LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS – APRIL 23, 2026 PREVIEW
HARPER’S MAGAZINE ——— MAY 2026 PREVIEW
HARPER’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘How Seniors Became America’s Ruling Class’…
The Old Guard
Confronting America’s gerontocratic crisis by Samuel Moyn
Redshift
Rehearsing for humanity’s future on Mars by Elena Saavedra Buckley
Night Soil
On love, shit, and parking by Kristin Dombek
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT – APRIL 17, 2026 PREVIEW
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT: The latest issue features ‘The many faces of Shakespeare’….
History lessons?
China, America and the danger of war By Philip Zelikow
A man of property
Discovering exactly what Shakespeare owned By Lucy Munro
Go deeper
Blake Morrison’s guide to life writing By Joyce Carol Oates
Out of sheer intention
Writing about others as a means to write about yourself By Catherine Taylor
THE NEW YORK TIMES – WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 2026
Trump Again Offers Conflicting Signals on War’s End
President Trump told Fox Business that the war was “close to over.” Iran threatened to expand its influence over shipping routes if a U.S. blockade continued.
Ship ‘Spoofing’ in Strait of Hormuz May Compound Confusion
Trump’s Blockade Risks Upending an Emerging Détente With China
In a thinly veiled critique of President Trump and the war in Iran, Xi Jinping said the world could not risk reverting “to the law of the jungle.”
How China’s Weapons Transfers to Iran Have Evolved Over Decades
JD Vance Says the Pope Should Be More Careful When Talking About Theology
The vice president, who is Catholic, took issue with Pope Leo XIV’s statement that disciples of Christ never side with “those who once wielded the sword and today drop bombs.”
HARVARD MAGAZINE – MAY/JUNE 2026 PREVIEW
250 Years Ago, Harvard Was Home to a Revolution
A look at the sights, sounds, and characters that put the University on the frontlines of history
The Harvard-Trained Doctor Who Urged a Revolution
Before his heroic death, General Joseph Warren was dubbed “the greatest incendiary in all of America.”
When the Revolution Hit Cambridge, Harvard Moved to Concord
College students broke hearts and windows during their year in exile.
How the American Revolution Freed a Future Abolitionist
Darby Vassall, an enslaved child freed after the Battle of Bunker Hill, dedicated his life to fighting for liberty.
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE – MAY 2026
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Your Heart In Flames’ – A radical new take on Cardiovascular Disease could save lives…
The hidden cause of heart disease is inflammation
Immune system overreactions may be the true culprit of cardiac illness—and lifesaving drugs can calm them down
How strange new ‘altermagnets’ could rewrite physics
How birds survived the dinosaurs’ doomsday
Space hotels are coming soon
Inside the labs where chemists engineer luxury perfumes
How a lost 1812 wristwatch sparked a 200-year race in precision engineering
THE NEW YORK TIMES – TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2026
State of U.S. Blockade Is Unclear as Some Ships Transit Strait of Hormuz
Ship-tracking data showed that several vessels, including some that had been docked at Iranian ports, had moved through the strait as the U.S. military began its blockade.
U.S. and Iran Trade Proposals on Nuclear Restrictions
A Divided America Processes a War That Trump Has Scarcely Explained
As the war in Iran extends into its seventh week and a truce feels shaky, many Americans expressed bewilderment about a conflict that came with little warning.
At a House Republican’s New York Event, Flashes of an Iran Backlash
MAGA Absorbs the Loss of Orban, a Kindred Spirit to Trump’s Movement
Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, and his right-wing playbook were embraced by parts of the American right. Now some are worried by his defeat.
THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE – APRIL 20, 2026 PREVIEW
Trump’s Strategic and Moral Failure in Iran
From the first day of his Presidency, Trump has posed an emergency to both his country and the world. By David Remnick
The Car-Crash Conspiracy
High-speed accidents, crooked lawyers, and poor people desperate for cash—it was the kind of scheme that could have been cooked up only in the Big Easy. By Patrick Radden Keefe
St. Paul Remade Human History. How Did He Do It?
New scholarship reconsiders the apostle who turned a Jewish sect into a world religion—and whose legacy remains contested two millennia later.
By Adam Gopnik
THE NEW YORK TIMES – MONDAY, APRIL 13, 2026
Oil Climbs Back Above $100 as U.S. Plans Blockade of Parts of Hormuz
The U.S. said it would block ships entering or exiting Iranian ports or coastal areas starting at 10 a.m. Eastern today.
How Iran, Suffering Under Sanctions, Diversified Its Economy
Israelis Don’t Feel Much Like Victors in War With Iran
The regime in Iran has not changed and the nuclear and missile threats have not been eliminated, leaving many Israelis to wonder what this was all for.
Pope Says He Has ‘No Fear’ After President’s Attack
Pope Leo XIV said he was unafraid of the Trump administration, hours after President Trump lashed out at the pontiff on social media, calling him too liberal and “weak on crime.”
Orban’s Loss in Hungary Is a Big Moment for the E.U.
Prime Minister Viktor Orban has stymied the European Union for years. With the victory of Hungary’s opposition party, that could begin to change.
Election Result Removes Ukraine’s Biggest Nemesis in Europe
Viktor Orban’s pro-Moscow tilt cemented his reputation in Kyiv as a spoiler. Now, Ukraine hopes a 90-billion-euro loan he blocked will be disbursed.
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE- APRIL 12, 2026
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 4.12.26 Issue features Katie Engelhart on people considered in vegetative states; C.J. Chivers on how Russian weaponized the cold in the war with Ukraine; Willy Staley on meme culture; and Coralie Kraft on MAHA teens; and more.
Vegetative Patients May Be More Aware Than We Knew
New research is upending what we thought about the consciousness of patients, leaving families with agonizing choices.
How Russia Weaponized the Cold Ukrainian Winter
Inside one Kyiv neighborhood as it braved the harshest conditions since World War II. By C.J. Chivers
Why Some Teenage Girls Are Trading Medicine for MAHA
Disillusioned with doctors, they went on a search for answers. They found supplements and a lot of red meat. By Coralie Kraft
Forget the A.I. Apocalypse. Memes Have Already Nuked Our Culture.
From our jokes and slang to the White House’s policy messaging, internet “brain rot” has escaped our phones to take over … well, everything. By Willy Staley
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