THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The economics of superintelligence‘
The more useful stablecoins and tokens prove to be, the greater the risk
Pollution emitted by fossil-fuel usage in Asia influences sea-ice coverage in Antarctica.
Data from a South Pole observatory show that the fraction of protons in ultrahigh-energy cosmic rays is lower than expected.
Genetic analysis helps to reveal why flying foxes can measure almost 2 metres from wingtip to wingtip.
A study in mice finds that a high-sucrose diet during youth has long-term implications for learning and brain connectivity.
TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT: The latest issue features All change is for the worse? Pessimists will find evidence in Joad Raymond Wren’s The Great Exchange: Making the news in early modern Europe, reviewed for the TLS by Noel Malcolm.
Where newspapers came from By Noel Malcolm
A cultural conservative who paved the way for Ronald Reagan By Christopher J. Scalia
Ancient rural skills in a modern world By Norma Clarke
Restfully contemplative holiday reading By Irina Dumitrescu
The President has tried to blame the Democrats, and, more unexpectedly, he has called those in his base who have asked for a fuller accounting “weaklings” and “stupid.” By Benjamin Wallace-Wells
A Washington, D.C., improv theatre invited recently laid-off civil servants to a free workshop. The goals: stay adaptable, and maybe even laugh. By Sadie Dingfelder
How Howard Lutnick, the Secretary of Commerce, plans to transform government into a money-making enterprise. By Antonia Hitchens
The trust fund backing benefits may run dry in seven years. Claiming early still has many drawbacks.
A raid at Louisiana’s Delta Downs illustrates the challenges for businesses—and potentially the U.S. economy—as a result of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown.
Investing used to be a mostly male domain. Young women are helping to change that.
Dozens of women have repeatedly made our list over the past two decades. It’s a testament to the overall excellence of the advisors we highlight each year.
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 7.20.25 Issue features Jeneen Interlandi on how Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is dismantling the F.D.A.; Anna Peele profiles Ari Aster, the director behind some of the 21st century’s most unsettling films; Devin Gordon on Mazi VS, a sports betting influencer who may not be what he seems; David Marchese interviews Mandy Patinkin and Kathryn Grody; and more.
Mazi VS has become a major influencer by flaunting his expensive lifestyle and his big-winning wagers. Other gamblers say he can’t be what he seems. By Devin Gordon
When my Instagram account was compromised, I didn’t know what to do. Luckily, others did. By Just Lunning
As the genre has boomed on cable, the incarcerated have found themselves watching more and more of it. By John J. Lennon
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Winning the war on cancer’…
Progress has been remarkable. Death rates are down substantially, and are likely to fall further
His pivot on supplying arms could help Ukraine
Artificial intelligence has undermined the internet’s central bargain
‘There are badlands of the Earth, but also badlands of memory – whited-out areas that the mind fills in as best it can.’ By Thomas Meaney
‘Brody was rich in fresh flowers and fresh grief.’ By William T. Vollmann
Do the Democrats really want reform? by Andrew Cockburn
The puzzle of AI facial recognition by Michael W. Clune
Has the Treasury market started to crack? by Mary Childs
How accountable are US intelligence agencies to the president and Congress? By Richard Norton-Taylor
Henry James’s return to the United States By Alicia Rix
New light on ‘Captain’ Warner’s weapon of mass destruction By Trevor Pateman
A poet for yesterday and today By Emma Greensmith
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