July 2, 2023 – Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, discusses the weekend’s biggest news stories with Eemeli Isoaho and Christof Münger. Plus: check-ins with our friends and correspondents in London and Tokyo.
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Views: Discover Germany Switzerland & Germany Magazine – July 2023
Discover Germany, Switzerland and Austria – The top three hikes in the Alps; garden season highlights; a special focus on Alta Badia, a cyclist’s paradise; an interview with actor Peter Ketnath; top Riesling wines for long summer evenings; Switzerland’s best agencies and more…
TOP 3 HIKES IN THE ALPS
The Alps offer a variety of walks and hikes for every skill level. Some of our favourites can be found in the Swiss Aletsch Arena region which is known for its outstanding natural beauty, its many sunshine hours, and more.
Alta Badia: A CYCLIST’S PARADISE
In the heart of the Dolomites UNESCO World Heritage, Alta Badia offers the ideal area to experience the emotions that cyclists, from amateurs to professionals, seek and appreciate every time they saddle up.
In recent years, thanks to the numerous activities and initiatives related to cycling, Alta Badia has become a point of reference for demanding cyclists. In August 2022, Alta Badia was awarded the GSTC (Global Sustainable Tourism Council) certificate, an internationally recognised reference standard for sustainable tourism. The bicycle, in all its forms, is the ideal means to experience tourism in an environmentally sustainable way, and events such as the Maratona dles Dolomites-Enel and the Bike Days should therefore be a symbol and an important signal in this direction. For this reason, cycling in Alta Badia is in no way inferior to hiking, where clean air, splendid landscapes and spectacular peaks invite you to treat nature with respect.
The New York Times – Sunday, July 2, 2023
Everyone Knew the Migrant Ship Was Doomed. No One Helped.
Satellite imagery, sealed court documents and interviews with survivors suggest that hundreds of deaths were preventable.
Wagner Uprising Highlights China’s Risks With Russia
Xi Jinping needs Vladimir Putin to remain in power, and Russia to maintain stability, to help uphold the countries’ shared interests and to keep challenging the United States.
Along With Conservative Triumphs, Signs of New Caution at Supreme Court
Chief Justice Roberts delivered both landmark victories for the right and significant rulings in which he forged alliances with the liberal justices.
Hunter Biden’s Daughter and a Tale of Two Families
The story surrounding the president’s grandchild in Arkansas, who has not yet met her father or her grandfather, is about money, corrosive politics and what it means to have the Biden birthright.
World Economic Forum: Top Stories- July 1, 2023
0:15 New blood test can detect 50 kinds of cancer – Experts say it could revolutionize cancer care. It’s called the Galleri test and it can identify cancers before symptoms appear. The UK National Health Service is testing it on 142,000 people. If successful, this trial will be extended to 1 million people next year. Doctors hope 5,000 cases could be detected early as a result. The Galleri test works by identifying changes in bits of free-floating DNA that leak from tumours into the bloodstream. #cancer #bloodtest #nhs #dna
1:36 5 exciting emerging technologies – The World Economic Forum has published its Top 10 Emerging Technologies of 2023 Report. It draws on the expertise of more than 90 academics, industry leaders and futurists to discover the technologies most likely to impact people and the planet in the next 3-5 years. Which emerging technology are you most excited about?
3:17 This tablet is an innovation for the visually impaired – The Dot Pad lets visually impaired users play games and browse the web on the world’s first smart tactile graphics display. It uses AI to analyse images and split them into segments. Reproducing them on a tactile screen so blind people can read and interact with them.
4:58 Feminist economist dissects gender-neutral policies – Economic policies can either reinforce gender inequality, says Valeria Esquivel or help end it.
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CULTURE: FRANCE-AMÉRIQUE MAGAZINE – JULY/AUG 2023
France-Amérique Magazine – July/August 2023 – The issue celebrates Bastille Day, a look at La Marseillaise in New York City; why the 1789 Revolution still carries so much weight in contemporary French culture; a profile of French food design pioneer Anna Polonsky; and learn all about the Great Chartreuse Shortage of 2023…
ANNA POLONSKY – The French Food Design Pioneer
Born in Paris and based in New York City, the founder of the Polonsky & Friends studio combines her passions for design and cuisine by creating visual identities for restaurants and food brands.
LA MARSEILLAISE – A Taste of Free France in Manhattan
Where could you have once danced to accordion music, met fellow French comrades-in-arms, and even bumped into Marlene Dietrich, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Jean Gabin? All the Free French soldiers who passed through New York City during World War II would have pointed you toward La Marseillaise, on Second Avenue.
