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Daily Archives: May 6, 2023
Travel: Touring Liverpool In Northwest England
From the famous Cavern Club to the Beatles Story Museum – Hannah introduces you to Liverpool and shows you how the city pays tribute to Ukraine.
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Design Tour: Daylesford Longhouse In Australia
Video timeline: 00:00 – Introduction to the Architectural Farmhouse 00:37 – The Architect and Design Custodian 01:25 – A Walkthrough of the Home 02:30 – Research of the Agricultural Model 03:12 – The Concept of the Space 03:44 – Living and Working in the Space 04:04 – Establishing a Greenhouse 04:30 – The Extraordinary Kitchen 05:02 – The Unfolding of the Multifaceted Home 05:44 – Leaving the Location A Changed Person 06:02 – A Collection of Small Ideas 06:41 – The Architects Proud Moments
Located in a charming country town near Melbourne, Daylesford Longhouse sits on an elevated ridge, accommodating the sweeping views of the Australian landscape that the house sits so well within. The challenge was to uncover how an architectural farm house could flourish in a place where the land is deeply exposed to vast populations of ravenous grazing wildlife, extreme temperature variations, strong winds and a lack of water.
The concept for the architectural farm house was about having a community hub to hone skills of self-sufficiency, exchange knowledge and run programs where other people can learn. The home’s façade blends into the landscape in a way that doesn’t dominate, echoing the ethos of the residence. The multi-functional estate includes a large shed that houses a domestic dwelling at the eastern end, a garden kitchen and an intimate Airbnb and sleeping quarters.
The New York Times Book Review- Sunday May 7, 2023
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW – MAY 7, 2023
Face to Face With Culture’s ‘Monsters’
Claire Dederer’s deft and searching book surfaces a “fan’s dilemma” over such figures as Vladimir Nabokov, Woody Allen, Willa Cather and Roman Polanski.
Expanding on a popular essay published in The Paris Review a month after the exposure of Harvey Weinstein’s sexual predation, “Monsters” sustains an essayistic, sometimes aphoristic tone throughout 250-odd pages.
Dark Shadows, Dark Times
Welcome to three novels set in locales where life is exceedingly difficult.
By Alida Becker
AT THE HOUR BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF by Tara Ison
The title comes from a French expression for twilight. Sure enough, her novel sends us to the dusk that borders the familiar and the wild, the known and the unknown. It’s where our beliefs and suspicions can cast dark shadows over our lives. And, of course, the lives of others.
One Man’s Foray Into the Heartland of the Far Right
Alarmed by the country’s political divisions, Jeff Sharlet embarked on an anguished quest to understand the rise of antidemocratic extremism. In “The Undertow,” he documents his findings.
By Joseph O’Neill
THE UNDERTOW: Scenes From a Slow Civil War, by Jeff Sharlet
The premise of “The Undertow,” Jeff Sharlet’s anguished new book of reportage, is that the United States is “coming apart.” The disintegration is political. It involves the rise of the autocratically inclined Donald Trump; the attempt by members of the Republican Party to overthrow the election of Joe Biden in January 2021; and, during the Biden presidency, the overturning by the Supreme Court of Roe v Wade.
Inside Russia: How Life Has Changed Since Invasion
Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London
Monocle on Saturday, May 6, 2023: We bring you the weekend’s biggest discussion points with Georgina Godwin including the coronation of King Charles III. Vincent McAviney reviews the papers, Andrew Mueller recaps the week and Monocle’s Sophie Monaghan-Coombs examines the history of milk.
Finance Preview: Barron’s Magazine – May 8, 2023
BARRON’S MAGAZINE – MAY 8, 2023 ISSUE
Culture Wars Are Hitting Companies. How They’re Fighting Back.
Bud Light is the latest casualty in a battle over whether companies are embracing too many progressive goals on everything from gender identity to climate change. What’s at stake as companies fight back.
Thinking of Buying Bank Stocks? You’ll Need a Strong Stomach.
No one wants to buy bank stocks ahead of a recession, says UBS analyst Erika Najarian.
Weight-Loss Drugs Will Be Blockbusters. Here’s the Stock to Buy.
Everyone is talking about Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro and Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic. Now, the drugs are poised to go from conversation starters to profit makers.
Biofuel Stocks Are Sputtering. They Could Get a Jump Start.
An industry reckoning over carbon credits could refresh the market for renewables derived from things such as cooking oil and cow manure. These beaten-down stocks that could get a lift once headwinds subside.
Front Page: The New York Times -Saturday, May 6, 2023
Walensky Resigns as C.D.C. Director
In an announcement on Friday, the head of the beleaguered agency said she would step down in June. “We made this world a safer place,” she said.
2 Days, 17 Dead, 21 Wounded: Back to Back Massacres Rock Serbia
A day after Serbia’s first mass shooting in seven years, a second one left the small country in shock and its president called for a radical reduction in gun ownership.
Living and Breathing on the Front Line of a Toxic Chemical Zone
As the Biden administration moves to curb health threats caused by toxic chemicals, the debate hits home for families living near petrochemical plants.
Tightening Supreme Court Ethics Rules Faces Steep Hurdles
Revelations about Justice Clarence Thomas’s failure to disclose largess from a Republican donor have highlighted a dilemma.
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