Literary Review – November 2, 2024: The latest issue features ‘The Making of Handel’s Messiah’; Another Side of Plath; Legends of El Cid; Germany Stalls and Smiley Returns…
Books: Literary Review Magazine – November 2024
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Culture: The Hedgehog Review – Fall 2024 Issue
THE HEDGEHOG REVIEW (FALL 2024): This issue’s theme is “In Need of Repair,” and it includes contributions from James Davison Hunter, Nicholas Carr, Martha Bayles, Olivier Zunz, Elias Crim, Aaron Horvath, Paul Scherz, Firmin DeBrabander, and John J. Lennon, as well as other reviews and essays from such contributors as Eugene McCarraher, Alan Jacobs, Paul Nedelisky, Rita Koganzon, Matthew Milliner, and Richard Hughes Gibson.
In Need of Repair
At the bottom of each of our system dysfunctions is a distinctive cultural disorder emerging from the many pressures of our rapidly modernizing world.
Supply Chain Sublime
The Material World is no place for humans. By Richard Hughes Gibson
Culture Wars: The Endgame
Nihilism’s Grip on American Democracy by James Davison Hunter
The Age of the Average
All the Little Data
The Pathologies of Precision Medicine
Architecture: RIBA House Of The Year 2024 Shortlist
RIBA Architecture (November 1, 2024): The Hall by TaylorHare Architects is shortlisted for RIBA’s House of the Year 2024.
Situated in the Kent Downs, this Grade II listed 16th century residence has been extensively and sympathetically refurbished into a sustainable home. Interiors have been both restored and modernised, with finely crafted detailing and considered new interventions that work in harmony so that the historical compliments the contemporary.
The house is an exemplar of green living, while simultaneously restoring the surrounding listed outbuildings and adding a pool, pool house, tennis court, stable block, and a new lake. The end result is a demonstration of how to extend the life of a historic building, while creating elegant living spaces for the future. Presented by the Royal Institute of British Architects, the House of the Year is a prestigious annual award for the best example of a one-off house designed by an architect in the UK, celebrating excellence and innovation in home design.
Space/Science: Astronomy Magazine – November 2024
Astronomy magazine (November 1, 2024) – The latest issue features “Everything we kno about the Sun’….
Bringing the Sun to light
The closest star to Earth is also the best studied, but only recently have we truly begun to uncover its secrets.
For thousands of years, humans have worshipped the Sun. Our ancestors built monuments and temples to it, and used it to mark the annual cycle of seasons. For ancient Egyptians, their most important god, Re, was the personification of the Sun itself.
Today, we are no less in thrall to the wonders and mysteries of our nearest star. We’ve made strides in understanding its major systems and answered many questions about how it produces energy. But the Sun is far from an open book,
November 2024: What’s in the sky this month? Mars and Jupiter are improving, while Uranus reaches opposition
Mars is brightening and the giant planet Jupiter is reaching its best apparition in a decade for Northern Hemisphere observers this month.
News: Air Strikes Across Israel-Lebanon Border, Ceasefire Talks Continue
The New York Times — Friday, November 1, 2024
In Election’s Final Days, Dark Money and ‘Gray Money’ Fund Hidden Agendas
Big-money operatives are taking advantage of lax rules at the end of the campaign to hide the true source of their money until after the election is called — or for forever.
How Will Harris Make a Last Plea to Voters? Here Are Clues From the Courtroom.
The New York Times unearthed transcripts from Kamala Harris’s years as a prosecutor. Her approach during trials offers hints about how she will make her final case to voters.
How Public Health Could Be Recast in a Second Trump Term
Breaking up the C.D.C., moving funds from the N.I.H. — conservatives have floated changes should Mr. Trump regain office.
This Election Is Also a Choice Between Two Visions of the Federal Courts
Judges have vast influence over the biggest political questions. An analysis of President Biden and Donald J. Trump’s nominees found stark differences that could emerge again after November.
The Economist Magazine – November 2, 2024 Preview
A second Trump term comes with unacceptable risks
If The Economist had a vote, we would cast it for Kamala Harris
The British budget—big numbers, narrow vision
A bigger state but an irrational way to fund it
Does China need more stimulus?
The Communist Party may be hoarding fiscal firepower to offset a possible trade war
Focusing on ADHD
It should not be treated as a disorder
The Telegram: a new column on world affairs
The old order is dying. Our geopolitics columnist will tell you what’s coming next
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The New York Review Of Books – November 21, 2024
The Crime of Human Movement
Two recent books about our immigration system reveal its long history of exploiting vulnerable individuals for financial gain.
Welcome the Wretched: In Defense of the “Criminal Alien” by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández
In the Shadow of Liberty: The Invisible History of Immigrant Detention in the United States by Ana Raquel Minian
Life in the Ruins
Two new books consider the delusion of the human quest to be free from the constraints of nature.
The Burning Earth: A History by Sunil Amrith
A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places by Christopher Brown
Iran Exposed
The Islamic Republic’s sordid proxy war with the West may now be leaving it open to an all-out attack as Israel attempts to eliminate its enemies throughout the region.
Politics: The Guardian Weekly – November 1, 2024
The Guardian Weekly (October 31, 2024) – The new issue features ‘The Balance Of Power’ – What the U.S. election could mean for the world…
Five essential reads in this week’s edition
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Spotlight | Israel and Iran’s war comes out of the shadows
The Observer’s Simon Tisdall considers the consequences for the region of Israel’s weekend missile strikes on Iran
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Environment | The Colombian warlord who reneged on deforestation
As the Cop16 nature summit in Colombia comes to a close, Luke Taylor tells a story that highlights the country’s complex relationship between environmental aspiration and political will
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Feature | The brain collector
Using cutting-edge methods, Alexandra Morton-Hayward is unravelling the extraordinary mysteries of grey matter – even as hers betrays her. By Kermit Pattison
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Opinion | It’s time to tell it how it is: Trump has fascist instincts
Those who know him best use the F-word to describe the former president. Every warning light is flashing red, argues Jonathan Freedland
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Culture | The intersection of art and war in Ukraine
Poets, artists, playwrights and musicians are fighting and dying in Ukraine, and their work is capturing the horror and emotion of the conflict, finds Charlotte Higgins
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