The documentary starts at Johnston Strait before moving further north to the Queen Charlotte Strait and the Broughton Archipelago, coming across stunning natural landscapes and historical sites of the First Nations peoples.
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The New York Times Magazine – June 16, 2024
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (June 14, 2024): The latest issue features…
The Disturbing Truth About Hair Relaxers
They’ve been linked to reproductive disorders and cancers. Why are they still being marketed so aggressively to Black women?
The Woman Who Could Smell Parkinson’s
She first noticed the scent on her husband. Now her abilities are helping unlock new research in early disease detection.
The Interview – The Darker Side of Julia Louis-Dreyfus
At some point in almost every performance she gives, Julia Louis-Dreyfus has this look. If you’ve watched “Seinfeld,” “The New Adventures of Old Christine” or “Veep,” you know it — the perfect mix of irritation and defiance. As if she were saying, Try me.
Politics: The Guardian Weekly – June 14, 2024
The Guardian Weekly (June 13, 2024) – The new issue features ‘Blood Lines’ – The human cost of Europe’s cocaine habit’; The Far Rights surges across EU; A doughnut theory of the universe; The muscular rise of steroids…
In a week when much of the attention in Europe was on far-right political gains in the parliamentary elections, the Guardian Weekly’s cover shines a light on another of the continent’s disturbing undercurrents.
A Guardian investigation has found that hundreds of unaccompanied child migrants across Europe are being forced to work for increasingly powerful drug cartels to meet the continent’s soaring appetite for cocaine.
In cities including Paris and Brussels, gangs are exploiting the “unlimited” supply of vulnerable African children at their disposal, using brutal means to control their victims, including torture and rape if they fail to sell enough drugs, as they seek to expand Europe’s $13bn cocaine market.
Mark Townsend reveals the plight of the illegal trade’s child foot soldiers, while Annie Kelly explains the growing problem of cocaine use in Europe. And from Ecuador, Tom Phillips reports on how death and destruction follow the drug on its complex journey across the Atlantic.
National Geographic Traveller – July/Aug 2024
Also inside this issue:
Ras Al Khaimah: The Emirate state of mountains, deserts and coastline is now emerging as an adventure hub
Cape Verde: The West African archipelago is prime hiking country, with ancient trails running through farms and mountains
Slovakia: The past is felt with every step in the central region of Horehronie, home to lush valleys and a diverse folk culture
Peru: Unforgettable itineraries through which to discover the nation’s cuisine, culture and complex history
Barcelona: There’s always time for one more cocktail on streets peppered with clandestine speakeasies
Hamburg: Wedded to the water, Germany’s ‘gateway to the world’ has long welcomed the tides of change
Danish Lakes:Dive into the waters around Silkeborg, where wild swimming spots mingle with fairytale forests
South Devon: Award-winning wines, local rums and stellar farm shops in the south west
Rome: Savour the Eternal City with a stay that incorporates its rich history, from secluded boutiques to grand palazzi
Plus, The return of Liguria’s much-loved Via dell’Amore; Ireland’s new national park; the story of Belgian cuisine; Tartu’s best hotels; a salsa-lovers guide to Cali, Colombia; Alpine thrills in Austria; a UK break in North Staffordshire; books for the summer months and kit for family trips to the coast.
We talk with author Sophie Yeo on the legacy of ice fishing in the Finnish wilderness, and ranger Edward Ndiritu on the future of anti-poaching in central Kenya. In our Ask the Experts section, the experts give advice on planning a food tour in Malaysia, low-impact French hiking holidays and more. The Info peeks behind the curtain of the Edinburgh Fringe, while Hot Topic explores the state of travel in Cyprus 50 years since its division. After a look at the winning images of this year’s Photo Competition, photographer Ulf Svane discusses distilling the magic of Phuket’s Vegetarian Festival for our June issue in How I got the shot.
Previews: Country Life Magazine – June 12, 2024
Country Life Magazine (June 11, 2024): ‘The Green Issue’ features How to make the Countryside beautiful again….
The Country Life green manifesto
As the General Election looms large, we present our practical 10-point plan that could make a real difference to the planet
What lies beneath
Soil is both full of life and the very stuff of life, so it’s high time we stopped treating it like dirt, suggests Sarah Langford
Bridges to survival
Building ‘ecoducts’ to connect wildlife habitats separated by road and rail is the way forward, argues John Lewis-Stempel
Over the moon
Jane Wheatley meets the biodynamic farmers following the lunar calendar to tend their crops in tune with Nature
A woolly good story
What happened to the golden fleece? Harry Pearson tracks the fall of wool from medieval marvel to unwanted by-product
Country Life’s Little Green Book
Madeleine Silver profiles the people, places and products currently turning heads with genuinely green credentials
Neptune’s larder
Helen Scales wades in to forage for seaweed, seeking everything from sea spaghetti to sugar kelp
Rebel gardener
James Alexander-Sinclair talks to John Little about the amazing diversity of his garden in Essex
The man with his head in the clouds
Royal favourite Edward Seago lived a life as vibrant, varied and colourful as his paintings, discovers Peyton Skipwith
Lt-Col Frederick Wells’s favourite painting
The commanding officer of the Coldstream Guards chooses a majestic portrait of Elizabeth II
The best of both worlds
Minette Batters celebrates the remarkable recovery of grey partridge on the South Downs
Just right: Walpole’s balance
In the first of two articles, John Goodall examines the creation of Wolterton Hall in Norfolk
‘A better use of Sundays’
Russell Higham applauds the enduring appeal of Britain’s elegant Victorian bandstands
The legacy
David Austen dedicated his life to creating the perfect English rose, as Tiffany Daneff reveals
The good stuff
Hetty Lintell casts her net far and wide for fishy accessories
Interiors
Giles Kime hails designers who are at one with the environment
Hard landscaping
The Dunvegan Castle gardens are a verdant oasis on the Isle of Skye, finds Caroline Donald
Native herbs
Wormwood is an old absinthe ingredient best kept at arm’s length, advises John Wright
You’ve got to break a few eggs
Tom Parker Bowles is hoping practice makes perfect as he eyes the immaculate omelette
Previews: The New Yorker Magazine – June 17, 2024
A Striking Setback for India’s Narendra Modi
The truly disquieting thought was that the cult of personality around the Prime Minister had become suffocating and seemingly impossible to pierce—until now. By Isaac Chotiner
A Journey to the Center of New York City’s Congestion Zone
After Governor Kathy Hochul’s flip-flop on congestion pricing, a cop reconsiders his retirement while inching his Lexus through snarled-up traffic on the F.D.R.
