TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT (April 9, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Burning Spitit’ – On capturing Dante; Dickens’s feverish imagination…
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The New York Times – Wednesday, April 9, 2025
As Trump’s Sweeping Tariffs Kick in, Officials Signal Openness to Talks
President Trump’s next round of tariffs on major trading partners went into effect just after midnight, bringing levies on China to at least 104 percent.
Trump’s Tariffs Are Already Reducing Car Imports and Idling Factories
A few carmakers have closed factories, laid off workers or shifted production in response to the auto tariffs that took effect last week.
He Was Held Captive in His Room for Decades. Then He Set It on Fire.
Firefighters found a 32-year-old man who weighed 68 pounds. The police say his stepmother locked him away when he was 12.
In Trump Cases, Supreme Court Retreats From Confrontation
In a series of narrow and technical rulings, the justices have seemed to take pains to avoid a showdown with a president who has challenged the judiciary’s legitimacy.
The New Yorker Magazine – April 14, 2025 Preview
THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE (April 7, 2025): The latest issue features Richard McGuire’s “Zooming In” – Peering at our relationship to technology. By Françoise MoulyArt by Richard McGuire
At the Smithsonian, Donald Trump Takes Aim at History
The urge to police the past is hardly an invention of the Trump Administration. It is the reflexive obsession of autocrats everywhere. By David Remnick
Protecting the National Airspace, Post-DOGE
For nearly seventy years, the F.A.A.’s experimental safety lab near Atlantic City has run turbulence tests, set fire to seat cushions, and dropped crash-test dummies. Will it survive Elon Musk? By Robert Sullivan
Bluesky’s Quest to Build Nontoxic Social Media
X and Facebook are governed by the policies of mercurial billionaires. Bluesky’s C.E.O., Jay Graber, says that she wants to give power back to the user. By Kyle Chayka
The New York Times – Monday, April 7, 2025
Trump Weakens U.S. Cyberdefenses at a Moment of Rising Danger
The firing of the head of the National Security Agency was only the latest move that has eroded the country’s fortifications against cyberattacks, especially those targeting elections.
Trump’s Tariffs Will Wound Free Trade, but the Blow May Not Be Fatal
Free trade has been so beneficial to so many countries that the world may find a way to live without its biggest player.
Inspectors Say More Than 100 Chemical Weapons Sites Could Remain in Syria
The number, far higher than any previous estimate, poses a test for the new government. Experts fear that sarin, chlorine and mustard gas stockpiles could be unsecured.
After a Blowout Week, Wall Street Decision Makers Brace for More Chaos
The financial titans who backed Trump are now dealing with the fallout from his tariffs. They spent the weekend surveying the damage of last week’s major sell-off.
Sunday Morning: Stories And News From Zürich
MONOCLE RADIO (April 6, 2025): Tyler Brûlé is joined by Gorana Grgić and Florian Egli to discuss the week’s key global developments. Fiona Wilson and Andrew Tuck pay tribute to Gwen Robinson and reflect on her remarkable contributions to Monocle. Plus: Brenda Tuohy rounds up highlights from Watches and Wonders, while John Lee explores China’s growing influence in the technology sector — and where it might lead next.
The New York Times – Sunday, April 6, 2025
Trump’s Trade War Risks Forfeiting America’s Economic Primacy
The United States has steered an economic order for 80 years based on trade and trust, making the country the world’s financial superpower. That vision is now blurred.
The War on Nature in Ukraine
Fires and smoke foul the air. Toxins seep into the earth and water. Habitats for wildlife disappear. Experts call it ecocide.
Video Shows Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Under Gunfire Barrage, With Ambulance Lights On
The U.N. has said Israel killed the workers. The video appears to contradict Israel’s version of events, which said the vehicles were “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency signals.
A Swastika, a Tesla and a Debate Over the Limits of Hate Crime Law
Is it a hate crime for people to draw a swastika on a Tesla if they believe Elon Musk is a Nazi?
The New York Times Magazine – April 6, 2025
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 4.6.25 Issue features Jaime Lowe on a block destroyed by the L.A. Fires; Taffy Brodesser-Akner on the Holocaust story she didn’t want to tell; Matthew Purdy on wielding George Orwell politically; and more.
The Life and Death of a Block Destroyed By the L.A. Fires
A block is more than just houses — it’s one of our most basic forms of community. This is the story of what’s lost when a whole block burns.
By Jaime Lowe
Bill Murray Says He’s Not the Man He Used to Be
The actor talks about his new film “The Friend,” his jerky past and what he doesn’t get about himself.
By David Marchese
Megyn Kelly Is Embracing Her Bias and Rejecting the ‘Old Rules’
The former Fox News and current YouTube host on her professional evolution, conservative media and why she endorsed Trump.
Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London
MONOCLE RADIO (April 5, 2025): As Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs caused chaos this week, geopolitical risk analyst and author Charles Hecker joins Georgina Godwin to unpack the US president’s push to roll back globalisation.
Plus: Monocle’s luxury markets editor, Brenda Tuohy, speaks to the creative director and founder of MB&F at Watches and Wonders in Geneva. Finally, Zimbabwe-born singer-songwriter Eska joins us in the studio to discuss her music and the event she co-curated, ‘Love to Love You Baby: Donna Summer Reimagined’.
The New York Times – Saturday, April 5, 2025
Investors Recoil From Trump’s Pledge to Remake the Global Economy
Stocks hadn’t fallen this far this fast since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. A 9.1 percent drop in the S&P 500 is the steepest weekly decline since March 2020.
Trump’s Trade War Escalates as China Retaliates With 34% Tariffs
The Chinese government said it would match President Trump’s tariff, and also barred a group of American companies from doing business in China.
How Much Will Trump’s Tariffs Cost U.S. Importers?
It will cost an extra $714 billion in tariffs to bring shoes, TVs and all other imports into the United States, a new analysis of trade data shows.
Inside One Migrant’s Accidental Journey to a Salvadoran Prison
Immigration officers asked Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia if he was a gang member, and refused to believe him when he denied it, according to court papers.
Smithsonian Magazine – April/May 2025 Preview
SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE (April 4, 2025): The April/May 2025 features ‘In The Birthplace of the Buddha’ – What happens when Archaeologists and worshipers converge in the spiritual leader’s legendary Nepali hometown?
In Search of Siddhartha
The legendary birthplace of Siddhartha in Nepal beckons worshipers from around the world—and archaeologists hoping to uncover new evidence about the revered spiritual leader
Can a Forgotten Bean Save the Brew?
In a world that consumes two billion cups of coffee each day, climate change is threatening the most popular species. How one leading botanist is scouring remote corners of the earth to find new beans that could keep our cups full
An Artist for the Here and Now
Long overlooked, Swedish painter Hilma af Klint made pioneering abstract art. Today she’s a global star—but some scholars insist she should be sharing the spotlight
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