Category Archives: Magazines

THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS – JANUARY 15, 2026

THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS: The latest issue features Susan Tallman – Fairness for the Dispossessed; Kevin Power – David Szalay’s Wretched Men; Jeremy Donk – How Erik Satie Freed the Notes…

‘Minimum Victory’

Weary of war and staring down the likelihood of an unjust peace, Ukrainian intellectuals are plotting out a road map for the future. 

East Side Story

Josh Safdie’s new film, starring Timothée Chalamet, is both a character study of monomania and a moving fable of how the American century of table tennis was lost.

L’Affaire Carlson

Concern over antisemitism on the right has split the conservative world in two—and GOP gatekeepers have lost the ability to contain it.

‘They Killed Our People’

More than a century after white mobs in Elaine, Arkansas, murdered hundreds of black sharecroppers in 1919, the massacre’s memory remains contested. 

‘The Ancient and Long-Forgotten Language of Cinematography’

If the movies are dead, why does Bi Gan’s Resurrection feel so alive?

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE – JANUARY 2026

Scientific American Volume 334, Issue 1 | Scientific American

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘A (Friendly) Robot Invasion – Can we live alongside intelligent machines?

These Orcas Are on the Brink—And So Is the Science That Could Save Them

Mysterious Bright Flashes in the Night Sky Baffle Astronomers

Meet Your Future Robot Servants, Caregivers and Explorers

A Distorted Mind-Body Connection May Explain Common Mental Illnesses

Rising Temperatures Could Trigger a Reptile Sexpocalypse

Heart and Kidney Diseases and Type 2 Diabetes May Be One Ailment

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE – DECEMBER 29, 2025

A group of people with party hats on the dance floor.

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest cover features “Goodbye to All That,” by Lorenzo Mattotti.

What Zohran Mamdani Is Up Against

When the thirty-four-year-old socialist is sworn in as mayor, he will have to navigate ICE raids, intransigent city power players, and twists of fate and nature. By Eric Lach

Why Millennials Love Prenups

Long the province of the ultra-wealthy, prenuptial agreements are being embraced by young people—including many who don’t have all that much to divvy up. By Jennifer Wilson

Peter Navarro, Trump’s Ultimate Yes-Man

The tariff cheerleader established the template of sycophancy for Trump Administration officials. By Ian Parker

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – DECEMBER 22, 2025

December 22, 2025 - Barron's Magazine

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Wall Street’s New Wager’ – The rise of prediction markets is raising an uncomfortable question: Is there any difference between investing and gambling?

Predictions Markets Will Make the Stock Market Obsolete. Yes or No?

As prediction markets surge, Wall Street is grappling with an uncomfortable question: Is there any distinction left between investing and gambling?

China’s Tencent Is Accessing Banned Nvidia Chips Through the Cloud

Tencent is using a Japanese cloud service to access Nvidia Blackwell chips that remain banned to Chinese customers.

These Stock Funds Are Crushing the Market. Here Are Their Picks for 2026.

These market-beating funds see bargains in stocks like AppLovin, Wells Fargo, and Boeing. Where they’re investing for 2026.

Retailers Are Pushing Store Brands. Why Wings and French Macarons Are Big Money Makers.

Walmart, Target, and Kroger are competing with national brands by promoting their own products with healthy ingredients and innovative flavors to lure customers.

How Companies Are Using AI to Squeeze More From Your Wallet

Companies like Instacart and Delta are using AI to set prices. What you pay may hinge on how much the AI knows about you.

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE – Dec. 21, 2025

In this issue, Sarah A. Topol on the dark side of fertility industry; Wyatt Williams on the writer Denis Johnson and his novella "Train Dreams"; Sam Kriss on A.I. writing; and more.

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 12.21.25 Issue features Sarah A. Topol on the dark side of fertility industry; Wyatt Williams on the writer Denis Johnson and his novella “Train Dreams”; Sam Kriss on A.I. writing; and more.

They Answered an Ad for Surrogates, and Found Themselves in a Nightmare

Eve was one of dozens of Thai women who traveled 4,000 miles — only to be trapped by the dark side of the global fertility industry.

How ‘Affordability’ Became a New Magic Word for Politicians

A rallying cry for Democrats taps into frustration over the inaccessibility of a modestly nice American existence — even for those with a decent income. By Nitsuh Abebe

The Lives They Lived

Remembering some of the artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in the past year.

SCIENCE MAGAZINE – DECEMBER 18, 2025

SCIENCE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘2025 Breakthrough of the Year’…

Good morning, sunshine

The seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy is Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year

The green giant

Images of China’s clean energy infrastructure reveal a transformation of unmatched scale and speed

Seafloor telecom cable turned into giant earthquake detector

Dense seismic array more than 4000 kilometers long promises new views of Earth’s interior

New materials could supercharge computer memory chips

Ferroelectrics could bolster “flash” memory in AI data centers and autonomous robots

HARVARD MAGAZINE – JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2026

Cover of Harvard Magazine featuring turbulent ocean waves and the text "Food for Thought."

HARVARD MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Food For Thought’ – Why a Victorian-era case of cannibalism at sea still captivates Harvard students…

The 1884 Cannibalism-at-Sea Case That Still Has Harvard Talking

The Queen v. Dudley and Stephens changed the course of legal history. Here’s why it’s been fodder for countless classroom debates. by Adam S. Cohen

Getting to Mars (for Real)

Humans have been dreaming of living on the Red Planet for decades. Harvard researchers are on the case. by Olivia Farrar

Is Ultraprocessed Food Really That Bad?

A Harvard professor challenges conventional wisdom. 

Regenerative Biology’s Baby Steps

What axolotl salamanders could teach us about limb regrowth

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – DECEMBER 20, 2025 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Holiday double issue’

China proved its strengths in 2025—and Donald Trump helped

It was a good year for Xi Jinping

Two months in, the Gaza ceasefire is floundering

The consequences will ripple beyond the Middle East

The Economist’s country of the year for 2025

Which country improved the most this year?

What Novo Nordisk, OpenAI and Pop Mart have in common

All three have suffered the curse of overnight success

The New Criterion – January 2026 Preview

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THE NEW CRITERION: The latest issue features

Reflections on the revolution: an introduction

On George Washington’s Farewell Address of 1796. by Roger Kimball

Conceived in liberty

On revolution and counterrevolution in America. by Myron Magnet

Burke’s revolutionary reflection

On the Gordon riots of 1780. by Dominic Green

The great divorce

On the causes of the American Revolution. by Andrew Roberts

HARPER’S MAGAZINE – JANUARY 2026 PREVIEW

HARPER’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘How Gaza Broke MAGA’ – Charlie Kirk and the end of the Israel consensus’

Turning Point

How the GOP consensus on Israel cracked by Andrew Cockburn

Power Brokers

What’s really behind your soaring utility bills by Nick Bowlin

If a Tree Falls

The trial of the Sycamore Gap killers by Rosa Lyster