Photography: National Geographic – Feb 2023
Category Archives: Magazines
Books: London Review Of Books – February 2, 2023
‘Island nations tend to be complacent about border problems, seeing them as things that happen to someone else. But then you have Brexit and Northern Ireland, and it suddenly becomes clear that no one is safe.
Russia is fighting Ukraine about borders. This means that, as well as dodging bombs and getting used to living in the dark, residents of the border zone have to decide if they are “really” Russian or “really” Ukrainian.
Some will no doubt be keeping the non-chosen identity in a trunk in the attic, to be retrieved in case of future need. But the logic of war is stern: those who choose to be Ukrainians are also opting to hate Russians as the enemy invader, while those in Ukraine who choose to be Russians are contemplating the possibility of having to move east.
Wherever the border ultimately settles, there will be fortifications and troops stationed on either side and a series of tightly controlled crossing points. Villages and families will be divided and the normal commerce of economic and social life disrupted. Schools will teach in the language of the victor. Roads that used to lead somewhere will end abruptly.’
The Curtain and the Wall: A Modern Journey along Europe’s Cold War Border by Timothy Phillips
On the Edge: Life along the Russia-China Border by Franck Billé and Caroline Humphrey
Culture/Society: Monocle Magazine – February 2023
Previews: The New Yorker Magazine- January 30, 2023
The Mayor and the Con Man
Eric Adams’s friends and allies have puzzled over his relationship with Lamor Whitehead, a fraudster Brooklyn church leader.
After Bolsonaro, Can Lula Remake Brazil?
Following a prison term, a fraught election, and a near-coup, the third-time President takes charge of a fractured country.
What’s the Matter with Men?
They’re floundering at school and in the workplace. Some conservatives blame a crisis of masculinity, but the problems—and their solutions—are far more complex.
Arts: Native American Art Magazine – Feb/Mar 2023
Moments in Time – Speaking with Light photography exhibition opens at the Denver Art Museum.
Enduring Legacies – The Tucson Museum of Art exhibits works from the James T. Bialac Collection in Southern Arizona.
Dazzling Array – The Richard A. Gates Collection of jewelry goes on display at Western Spirit in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Financial Review: Barron’s Magazine- January 23, 2023
Barron’s Magazine – January 23, 2023 Issue:
Our Roundtable Pros Scoured the Market. Here Are 26 of Their Top Stock Picks.
Shares of companies with strong fundamentals are poised to shine this year, no matter the economic backdrop. Toyota and Warner Bros. fit the bill.
When a Target-Date Fund Just Doesn’t Cut It for Retirement Investors
Target-date funds have become a mainstay of America’s retirement plans. While they have their benefits, investors may be better off with a more nuanced approach, especially as they near retirement.
How to Capture Electric-Vehicle Tax Credits
The window to snag a $7,500 credit may be closing fast, though leasing may be a loophole in the new tax rules. How to navigate the obstacles.
Commentary: When Goods Move but People Don’t
Work rules in Nafta and its successor could help with North America’s labor shortages. But Washington isn’t interested, Edward Alden writes.
Arts & Culture: The New Criterion – February 2023
Caesar & the republic by Adrian Goldsworthy
Otto von Habsburg’s legacy by Edwin J. Feulner
Garshin: a genius at suffering by Gary Saul Morson
Saarinen & starchitecture by Michael J. Lewis
New poems by Rachel Hadas, Ryan Wilson & Duncan Wu
Culture: The New Review Magazine- January 22, 2023
The New Review (January 22, 2023) – Maria Pevchikh @pevchikh, right-hand woman to imprisoned Putin critic @navalny, talks to @carolecadwalla.
Our critics’ picks for the Oscars How the science of Covid vaccines may aid the fight against cancer. Plus @WainBright, director Simon Stone & more.
Culture: New York Times Magazine- January 22, 2023
The New York Times Magazine – January 20, 2023:
Selling False Hope in India’s Cram City
In Kota, students from across the country pay steep fees to be tutored for elite-college admissions exams — which most of them will fail.
Cockfighting Is Illegal in the U.S. Why Does It Breed so Many Fighting Birds?
The long tradition of American game-fowl breeding has produced some of the world’s most coveted roosters.
A rescued rooster named Twister at Vine Sanctuary in Vermont. The staff members there say he has two speeds: mellow and 100 miles per hour .Credit…Andres Serrano for The New York Times
This Soup Is Yotam Ottolenghi’s Comfort Food
In this soup, lamb meatballs and semolina dumplings come with a zest of history.
Research Preview: Science Magazine- January 20, 2023
Stem cell factors reverse signs of aging in mice
Will reprogramming technique one day help people?
Light pollution is skyrocketing
Data from citizen scientists reveal a worrying growth in light pollution over the past decade
Pirates and politics
An anthropologist argues that experimental communities in Madagascar influenced the European Enlightenment
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