The New York Times Magazine – July 7, 2024

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (July 6, 2024): The latest issue features

Eddie Murphy Is Ready to Look Back

By David Marchese

Eddie Murphy has been so famous for so long, occupying such a lofty place in the cultural landscape, that it can be easy to overlook just how game-changing a figure he actually is.

Let’s start, as Murphy’s career did, with standup. There had been star comics before — Steve Martin, Richard Pryor — but none exploded with anything like Murphy’s speed or intensity.

Ti West Is Turning Hollywood Into a Horror Show

Ti West.

His “X” trilogy — which culminates with “MaXXXine” — obsesses over cinema, stardom and the industry itself.

By RYAN BRADLEY

The Real Problem With Legal Weed

New York is trying to treat an addictive substance just like any other product.

By CHARLES FAIN LEHMAN

Finance Preview: Barron’s Magazine – July 8, 2024

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BARRON’S MAGAZINE – JULY 6, 2024 ISSUE:

Silicon Valley’s Favorite Nonprofit Looks to Raise—and Donate—Billions

The Silicon Valley Community Foundation has become a game-changing philanthropic organization, with donations from the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and Reed Hastings.

Ford Is Making a Comeback. It’s Time to Buy the Stock.

Ford Is Making a Comeback. It’s Time to Buy the Stock.

The U.S. auto maker is focused on returning capital to shareholders, which should boost performance in the months ahead.Long read

It’s Time to Lock In Yields Before Interest Rates Drop

It’s Time to Lock In Yields Before Interest Rates Drop

Cash will become less attractive when the Federal Reserve finally begins cutting rates.3 min read

The New York Times — Saturday, July 6, 2024

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Labour Won a U.K. Landslide. Why Doesn’t It Feel Like That?

Keir Starmer’s party won a huge majority in parliament. But the new prime minister faces a fractious and volatile public.

These Voters Supported Biden in 2020. Now They Want a Plan B.

Dozens of voters in four swing states expressed fear, frustration and anger. And they want a new option — whatever (and whoever) that is.

Varying Treatment of Biden and Trump Puts Their Parties in Stark Relief

Republicans and Democrats live in radically different universes, interpreting the same set of facts through radically different lenses.