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My Journey of Reimagining Life, Love and Education

The New York Times — Tuesday, March 5, 2024

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Trump Prevails in Supreme Court Challenge to His Eligibility

The justices ruled that the 14th Amendment did not allow Colorado to bar the former president from the state’s primary ballot.

Newly Released Messages Detail Roots of the ‘Fake Electors’ Scheme

Emails and texts unearthed in a lawsuit show how key figures intended their plan to create a “cloud of confusion” to help keep Donald Trump in office after his 2020 election loss.

Biden vs. Trump: The Looming Rematch Hits a ‘Kickoff’ Moment

Both campaigns view this week, with Super Tuesday and the State of the Union, as a critical period that will set the tone and define the early contours of the coming general election campaign.

Joe Biden’s Superfans Think the Rest of America Has Lost Its Mind

Bewildered by tepid enthusiasm for a president they see as transformative, these Democrats occupy a lonely place in U.S. politics: “I feel like I’m the only one.”

Art, Arts & Literature, Exhibitions, Museums, Reviews, Videos

Art Exhibitions: ‘Matthew Wong & Vincent Van Gogh – Painting As A Last Resort’

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Van Gogh Museum (March 4, 2024): The work of the Chinese-Canadian artist Matthew Wong (1984-2019) is dynamic, colourful, and expressive. Of the many artists who inspired him, Vincent van Gogh was the most significant.

The exhibition ‘Matthew Wong l Vincent van Gogh: Painting as a Last Resort’ invites you to discover more about Wong’s work and his artistic connection with Van Gogh. On view at the Van Gogh Museum from 1 March until 1 September 2024.

Arts & Literature, Culture, Magazines, Opinion, Politics, Reviews

Previews: The New Yorker Magazine – March 11, 2024

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Barbie slaps Oppenheimer at the Academy Awards. — Art by Barry Blitt

The New Yorker (March 4, 2024): The new issue‘s cover features Barry Blitt’s “Slappenheimer” – The artist revisits the infamous Oscars slap to riff on the tensions of this year’s ceremony.

Joe Biden’s Last Campaign

Joe Biden photographed at his desk in the Oval Office by Thea Traff.

Trailing Trump in polls and facing doubts about his age, the President voices defiant confidence in his prospects for reëlection.

By Evan Osnos

Forty-Three Mexican Students Went Missing. What Really Happened to Them?

A man looks at photos of the missing students.

One night in 2014, a group of young men from a rural teachers’ college vanished. Since then, their families have fought for justice.

By Alma Guillermoprieto

News, Newspapers, Views

The New York Times — Monday, March 4, 2024

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Majority of Biden’s 2020 Voters Now Say He’s Too Old to Be Effective

A New York Times/Siena College poll revealed how much even his supporters worry about his age, intensifying what has become a grave threat to his re-election bid.

Lives Ended in Gaza

Since the war started, more than 30,000 people have been killed during Israel’s bombardment and invasion. Here are some of their stories.

Kremlin Seeks to Suppress Navalny’s Influence, in Death as in Life

The Russian authorities vilified the opposition leader Aleksei A. Navalny with a viciousness

Lack of Plan for Governing Gaza Formed Backdrop to Deadly Convoy Chaos

Israel has no clear plan for governing Gaza. That is a particular problem in the north, where the fighting has ebbed, and where a deadly stampede occurred on Thursday around an aid convoy.

Arts & Literature, Classical Music, Concerts, Performing Arts, Videos

Classical: The Mela Guitar Quartet – “Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture” (2024)

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Omni Foundation (March 3, 2024): The Omni Foundation for the Performing Arts presents the Mēla Guitar Quartet performing the Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture by Mikhail Glinka from inside the West Dean Estate in the United Kingdom. This video is presented by the Omni Foundation’s Omni On-Location series, Concerts from Historic Sites.

Art, Arts & Literature, Museums, Reviews, Videos

Art Exhibitions: American Abstract Expressionist Mark Rothko’s Paintings

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CBS Sunday Morning (March 3, 2024): His abstract expressionist canvases are among the most recognizable of all 20th century artists’ works. But Mark Rothko (1903-1970) also produced nearly 3,000 pieces on paper – smaller in scale but just as innovative.

CBS News chief election & campaign correspondent Robert Costa visits an exhibition at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., that explores the trail of paper works the artist left behind, and talks with curator Adam Greenhalgh, and with the artist’s children, Kate Rothko Prizel and Christopher Rothko, about Rothko’s remarkable vision.

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Sunday Morning: Stories And News From Zürich

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Monocle on Sunday, March 3, 2024: Juliet Linley and Fabienne Kinzelmann join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics.

We speak to Monocle’s Balkans correspondent, Guy de Launey, for the latest news from Ljubljana and Monocle’s editor in chief, Andrew Tuck, joins us from London. Plus: MagCulture founder, Jeremy Leslie, gives updates from the print industry.

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The New York Times — Sunday, March 3, 2024

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Voters Doubt Biden’s Leadership and Favor Trump, Times/Siena Poll Finds

The share of voters who strongly disapprove of President Biden’s handling of his job has reached 47 percent, higher than in Times/Siena polls at any point in his presidency.

Trump Says Little on Gaza, and Nothing About What He’d Do Differently

Donald Trump’s approach to the bloody Mideast conflict reflects the anti-interventionist shift he has brought about in Republican politics — and his personal feelings about the Israeli prime minister.

5 Convicts Familiar With Navalny’s Prison Confirm Hellish Conditions

The brutal cold, revolting food and beatings aren’t the worst part of being imprisoned at IK3, where Aleksei Navalny died. Rather, it’s being inside a system meant to break the human spirit.

Developers Got Backing for Affordable Housing. Then the Neighborhood Found Out.

The push from an affluent community in South Carolina to kill a plan for 60 subsidized apartments brought into public view how hard it is to give low-income families access to opportunity-rich neighborhoods.

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Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London

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Monocle on Saturday, March 2, 2024: On Friday the funeral of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny drew thousands of mourners. What was the mood in Moscow? In the UK what has the reaction been to prime minister Rishi Sunak’s Downing Street address on Friday evening?

Meanwhile in Austria, an investigation has exposed the fraudulent COO of Wirecard as a decade-long GRU spy – what do we know? Join Vincent McAviney and political journalist Terry Stiastny for all this, as well as a breakdown of the Willy Wonka experience scam in Glasgow. Plus: Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco gives us a rundown of the world’s best biscuits.

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The New York Times — Saturday, March 2, 2024

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Witnesses of Aid Convoy Violence Describe Shooting, Panic and Desperation

“I saw people falling to the ground after being shot,” said one witness, “and others simply took the food items that were with them and continued running for their lives.”

Thousands Turn Out for Navalny’s Funeral in Moscow

The police presence appeared heavy for the service. Some attendees shouted, “No to war” and “Russia will be free” as they marched to the cemetery where the opposition leader was to be buried.