THE WALRUS MAGAZINE (June 10, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Summer Reading’…
by Soraya Amiri
Afghans worry their children are doomed under new curriculum enforced at gunpoint
The culture war’s favourite prophet can’t finish a straight thoughtby Luke Savage
My piece of Heaven
From Belvoir to Belfast, the Exe to the Itchen and Holkham to Herefordshire, 11 friends of Country Life reveal what makes their beloved little corner of the British Isles stand out from the crowd
All hail the new Carolean age
A host of Charles III’s creative subjects are echoing the artistic achievements of the Restoration. Kate Green, John Goodall and Carla Passino investigate
Best in class
Julie Harding showcases the British-made products that are the embodiment of excellence both at home and abroad
Blooming brilliant
Charles Quest Ritson meets the dedicated custodians of our precious plant heritage
Susan Owens’s favourite painting
The art historian and author chooses a coastal masterpiece that brings the elements to life
The legacy
‘We’re doomed’—Kate Green salutes the hapless Captain Mainwaring and his motley, but much-loved Dad’s Army troops
Enthroning harmony
The King’s decades-long quest for harmony shines through in his architectural ventures, as Clive Aslet discovers
Trunk call
Julie Harding reveals how The King is backing efforts to save our majestic oaks, the arboreal icons of the British landscape
Winging it
Mark Cocker hails the original ‘jump jet’, the heady hen harrier
Life is like a rainbow
The vibrant hues of Nature’s paint palette are the daubs of warning, mating and more, suggests John Lewis-Stempel
Wink and you’ll miss it
There’s nothing tame about tiddly-winks, finds Amie Elizabeth White
Penny for your thoughts
Does familiarity breed contempt for Matthew Dennison as he delves into enduring proverbs?
Heritage threads
Hetty Lintell heads into the countryside to celebrate the very best of British fashion
No, Mr Bond, I expect you to cycle…
Paul Henderson joins the Q for Aston Martin’s top two-wheeler
Interiors
Giles Kime is wowed as the WOW!house opens its doors
A phoenix rises
Tiffany Daneff admires the revival of the historic gardens at Bledhow House in Buckinghamshire
A storm in a teacup
Jonathon Jones shares the dos and don’ts of brewing up
Arts & antiques
The politics, passions and portaits of wealthy American heiresses, with Carla Passino
Do judge the book by its cover
Carla Passino toasts the British illustrators who gave life to the worlds of Winnie-the-Pooh, Alice in Wonderland and Peter Rabbit
And much more
Leslie Perlow and Salvatore Affinito
Julian Birkinshaw
Chris Carr and Dave Christy
FOREIGN POLICY MAGAZINE: This issue features ‘The AI Arms Race’ , a collection of must-read articles on the convergence of artificial intelligence and geopolitics. With the U.S. and China escalating their intense battle for AI supremacy across economic and military spheres, power dynamics are already shifting. FP provides the full picture for you to download and read at your leisure. Unlock this collection, along with more hard-hitting geopolitical analysis.
“Doomers” have mostly self-silenced, but that doesn’t mean the technology has become any safer. | Bhaskar Chakravorti
Data might be the “new oil,” but nations—not nature—will decide where to build data centers. Jared Cohen
Washington faces a daunting but critical task.
THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest issue cover features Haruka Aoki’s “Nothing to See” – It’s good to be a cat. By Françoise Mouly Art by Haruka Aoki
A Cold War-era report is a reminder of how long suspicion has trailed people of Chinese descent in the U.S. By Michael Luo
New Zealand’s ex-Prime Minister, an anti-Trump icon during COVID, revisited her impoverished New York days, when she slept on a couch and loitered at the Strand. By Andrew Marantz
Tam O’Shaughnessy came out as Sally Ride’s partner of twenty-seven years when she wrote of the relationship in Ride’s obituary. By Michael Schulman
BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The Next Berkshire’…
These companies are seeking to replicate Warren Buffett’s formula as he prepares to retire. Some have been big winners.
“Tesla without Musk would be a disaster for Tesla shareholders,” a longtime Tesla bull told Barron’s.
This week’s blockbuster IPO of Circle, a leading issuer of stablecoins, shows how crypto is increasingly going mainstream. Here’s how to invest.
U.S. drug companies are increasingly licensing experimental medicines invented by Chinese firms. The recent deals could be worth up to $25 billion.
PHILOSOPHY NOW MAGAZINE (June 6, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Digital Philosophy’…
Mahmoud Khatami asks, can machines make good moral decisions?
Vincent J. Carchidi agrees with Descartes and friends that our ability to use language creatively distinguishes our minds from computers.
Max Gottschlich on sense and nonsense when using AI in academia.
Jimmy Alfonso Licon asks, when should we prioritise android rights?
Amir Haj-Bolouri enquires into possible meaning through technology.
by Rick Lewis
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 6.8.25 Issue features Sarah Viren on the declining protections of academic freedom; Robert Draper on the D.C. restaurant that’s become a hotspot for Trump administration insiders; Carlo Rotella on how roots music is thriving in the age of the algorithm; and more.
Maura Finkelstein is one of many scholars discovering that the traditional protections of academic freedom are no longer holding.
sScreening can now determine their risk for an ever-growing list of conditions — including ones we can’t do much about .By Emily Baumgaertner Nunn
How one of the N.B.A.’s scrappiest teams came to dominate the league. By Sam Anderson
THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS (June 5, 2025): The latest issue features ‘University Press Issue’…
A new book illuminates how freedom became associated with choice and questions whether that has been a good thing—for women in particular.
The Age of Choice: A History of Freedom in Modern Life by Sophia Rosenfeld
Two books look closely at both the limitations and the possibilities of the art of literary translation.
The Philosophy of Translation by Damion Searls
Speaking in Tongues by J.M. Coetzee and Mariana Dimópulos
The surprising power of placebos demonstrates how the mind influences both the experience of ill health and the evolution of illness.
Placebos by Kathryn T. Hall
The Power of Placebos: How the Science of Placebos and Nocebos Can Improve Health Care by Jeremy Howick
Cheryl Evans, Director of Lifetime Financial Security at the Milken Institute, emphasized the importance of financial security throughout one’s life and the need for women to take ownership of their financial futures. By Dan Costa
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