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The New York Times Magazine – March 9, 2025

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (03/07/2025): The 3.9.25 Issue features David Enrich on the attack on The New York Times v. Sullivan ruling and its protections for the press; Ruth Margalit on the activist Einav Zangauker, whose son is captive in Gaza; Jonah Weiner on the director Bong Joon Ho; and more.

The ‘Parasite’ Director Brings Class Warfare to Outer Space

Bong Joon Ho has turned his funny-sad excavations of life under capitalism into unlikely blockbusters. With “Mickey 17,” he’s bending a whole new genre.

Why Is Hollywood Obsessed With Architects? ‘The Brutalist’ Gives Us a Hint.

The trope of the embattled auteur exerting their will is too tempting for filmmakers to ignore. By Walker Mimms

National Review —- April 2025 Politics Preview

NATIONAL REVIEW (March 7, 2025): The April 2025 issue features ‘A Wild Ride’ Where the Trump Administration is taking us…

In the Time of Peak Trump

Charles C. W. Cooke

Where the Trump administration is taking us.

They Think We’re Stupid

Noah Rothman

The bipartisan habit of patronizing the public.

The Horror of Philadelphia’s Tranq Crisis

Audrey Fahlberg

On the ground in Kensington, where addicts are being ravaged by an anima

The New York Times – Friday, March 7, 2025

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Trump Whipsaws on Tariffs, Giving Mexico and Canada Reprieve

Many imports from Canada and Mexico will be exempt from tariffs, as the president quickly reversed a sweeping trade action taken just two days ago after market turmoil.

Sweeping Tariffs Threaten to Undo a 30-Year Trade Alliance

The stiff tariffs President Trump briefly imposed on Mexico and Canada this week could have pushed those allies into recession. The impact for America would be messy.

Justice Barrett May Have the Crucial Vote in Trump Cases

She was the only member of the court appointed by the president to vote against his emergency request to freeze foreign aid.

Frustration Grows Inside the White House Over Pace of Deportations

President Trump’s promise to launch the largest deportation operation in U.S. history is colliding with the practical difficulties of detaining people and transporting them across the globe.

The Economist Magazine – March 8, 2025 Preview

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE (March 6, 2025): The latest issue features ‘The Revised Economic Outlook’….

Donald Trump’s economic delusions are already hurting America

The president and reality are drifting apart

The demise of foreign aid offers an opportunity

Donors should focus on what works. Much aid currently does not

A fantastic start for Friedrich Merz

The incoming chancellor signals massive increases in defence and infrastructure spending

The lesson from Trump’s Ukrainian weapons freeze

And the grim choice facing Volodymyr Zelensky

Lifting sanctions on Syria seems mad, until you consider the alternative

Without a reprieve, the country will become a failed sta

The Guardian Weekly – March 7, 2025 Preview

THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY (March 6, 2025): The latest issue features ‘An End To Aid?’ – The crushing cost of development fund cuts…

Spotlight | Can Keir Starmer be Europe’s bridge to Trump?
Amid the fallout from Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s catastrophic trip to Washington and efforts to secure a peace plan for Ukraine, is Britain’s prime minister the man for a critical moment? Kiran Stacey reports

Science | Is the world ready for bigger waves?
In some seas, swells are growing noticeably larger. Scientists say coastal communities should be prepared for damaging consequences – but also potential opportunities. By James Bradley

Feature | The savage suburbia of Helen Garner
Over 50 years, the Australian has become one of her country’s most revered and beloved authors, writing as if readers were her friend, party to her most candid thoughts. Is she finally going to get worldwide recognition? By Sophie Elmhirst

Opinion | Defiance, not subservience, is how we resist Trump
The US president has utterly changed the rules of engagement. World leaders must learn this – and quickly, argues Simon Tisdall

Culture | Gracie Abrams, the year’s biggest pop star
The US singer’s unfiltered approach to pop has made her a superstar. She talks to Alexis Petridis about the horror of American politics – and the solace of needlepoint

The New York Review Of Books – March 27, 2025

THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS (March 6, 2025):

Ordinary Germans

We know who the Nazis were and what they did. In Hitler’s People, the distinguished historian Richard J. Evans seeks to explain what made them capable of doing it.

Hitler’s People: The Faces of the Third Reich by Richard J. Evans

A Self Divided

Since the rise of cable TV, corporations have sought to capture our valuable attention. But the way social media shatters our ability to focus has new implications for public discourse and politics.

The Sirens’ Call: How Attention Became the World’s Most Endangered Resource by Chris Hayes

Cases Closed

How would the Mueller investigation have unfolded if the Supreme Court’s recent, chilling Trump v. United States decision been in effect?

Interference: The Inside Story of Trump, Russia, and the Mueller Investigation by Aaron Zebley, James Quarles, and Andrew Goldstein, with a preface by Robert S. Mueller III

The New York Times – Thursday, March 6, 2025

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Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Bid to Freeze Foreign Aid

The move came after Chief Justice Roberts temporarily paused a trial judge’s order requiring the administration to release more than $1.5 billion.

G.O.P. Representatives and Democratic Mayors Spar Over Sanctuary Cities

At a House hearing, the mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York City rejected accusations that they were harboring criminals by not aiding deportation efforts.

More Than 70 Million Americans Are on Medicaid. This Is Where They Live.

As Republicans weigh deep cuts, these congressional districts — some red, some blue — have the most to lose.

As U.S. Tariffs Become Reality, Canadians Prepare for Economic Pain

An expert in the automotive industry says factories may shut down in days as costs skyrocket and President Trump disrupts decades of economic integration with steep tariffs.

Nature Magazine —– March 6, 2025 Preview

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NATURE MAGAZINE (March 5, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Fungal Waves’ – How mycorrhizal fungi build supply-chain networks for underground nutrient exchange…

Lhasa′s rocks reveal an Australian birthplace

Granite from the chunk of Earth’s crust called the Lhasa terrane did not come from India, as had previously been thought, but from much further afield.

Our Galaxy’s central black hole puts on a fireworks show

The James Webb Space Telescope uncovered repeated flares from the supermassive object called Sagittarius A*.

Just a smidgen of yellow-fever vaccine is enough

The standard protective dose is almost 14,000 units, but even 500 units raises antibody levels sufficiently to do the job.

Prospect Magazine – March 2025 Preview

Prospect Magazine - Britain's leading monthly current affairs magazine

PROSPECT MAGAZINE (March 5, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Smash and Grab’ – The existential choices when America turns allies into enemies; Michael Ignatieff predicts a new world order and voices from illiberal states reflect on resisting autocrats. Plus, we examine British defence and the future of the media.

America great. Instead, he may bring about its destruction

Donald Trump and his cronies are smashing up democratic norms, government institutions and the postwar international order. There are no signs yet that anyone will stop them

AI is the media’s chance to reinvent itself

David Caswell,Mary Fitzgerald

Times Literary Supplement – March 7, 2025 Preview

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TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT (March 5, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Troubled Mind’ – Oliver Sack’s personal demons…

A fresh classical sunlight

Revisiting W. H. Auden’s postwar poetry collection The Shield of Achilles By John Fuller

Awakening

The inner life of Oliver Sacks, as revealed by his letters By Andrew Scull