The Economist Magazine – November 16, 2024 Preview
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Commentary Magazine – December 2024 Preview
The New Republican Majority
The New Democratic Minority
They’re Hunting Us Down
The Suicide of the Mainstream Media
Arts/Books: Times Literary Supplement – Nov. 15, 2024
Times Literary Supplement (November 13, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Books of the Year’ – TLS writers choose their favourites…
Strings of her heart
A cellist is haunted by the history of her instrument By Norma Clarke
Neighbourhood watch
Frank Auerbach and his visions of north London By Rod Mengham
Who is the real puppet?
A spectacular production of Offenbach’s opéra fantastique By Paul Griffiths
The New York Times Magazine-Nov. 10, 2024
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (November 2, 2024): The latest issue features Revisiting the Harlem Renaissance – The New York Times
5 Takeaways From Nancy Pelosi’s Interview With The New York Times
In her first extended interview after the election, the former House speaker was not interested in analyzing Democratic losses and was eager to put a sunny spin on the future. By Lulu Garcia-Navarro
He Made a Daring Escape From China. Then His Real Troubles Began.
He fled brutal repression — only to discover, as so many Uyghur refugees have, that China’s power stretches far beyond its borders.By Nyrola Elimä and Ben Mauk
America’s Split Screen on Abortion
The abortion rights movement won in many states — even some that voted for Donald Trump. Where does it go from here? By Emily Bazelon
Science & Society: Caltech Magazine – Fall 2024 Issue
Caltech Magazine (November 8, 2024): The FAll 2024 issue features ‘Chemical Codebreakers’ – Isotopes help scientists open window to the past….
Features
Journeys to the Past: Isotope geochemistry is helping scientists reveal secrets about the molecular histories of Earth, the cosmos, the human body, and more.
An Intriguing Red Planet Rock: The Mars Perseverance rover has found a “compelling” rock that could indicate the planet hosted microbial life billions of years ago.
The 2024 Distinguished Alumni: Meet this year’s awardees: David Brin (BS ’73), Louise Chow (PhD ’73), Bill Coughran (BS, MS ’75), and Timothy M. Swager (PhD ’88).
The Evolution of Trolling: A new theoretical framework explains why social media discourse can be so toxic.
Inside Look: Joe Parker: Step into the office of this evolutionary biologist, whose research nest is filled with real—and illustrated— insects.
Ripples from the Heart: Mory Gharib (PhD ’83) has leveraged his aerospace expertise to tease out some of the heart’s greatest secrets and use them to develop life-saving medical devices.
The Lab in the Sky Says Goodbye: A NASA DC-8 airplane that carried Caltech students around the globe for science has been retired.
Research Preview: Science Magazine-Nov. 8, 2024
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Bacteria divide to conquer antibiotics
High-level resistance to methicillin requires a distinct form of cell division
Literary Arts: Granta Magazine – Autumn 2024
Granta Magazine (November 7, 2024): The “China” issue feautures At a time when China has become a unifying spectre of menace for Western governments, this issue of Granta seeks to bring the country’s literary culture into focus.
- Featuring fiction by Yu Hua, Zou Jingzhi, Yan Lianke, Jianan Qian, Shuang Xuetao, Mo Yan, Zhang Yueran, Ban Yu, Yang Zhihan and Wang Zhanhei.
- Essays by Xiao Hai and Han Zhang, as well as a conversation between Wu Qi and Granta.
- Photography from Feng Li, Haohui Liu and collaborators Li Jie and Zhang Jungang.
- And poetry from Huang Fan, Lan Lan, Hu Xudong and Zheng Xiaoqiong.
The Economist Magazine – November 9, 2024 Preview
Donald Trump’s victory was resounding. His second term will be, too
Congress is not likely to be much of a constraint on him
Losers from Labour’s budget
Businesses and farmers will be hit with more tax
Germany’s political mess
Olaf Scholz finally runs out of patience with Christian Lindner
In praise of open-source AI
Their critics dwell on the dangers and underestimate the benefits
The best TV of 2024
The small screen claims some riveting shows this year, both new and returning
Preview: The New Yorker Magazine – Nov. 18, 2024
On the morning of Wednesday, November 6th, Donald J. Trump was elected, for the second time, as President of the United States. For the cover of the November 18, 2024, issue, Barry Blitt depicted Trump’s looming silhouette—a reminder that a second term, though bound to include more moves from his all too familiar far-right playbook, will also undoubtedly usher in a new era of unprecedented extremism and intensified uncertainty in America.
Donald Trump’s Revenge
The former President will return to the White House older, less inhibited, and far more dangerous than ever before
Preview: The New Yorker Magazine – Nov. 11, 2024
Standing Up to Trump
Jeff Bezos endorsed a Trump-era slogan—“Democracy Dies in Darkness”—for his newspaper, the Washington Post. Why wouldn’t he let it endorse a candidate? By David Remnick
Will Kamala Harris Win the Kamala Harris Vote?
The handful of Kamala Harrises who aren’t the Vice-President review the perks (wayward donors) and the perils (threatening phone calls) of their name. By Dan Greene
The Tucker Carlson Road Show
After his Fox show was cancelled, Carlson spent a year in the wilderness, honing his vision of what the future of Trumpism might look like. This fall, he took his act on tour. By Andrew Marantz
