The New Statesman – April 21, 2024:
They bet that direct attacks would not lead to a disastrous escalation. The Middle East is now on the…By Jeremy Bowen
The drone and missile strike conveyed as much weakness as it did strength.By Lawrence Freedman
Why was the prescription of puberty blockers to distressed children allowed to continue for so long?By Hannah Barnes
BARRON’S MAGAZINE – APRIL 22, 2024 ISSUE:
Nvidia’s AI dominance won’t last forever. Big Tech and the rest of Silicon Valley are racing to catch up.
The 11.4% median increase for 100 top CEOs was well ahead of the 4.3% gain for the average worker.
Switching to a Roth IRA from a traditional IRA could save you money in retirement. Here’s what to know.
Its merger with Japan’s Nippon is in doubt, but shares still look attractive.
After a tough start to the year, bonds should start to perk up. Where to invest for income now.
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (April 19, 2024):The Modern Love issue features…
You know so much more about yourself and your desires when you’re older that dating apps — even with all their frustrations — can bring unanticipated pleasure.
Experts and couples are challenging the conventional wisdom that sex is essential to relationships.
Lessons from Pablo Neruda’s mind-bending verse.
By NICHOLAS CASEY
NASA’s JWST telescope traces burst to a supernova but finds a puzzling lack of heavy elements
Exposing monitor lizards to thousands of young cane toads helped them survive once the adult toads invaded
Suit seeks to overturn state law targeting graduate and postdocs from China and other “countries of concern”
Meteorites suggest tumult occurred around the time of the Moon’s formation
They are not doomed to be poor and anxious
The Congress party is set for a drubbing in the world’s biggest election
Instead it should try a novel response to Iran’s missile attack: restraint
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Long-lived compounds emitted by industry reach the oceans and are then ferried by bubbles into the atmosphere.
Astronomers spot the first planet outside the Solar System to boast a phenomenon reminiscent of a rainbow.
The bioengineered immune players called CAR T cells last longer and work better if pumped up with a large dose of a protein that makes them resemble stem cells.
Ancient prophecies of worlds destroyed by fire are becoming realities. How will we respond?
New discoveries demystify the bizarre force that binds atomic nuclei together
Times Literary Supplement (April 17, 2024): The latest issue features ‘A Heavy Reckoning’ – Shakespeare and War’; Judgment at Tokyo; Iranian women in revolt; Memoirs of a sociopath and A Chilean masterpiece…
Country Life Magazine – April 16, 2024: The latest issue features:
Archibald Thorburn’s talent for capturing the essence and atmosphere of Nature set him apart from his contemporaries, as Charles Harris discovers
The mainstay of jam and jelly may have been the fruit that tempted Adam and Eve, suggests Ian Morton
From theorbo to the viola da gamba, ancient musical instruments hold a fascination for a growing number of today’s players, finds Henrietta Bredin
James Alexander-Sinclair visits a home near Godalming, Surrey, where a blank canvas has been transformed into a beautiful, functional garden
Sir John Soane’s acrimonious fall out with his favourite sons was their loss and the nation’s gain, declares Agnes Stamp
Holly Black examines the stellar career of Wassily Kandinsky, who pioneered two major artistic movements in turbulent times
Carla Passino meets ‘ice queen’ Polly Townsend, who spent five fascinating weeks as an artist-in-residence in Antarctica
The Rare Breeds Survival Trust CEO selects a magical work that celebrates food production as well as the wonder of nature
John Goodall charts the rise of Stansted Park, West Sussex, from medieval hunting lodge to spectacular country house
A quartet of actresses take the plaudits from Michael Billington in leading roles ranging from Charlotte Brontë to Sarah Siddons
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