Literary Review – December 2, 2024: The latest issue features ‘Mandeville’s Dangerous Idea’
Books: Literary Review Magazine – December 2024
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Travel Tour: Iceland And Alaska’s Frozen Wonders
They also travel to Iceland, exploring breathtaking sites like Diamond Beach, Gullfoss, and the remote highlands, showcasing the raw beauty and untouched wilderness of these extraordinary destinations.
Literary Arts: The London Magazine – December 2024
The London Magazine (December 2, 2024): The latest issue features poetry, short fiction and…
Joey Connolly on information overload, syzygy and Liz Truss.
Betty Rose Townley on Hera Lindsay Bird and the texture of bisexuality.
Jen Calleja on writing experimental memoirs.
Aidan Tulloch on walking through England’s World’s Ends.
Richie Jones on Jack Reacher and headbutts.
Reviews by Rowland Bagnall, Tommy Gilhooly, Patrick Cash, Tallulah Griffith.
Cover image by Paul Graham.
Preview: The New Yorker Magazine – Dec. 9, 2024
Stopping the Press
After spending years painting the media as the “enemy of the people,” Donald Trump is ready to intensify his battle against the journalists who cover him. By David Remnick
R.F.K., Jr., Wants to Eliminate Fluoridated Water. He Used to Bottle and Sell It
Donald Trump’s nominee to lead H.H.S. once started a bottled-water line, Keeper Springs. What was in it? By Charles Bethea
On the Block: Where Jerry Lewis and Buddy Hackett Once Schvitzed
The tummlers have moved on, but the distinctive Friars Club building, in midtown, is going to the highest bidder. By Bruce Handy
News: Rebels Advance In Syria As Russia Steps Up Air Strikes, Iceland Election
The New York Times — Monday, December 2, 2024
Fighting Rages in Syria as Rebels Advance
Forces opposed to President Bashar al-Assad have captured the Aleppo airport and are attacking the western city of Hama, according to local officials and a Britain-based war monitor.
Ukraine’s River of Anguish
Amphibious operations across the Dnipro River at Kherson illustrated the suffering and endurance of Ukrainian forces. A team of Times journalists observed the perilous movements.
Republicans Stand Behind Trump’s Choice of Kash Patel to Lead F.B.I.
Several lawmakers expressed support on Sunday for the president-elect’s plan to install a loyalist who has vowed to use the position to exact revenge on adversaries.
A Second Trump Term Poses a Crucial Test of the Senate’s Independence
President-elect Donald J. Trump is threatening to challenge the institution’s historic role, and the Constitution, with his prospective nominees and threats to push the boundaries of executive authority.
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