Research Preview: Nature Magazine – June 22, 2023

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nature Magazine -June 22, 2023 issue: 00:45 Why losing the Y chromosome makes bladder cancer more aggressive; How pollution particles ferry influenza virus deep into the lungs, and why artificial lights could dazzle glow worms into extinction.

Laos cave fossils prompt rethink of
human migration map

A skull fragment and shin bone suggest that early modern humans might have passed through southeast Asia earlier than thought.

Tam Pà Ling cave.

Researchers laboriously sifted through clay, bucket by bucket, using their fingers to hunt for bone fragments

Profiles: Native American Pottery Artist Thomas Tenorio Of Santa Fe, NM

Travel + Leisure (June 21, 2023): Unearth the history and beauty of Santa Fe, New Mexico’s art scene with local artist Thomas Tenorio.

Video timeline: 0:00 Intro 0:23 Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery 1:16 Santa Fe’s Artists 1:33 Thomas Tenorio’s Traditional Pottery 4:22 Outro

In this video, learn about Thomas’s journey as a traditional Native American potter and how art has become a way of life for him. Also, see Andrea Fisher’s traditional pottery shop and learn more about Santa Fe’s vibrant art scene. Watch the video to learn more about the artists and how the art of the area is closely tied to the local indigenous communities.

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Culture: Country Life Magazine – June 21, 2023

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Country Life Magazine – June 21, 2023 issue:

From field to dinner-party fork

Feeding friends with food grown in your own garden is a delight, finds Natasha Goodfellow.

Why treasure is a universal word

London’s new Treasure House Fair deserves to be a triumph, believes Huon Mallalieu.

Skye Gyngell’s favourite painting

The culinary director chooses a graphic work full of energy.

Ode to June

Jamie Blackett swelters on the farm, where greenfinches fly and the meadow shimmers.

Native breeds

Kate Green falls for the teddy-bear Greyface Dartmoor sheep.

Life, the universe and everything

Does cave art hold the answer, asks Robin Hanbury-Tenison.

Arts/Books: Times Literary Supplement – June 23, 2023

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Times Literary Supplement (June 23, 2023): Twenty-two TLS writers’ choices for best Summer 2023 Books, Anna Della Subin on Mary Magdalene; Kojo Koram on global capitalism; Zachary Leader on Joyce and Léon and illustrating Victorian classics

News: Counteroffensive In Ukraine, Paris Air Show 2023, China-South Korea

The Globalist Podcast, Wednesday, June 21, 2023: Ukraine’s counteroffensive and the challenges facing NGOs, the latest from the Paris Air Show and illegal Chinese “police stations” in South Korea.

Plus: a spotlight on Copenhagen and the Grammy Awards’ new African category.

Swiss Train Travel: Saanen, Gstaad & Zweisimmen On The Goldenpass Express

AKSense – Zurich Films (June 21, 2023) – A train driver’s view aboard the Goldenpass panoramic train of the Montreux Oberland Bernois (MOB) railway. The train journey is from Saanen, through Gstaad, on to Zweisimmen, in Switzerland.

The Montreux Oberland Bernois Railway, is an electrified railway line that operates in southwest Switzerland. It is one of the oldest electric railways in the country. Its main line, 62.4 km in length, is built to the 1,000 mm gauge. 

The New York Times – Wednesday, June 21, 2023

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Judge in Trump Documents Case Sets Tentative Trial Date as Soon as August

The judge, Aileen M. Cannon, set an aggressive schedule for moving the case forward, though the proceedings are likely to be delayed by pretrial clashes.

Hunter Biden Reaches Deal to Plead Guilty to Misdemeanor Tax Charges

Under an agreement with the Justice Department, the president’s son agreed to probation for filing his taxes late, and he can avoid a charge that he lied about his drug use when he bought a gun.

‘They Expected Me to Die on My Own’: Life as a Ukrainian P.O.W.

While in Russian custody, Maksym Kushnir said he was left on a bed to die, with his jaw shattered and gangrene spreading across his tongue.

Ukrainian captives released in prisoner exchanges say that beatings were common, and that they suffered from woefully inadequate health care and food.

Judge Strikes Down Arkansas Law Banning Gender Transition Care for Minors

Dylan Brandt, a transgender teenager who is a plaintiff in the case, outside the federal courthouse in Little Rock, Ark., in 2021.

The case had been closely watched as an important test of whether bans on transition care for minors, enacted by more than a dozen states, could withstand challenges.

Travel: Tour Of Top Hotels In Cornwall, England

 THE TIMES (June 21, 2023) – A list of 20 of our favourites that are still available. We’ve also highlighted some of the county’s hottest restaurants and its most eye-catching holiday activities. Visitors will notice a renewed push towards sustainability, including an even bigger emphasis on local ingredients in restaurants — think edible seaweed or chickens reared on site. 

Polurrian on the Lizard, Mullion

Polurrian on the Lizard, Mullion
Yes, OK, the approach to this family-friendly bolt hole and the village of Mullion itself are a touch suburban. But look westwards instead of east and there’s Cornwall in all its wild magnificence. At the bottom of the garden, just beyond the swings, the coastal path clings to clifftops before tumbling down to a little cove. The views reach out towards Penzance and the open ocean.

Hotel Tresanton, St Mawes

Hotel Tresanton, St Mawes
It may be 25 years old this year, but Olga Polizzi’s Arts and Crafts-influenced hotel is not resting on its laurels. Most of the bathrooms have recently been redecorated with mosaics, Carrara marble, and tongue and groove panelling. It has new wallpapers, new fabrics and even a new suite. The effect, however, is unchanged. This is probably Cornwall’s most elegant hotel: thoughtful, arty and peppered with eye-catching patterns and colours. 

St Michaels Resort, Falmouth

St Michaels Resort, Falmouth
Down on Gylly beach, St Michaels Resort is burnishing its wellness credentials with the opening of four spa garden lodges on July 1. Guests will be able to step straight into the revitalised spa garden and take advantage of a bubbling hot tub and barrel saunas. They can also soak in their own outdoor copper bath in the privacy of the lodge terrace. 

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