LITERARY REVIEW OF CANADA – JULY/AUGUST 2026 PREVIEW

Literary Review of Canada The latest issue features…

For All to Hear

A collective wake-up call by Kyle Wyatt

Pitch Perfect?

On the promise and perils of global soccer by James Brooke-Smith

From the 500s with Love

Remember peanuts and Cracker Jack? by Stacey May Fowles

MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW – JULY/AUGUST 2026 PREVIEW

MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: The Engineering issue features ‘Go big or go home’. That may be true—sometimes. But, just as often, solving engineering challenges means thinking small. From the tiny transistors powering the AI boom to the machines digging the world’s longest tunnels, human ingenuity is tackling problems at every scale. Plus: A fresh spin on air conditioning, stratospheric cell service, and more.

The $400 million machine powering the future of chipmaking

The AI era needs ever faster chips. ASML has a monopoly on the expensive contraptions needed to pattern them. Can anyone catch up?

Hacking the atmosphere: Geoengineering gets a reality check

Researchers are starting to explore the tools and systems we need to develop to cool down the planet.

Want to get a data center online quickly? Give it some flex.

As the data-center boom puts pressure on the grid, some companies say the answer isn’t just more power plants but software that dials down centers’ energy-guzzling ways when demand spikes.

The search for dark matter has been blown wide open

After decades of hunting, physicists still don’t know what makes up most of the universe’s matter. Now they need to cast a wider net.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 2026

Mamdani Emerges as Kingmaker, Pushing His Slate to a Primary Sweep

Mayor Zohran Mamdani shook the Democratic establishment by helping drive three progressive House candidates to victory in New York.

7 Takeaways From New York’s Primaries

Iran’s Loyalists Promote a Wider Nationalism, Unveiled Women Included

Government supporters are showing off new ties with alleged former dissidents in a bid to prove that they can withstand enemies at home as well as abroad.

Trump Is Making Big Claims About the Iran Talks. Iran Keeps Contradicting Him.

President Trump appears to be describing his preferences as fully negotiated deals, in hopes of locking the Iranians in.

Trump to Meet With NATO Leader Amid Tensions Over Iran War

President Trump has lambasted NATO for not supporting his war in Iran. The U.S. plans to pull a third of the fighter jets it provides to NATO in an emergency.

Trump Blames Vandals for Reflecting Pool Problems. Records Tell Another Story.

The internal documents do not indicate that the peeling blue coating and algae blooms were caused intentionally.