventy; For the Earth Dwellers by Brian Culhane
At the Grave of Tiem Duc Bui; Woman Raking Leaves in Barry Park; Late Bedtime Story; Camden, 1969 (After Borges) by Charles Martin
In Wilkins’ by Daniel Tobin
Ascension; Tongue-Tie by Ines P. Rivera Prosdocimi
The Deer Mouse Berates Me; Sox in the Underworld by Joan Murray

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – JULY 25, 2026 PREVIEW

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Should You Be Afraid Of Elon Musk?’…

Should you be afraid of Elon Musk?

Artificial intelligence is charging ahead. Not even its creators know how to keep up

Lebanon has a chance to break free of Hizbullah

With better government, it could become a business hub once again

Prediction markets need better rules

Their capricious settlement mechanisms are putting off serious investors

Britain’s troublingly nostalgic new prime minister

In an era of change, Andy Burnham promises to rewind the clock

Culture, Essays, Magazines, Opinion, Politics, Reviews

HARPER’S MAGAZINE – AUGUST 2026 PREVIEW

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HARPER’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Holy War’ – The American Pope and the Catholic Church’s Progressive Revival….

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

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – JULY 18, 2026 PREVIEW

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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

Business, Finance, Magazines, Opinion, Politics, Reviews

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – JULY 11, 2026 PREVIEW

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The man who would change Russia‘…

The man who would change Russia

A leading oligarch speaks out, warning of the looming disaster facing his country

Two cheers for Trump Accounts

The grubby scheme contains the seeds of a good idea

England needs fewer council homes, not more

Andy Burnham’s plan is no way to ease the housing crisis

A no-brainer for protecting your brain

One simple vaccination may dramatically reduce the risk of dementia

Who is capable of evil?

Stop lowering the age of criminal responsibility

Culture, Essays, Magazines, Opinion, Politics, Reviews

THE ATLANTIC MAGAZINE – AUGUST 2026 PREVIEW

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The Atlantic | Reading shaped the modern mind. Its decline will reshape it—and transform civilization, Rose Horowitch argues in our August cover story.⁠ ⁠... | Instagram

THE ATLANTIC MAGAZINE: The latest issue features Reading shaped the modern mind. Its decline will reshape it—and transform civilization, Rose Horowitch argues in our August cover story.⁠

The End of Reading Is Here

Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history. By Rose Horowitch

The Corner of Hollywood That’s Most Susceptible to AI

Animators are figuring out whether to fight or accept the new technology that’s coming for their jobs. By Shirley Li

Perhaps the Nazi Tattoo Was a Clue

Graham Platner’s unfitness for office was clear long ago. By Mike Nelson