SARAH BERNHARDT – A Scandalous French Superstar in America
Having completed nine tours of the United States during her career, actress Sarah Bernhardt was probably the most famous French woman in America at the time. An exhibition in Paris is currently celebrating the thespian, who passed away a century ago this year.
Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London
Monocle on Saturday, July 1, 2023: The week’s news, newspapers and culture with Georgina Godwin, artist and journalist Siân Pattenden, and Monocle’s Fernando Augusto Pacheco and Robert Bound.
Finance Preview: Barron’s Magazine – July 3, 2023
BARRON’S MAGAZINE – JULY 3, 2023 ISSUE – The Ten Best Income Investments; Time to buy Real Estate Stocks; Automation is the Future, and more…
The Market Hates Real Estate Stocks. It’s Time to Buy.
A steep slide in commercial real estate has put the sector on sale. Where to find 6% yields and growth.
The 10 Best Income Plays for the Second Half of the Year
The 60/40 portfolio isn’t dead. From utilities to junk bonds and energy pipelines, we offer ways investors can get high yields and appreciation.
There’s a New Way to Watch TV. It’s Already More Popular Than HBO.
FAST channels have brought back old-school TV channel guides—and plenty of advertising. But the shows are free and incredibly varied. Media execs are taking note.
Automation Is the Future. Buy Rockwell Stock.
Rockwell Automation’s shares should earn a higher valuation as investors begin to consider it for what it really is—a tech company.
The New York Times – Saturday, July 1, 2023
Supreme Court Rejects Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Plan
The proposed debt cancellation of more than $400 billion would have been one of the most expensive executive actions in U.S. history.
Supreme Court Backs Web Designer Opposed to Same-Sex Marriage
The justices settled a question left open in 2018: whether businesses open to the public and engaged in expression may refuse to serve customers based on religious convictions.
Affirmative Action Ruling May Upend Hiring Policies, Too
The Supreme Court decision on college admissions could lead companies to alter recruitment and promotion practices to pre-empt legal challenges.
18 Hasidic Schools Failed to Provide Basic Education, New York City Finds
An eight-year investigation determined that the religious schools were breaking the law by not offering thousands of students adequate instruction in English and math.
The New York Times Book Review — July 2, 2023
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW – JULY 2, 2023: The entire issue is devoted to literature in translation – reviews of translated books (by Javier Marías, Seamus Heaney, Natalia Ginzburg…); Daniel Hahn’s essay about translating picture books; Emily Wilson’s look at “Iliad” translations over the years, culminating with her own; a By the Book interview with the translator Jennifer Croft; and lots more.
Exit Hector, Again and Again: How Different Translators Reveal the ‘Iliad’ Anew
Over the years, some 100 people have translated the entire “Iliad” into English. The latest of them, Emily Wilson, explains what different approaches to one key scene say about the original, and the translators.
Jennifer Croft Knows a Good Translation When She Reads One
“There has to be chemistry,” says the writer and prolific translator, whose second book will come out next year. “You don’t need prior knowledge of, say, Iceland or Icelandic in order to appreciate Victoria Cribb’s translation of Sjón.”
Preview: New York Times Magazine – July 2, 2023
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (July 2, 2023) –
In this week’s cover story, Lynsey Addario takes us to a Ukrainian town where an 11-year-old is navigating a childhood transformed by war. Plus, a profile of the Christian pop star Marcos Witt and an investigation into how federal law targets thousands of women on anti-addiction medications.
A Boy’s Life on the Front Lines
In a Ukrainian town, an 11-year-old navigates a childhood transformed by war.
In a town near the Eastern front lines of the Donbas region of Ukraine, an 11-year-old boy named Yegor’s days were as predictable as they could be, given the unpredictability of war.
A.I. and TV Ads Were Made for Each Other
A string of uncanny videos show what generative A.I. and advertising have in common: They chew up the cultural subconscious and spit it back at us.
By Mac Schwerin
Even if I didn’t work in advertising, I would be a connoisseur of commercials. You’re probably one, too. Think of all the tropes you’ve ingested over the years — the forest-green hatchbacks conquering rugged Western landscapes, the miles of mozzarella stretched by major pizza chains. These are the images that let you know what kind of pitch you’re watching, so you won’t be confused when the brand shows up.
Boomers Daily 