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Arts & Literature, Magazines, Opinion, Politics, Previews, Stories

Previews: The New Yorker Magazine – Oct 31, 2022

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People dressed in Halloween costumes including a vampire a pirate and Batman walk through Grand Central.

The New Yorker – Inside the October 31, 2022 Issue:

Will Sanctions Against Russia End the War in Ukraine?

D.C. bureaucrats have worked stealthily with allies to open a financial front against Putin.

How Samuel Adams Helped Ferment a Revolution

Portrait of Samuel Adams writing on a chair.

A virtuoso of the eighteenth-century version of viral memes and fake news, he had a sense of political theatre that helped create a radical new reality.

Sergio García Sánchez’s “Old Haunts”

The artist discussed Día de todos los santos and taking inspiration from the Old Masters.

By Françoise Mouly, Art by Sergio García Sánchez

Art, Arts & Literature, Magazines, Photography, Previews, Reviews

International Art: Apollo Magazine – November 2022

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Apollo Magazine – Inside the November 2022 Issue:

  • The enduring genius of the Peanuts comics
  • The tussle over Tutankhamun’s tomb
  • A Chinese dragon-handled cup in Baltimore
  • Around the world in early colour photographs
  • Plus: art and illness, plastic sushi, auction-house machinations and reviews of William Kentridge, Renaissance lace and the Empress Eugénie in England
Animals, Magazines, Photography, Previews, Travel, Wildlife

Previews: BBC Wildlife Magazine – November 2022

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BBC Wildlife Magazine – November 2022

  • Celebrating 150 years of Yellowstone National Park
  • As Remembrance Day approaches, we celebrate the poppy bee
  • Walking the Iron Curtain: how this no-go zone has become a wildlife haven
  • After being hunted almost to extinction, southern right whales are making a mighty comeback
  • Gillian Burke celebrates the hidden brilliance of seeds
  • Mike Dilger on the overwintering geese
  • Mark Carwardine on the need to be sympathetic to different nations’ conservation priorities
Arts & Literature, Books, Newspapers, Previews, Reviews, Stories

Books: The New York Times Book Review – Oct 23, 2022

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Cormac McCarthy’s New Novel: Two Lives, Two Ways of Seeing

The New York Times – In “The Passenger,” a pair of siblings contend with the world’s enigmas and their own demons. The term “Janus word” was coined in the 1880s by the English theologian Thomas Kelly Cheyne to describe a word that can express two, more or less opposite meanings. Cheyne gave it the name of the two-faced Roman god who looks forward and back at the same time. 

Ken Burns Wishes More People Would Call Willa Cather a Great American Novelist

“What about ‘O Pioneers!’ or ‘My Ántonia’?” asks the documentarian and author of the forthcoming photo book “Our America.” “For that matter, what about Gabriel García Márquez? We do not have a copyright on the word ‘American.’”

Paul Newman’s Humanity and Star Power

When the actor appeared in the movie version of “Nobody’s Fool,” Richard Russo saw another side of him.

Business, Financial, Investing, Magazines, Previews, Retirement

Finance Preview: Barron’s Magazine – Oct 24, 2022

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Dow Surged 749 Points on Hopes the Fed Will Shift Gears

Fed officials are considering the timeline of a potential slowdown in interest-rate hikes, according to a Wall Street Journal report. Bond yields moved off their highs.

Tesla Stock Could Rebound in 3 Months. Here’s What it Would Take.

Tesla’s stock has been in a tailspin. But if the electric-vehicle maker is able to navigate a few bumpy months, it will be a signal that it’s headed in the right direction.

Big Banks Can Ride Out a Recession. The Top Stocks to Buy.

A recession in 2023 would put banks back on their heels after a strong recovery from the pandemic. Sticking with the battleships may be best.

Read Barron’s Magazine October 24, 2022 Online

Culture, Magazines, Photography, Previews, Reviews

Culture: The New Review Magazine – Oct 23, 2022

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Historian, novelist and former @ObserverUK foreign correspondent Neal Ascherson turns 90 Interview by @TimAdamsWrites @AOlmosPhotos

Book of the day Liberation Day by George Saunders review – a world of tricks and treats

The Lincoln in the Bardo author reinvents the possibilities of the short story in this wonderfully absurd return to the form

Magazines, Opinion, Politics, Previews, Reviews

Preview: The New Republic Magazine – November 2022

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The Chief Justice Who Isn’t

How John Roberts lost control of the Supreme Court

Did Liz Truss Kill Reaganomics?

Here in the United States, Republicans still fully intend to cut taxes. But they’ve largely stopped campaigning on it.

The New Republic – November 2022

Magazines, Previews, Research, Reviews, Science

Research Preview: Science Magazine – Oct 21, 2022

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Science Magazine – Butterfly wing patterns are mosaics of colored scales. According to new research, ancient and deeply conserved multifunctional gene regulatory elements play a crucial role in creating these diverse patterns.

Heart risks fuel debate over COVID-19 boosters

With benefits unclear, some scientists question new round of shots for young people

Brazil’s election is a cliffhanger for scientists

Second Bolsonaro term could be “final nail” for science and environment

How the Black Death left its mark on immune system genes

Study of DNA from medieval victims and survivors finds gene that helped protect people from deadly pathogen

Has a new dawn arrived for space-based solar power?

Better technology and falling launch costs revive interest in a science-fiction technology

History, Magazines, Previews, Reviews, Stories

Previews: History Today Magazine – November 2022

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Tutankhamun in the Flesh

The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 reopened arguments about the presumed race of the ancient Egyptians.

Eleanor Roosevelt’s Second Act

After the death of her husband in 1945, Eleanor Roosevelt left the White House and embarked upon a new career as  ‘First Lady of the World’.

‘The Vote is of the People’

Brazilian democracy is young, hard-won and under threat. As the country goes to the polls, its history reminds us that the right to vote is not a given.

Women, Life, Freedom

Iranian women have always been present in national uprisings, but this time they are leading them.

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Previews: The Economist Magazine – Oct 22, 2022

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Welcome to Britaly

A country of political instability, low growth and subordination to the bond markets

In 2012 liz truss and Kwasi Kwarteng, two of the authors of a pamphlet called “Britannia Unchained”, used Italy as a warning. Bloated public services, low growth, poor productivity: the problems of Italy and other southern European countries were also present in Britain. Ten years later, in their botched attempt to forge a different path, Ms Truss and Mr Kwarteng have helped make the comparison inescapable. Britain is still blighted by disappointing growth and regional inequality. But it is also hobbled by chronic political instability and under the thumb of the bond markets. Welcome to Britaly.