The CIA museum is perhaps the most unusual – and exclusive – in the world. Located inside the US intelligence agency’s headquarters in Langley, Virginia, the museum has just been renovated to mark the agency’s 75th anniversary. Official visitors can see the gun found with Osama bin Laden when he was killed, next to Saddam Hussein’s leather jacket. Its doors are firmly shut to the public, but a small group of journalists, including the BBC, were given exclusive access inside.
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Headlines: Stories From London And Stockholm
Georgina Godwin, Charles Hecker and Simon Brooke unpack the weekend’s hottest topics. We hear from Monocle’s Ed Stocker to find out the latest developments in Italy and our editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, joins us live from Stockholm.
Front Page: The New York Times – September 25, 2022
They Were Entitled to Free Care. Hospitals Hounded Them to Pay.
With the help of a consulting firm, the Providence hospital system trained staff to wring money out of patients, even those eligible for free care.
Whatever Happened to the Starter Home?
The economics of the housing market, and the local rules that shape it, have squeezed out entry-level homes.
Cover Preview: Audubon Magazine – October 2022
Audubon Magazine Fall 2022:
It’s the Moment of Truth for Saving the Northern Spotted Owl
Preventing the Pacific Northwest icon’s extinction calls for aggressive intervention, including killing another owl species. Will we act fast enough?
Best-Selling Author Jeff VanderMeer Finds That Nature Is Stranger Than Fiction
The novelist attained fame with gripping works of eco-fiction. How hard could it be to rewild his own backyard?
Previews: Smithsonian Magazine – October 2022
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Smithsonian Magazine October 2022 Issue:
Founding Force
How America’s “first politician” galvanized a colony—and helped set a revolution in motion. BY STACY SCHIFF
Glen Canyon Reveals Its Secrets
Water woes threaten America’s second largest reservoir—but leave new vistas in their wake. PHOTOGRAPHS AND TEXT BY PETE MCBRIDE
Tolkien’s World
Haunted by the approach of another world war, the beloved fantasy author created a new story of Middle-earth that few people even knew about—until now. BY JOHN GARTH, PHOTOGRAPHS BY KIERAN DODDS
Ray of Hope
The giant fish faces threats from poachers, boat strikes and climate change. PHOTOGRAPHS BY ALEX MUSTARD, TEXT BY TERENCE MONMANEY
Scents and Sensibility
From the lab to the art gallery, the latest efforts to understand the fragrant, musky, stinky and utterly baffling world of your nose
PHOTOGRAPHS BY CAROLINE TOMPKINS
Oktoberfest Views: What It’s Like To Be A Beer Server
7 million liters of beer are drunk on average during Munich’s Oktoberfest . A tough job for the waiters who are serving the tables in the festival tents. Especially, if you’re an absolute beginner like Euromaxx reporter Brant Dennis. His challenge: to work as a server for one day, carrying 10 one-liter-mugs of beer at a time like the pros. Will he make it?
Summer Walks: Košice In Eastern Slovakia (4K)
Košice is a city in eastern Slovakia, close to the Hungarian border. Its origins go back to the medieval period, and the central Lower Gate archaeological complex preserves fortifications from the 13th century. Hlavné námestie, the main square, is home to 2 Gothic churches: the huge St. Elisabeth Cathedral and the 14th-century St. Michael Chapel. Nearby, St. Urban’s Tower contains a museum of wax figurines.
Filmed in September 2022.
Walking Tour: Amboise In The Loire Valley, France
Amboise is a town in central France’s Loire Valley. It’s known for the Château d’Amboise, the grand 15th-century residence of King Charles VIII featuring Leonardo da Vinci’s tomb, as well as royal chambers, gardens and underground passageways. Just outside town, Château du Clos Lucé is Leonardo’s former home, where he lived until his death in 1519. It houses a small museum displaying working models of his designs.
Analysis: Biden Rebukes Putin, Republican Politics
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden’s rebuke of Russia and Putin at the U.N. and the state of Republican politics.
Cover Preview: Barron’s Magazine – Sept 26, 2022
Tumbling Markets Imperil Tech, the Dollar, and Private Equity
Randall W. Forsyth
TECHNOLOGY TRADER
A Small-Cap Way to Play Streaming’s Next Big Opportunity
Eric J. Savitz
THE TRADER
September Was Bad for Investors. October Could Be Worse.
Nicholas Jasinski
INCOME INVESTING
5 Dividend Picks to Beat Inflation and Rising Rates
Lawrence C. Strauss
STRIKING PRICE
How a ‘Put-Spread Collar’ Protects Your Portfolio
Steven M. Sears
STREETWISE
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