By Ben McGrath
How Liberals Talk About Children
Many left-leaning, middle-class Americans speak of kids as though they are impositions, or means to an end.
By Jay Caspian Kang
The New York Times Magazine – June 9, 2024
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (June 7, 2024): The latest issue features The Mayday Call: How One Death at Sea Transformed a Fishing Fleet…
The Mayday Call: How One Death at Sea Transformed a Fishing Fleet
The opioid epidemic has made a dangerous job even more deadly. And when there’s an overdose at sea, fishermen have to take care of one another.
That Much-Despised Apple Ad Could Be More Disturbing Than It Looks
Tech companies are running low on new experiences to offer us. A new ad for the iPad contains revealing hints of where they could go next.
By PETER C. BAKER
Ibram X. Kendi Faces a Reckoning of His Own
In 2020, the author of “How to Be an Antiracist” galvanized Americans with his ideas. The past four years have tested them — and him.
By RACHEL POSER
Culture: The American Scholar – Summer 2024
THE AMERICAN SCHOLAR (June 4, 2024): The latest issue features ‘An Olympian for the Ages’ – Why George Eyser’s feats at the 1904 Games deserve to be celebrated today; Joshua Prager on a forgotten Olympian, Mickalene Thomas and the art of remixing, new poetry from Ange Mlinko, and more…
A Forgotten Turner Classic
Who was George Eyser, the one-legged German-American gymnast who astounded at the Olympic Games?
Femmes Fantastiques
Mickalene Thomas and the art of remixing
We Are the Borg
Is the convergence of human and machine really upon us?
The Singularity Is Nearer: When We Merge with AI by Ray Kurzweil
In the fall of 2014, an MIT cognitive scientist named Tomaso Poggio predicted that humankind was at least 20 years away from building computers that could interpret images on their own. Doing so, declared Poggio, “would be one of the most intellectually challenging things … for a machine to do.” One month later, Google released an AI program that did exactly what he’d deemed impossible.Previews: Country Life Magazine – June 5, 2024
Country Life Magazine (June 4, 2024): The latest issue features Britain’s Wildlife Safaris; Tulips, tanks and teddies – The great passions….
Stuff and nonsense
Collectors explain their peculiar passions, from tanks to taxidermy, tulips to teddy bears, to Kate Green, Agnes Stamp, Tiffany Daneff and Octavia Pollock
A walk on the wild side
Ben Lerwill embarks on a great British safari, seeking out the best places to witness the full colour of Nature, from red deer to golden eagles and brown argus butterflies to grey seals
Standing on ceremony
The spectacle of The King’s Birthday Parade will summon up a vision from a bygone age, suggests Simon Doughty, as he chronicles the evolution of the ceremonial uniform
Beccy Speight’s favourite painting
The CEO of the RSPB chooses a dramatic and evocative work
Crossing the channel
Carla Carlisle reflects on the 80th anniversary of D-Day and wonders ‘what comes next?’
A Georgian vision
John Martin Robinson visits Gatewick in West Sussex and finds a modern country house harbouring an 18th-century spirit
The legacy
Kate Green hails F. M. Halford’s contribution to dry-fly fishing
The longest day and the shortest night
Harvest hopes and the magic of midsummer, with Lia Leendertz
Her green and pleasant land
Mary Miers paints a picture of Peggy Guggenheim’s rural idyll
Fresh as a summer breeze
Natasha Goodfellow picks out botanicals to add complexity and character to both food and drink
Interiors
A lambing shed turned home office wows Arabella Youens
London Life
- Russell Higham on London Zoo memories)
- Garden squares and gasholders
- Gilly Hopper tucks into canal-side dining
- Nick Foulkes indulges in The Emory experience
Floreat Etona
Education and horticulture still go hand in hand at Eton in Berkshire, as George Plumptre discovers
Kitchen garden cook
Savour tart gooseberries this summer, says Melanie Johnson
Native herbs
John Wright extols the virtues of the underused wild marjoram
The good stuff
Hetty Lintell’s deck-shoe shuffle
Travel
- Emma Love sets sail on luxury yachts
- Lauren Ho puts her best foot forward in Zambia
- Pamela Goodman aces it
A little to the left
Being left-handed is no barrier to greatness, finds Bernard Bale
The New York Times Magazine – June 2, 2024
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (June 1, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Walnut and Me’ – How my dog helped me accept that someday we will all die…
What My Dog Taught Me About Mortality
Walnut rescued me from death more than once—but not in the way you might think.The Battle Over College Speech Will Outlive the Encampments
For the first time since the Vietnam War, university demonstrations have led to a rethinking of who sets the terms for language in academia.
By EMILY BAZELON
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