Category Archives: Magazines

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE – AUGUST 17, 2026 PREVIEW

A sea of bright colorful jellyfish.

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest issue cover features Edward Steed’s “Midnight Bloom” – The sea in full swing.

A.I. Is Now a Major Election Issue

As Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan’s newly elected Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate, put it, “People really effing hate data centers.” By Benjamin Wallace-Wells

The Delusions of John Roberts

The Chief Justice insists that his Supreme Court isn’t biased even as it keeps making dramatic leaps rightward. By Margaret Talbot

Are You a Human?

From branding irons to iris scans, the ancient business of proving who you are has never been stranger—or more lucrative. By Jill Lepore

Inside Russia’s New Gulag

Human-rights groups estimate that more than ten thousand Ukrainian civilians have disappeared into the Russian prison system. This is the story of one cell.

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE- AUGUST 9, 2026

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 8.9.26 Issue features Kim Tingley on inflammation as a cause of disease; Heidi Julavits on predicting the weather; Aaron Timms on fans of Anthony Bourdain; and more.

The Gospel According to Anthony Bourdain

Fans of the late writer and chef are cultlike in their devotion. But have they misunderstood his message?

We Thought Tech Would Make War More Precise. We Were Wrong.

Until recently, attacking civilian energy infrastructure was unacceptable. The dynamics of modern war have changed that.

He’s the Most Accomplished Executive in Baseball. The Fans Want Him Gone.

Brian Cashman has presided over four titles and zero losing seasons. Yankees fans demand more.

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – AUGUST 10, 2026 PREVIEW

Texas Economic Boom: How AI, Oil, and 'Y'all Street' Are Fueling Historic  Growth - Barron's

BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features Texas Economic Boom: How AI, Oil, and ‘Y’all Street’ Are Fueling Historic Growth

The New Wild West: Texas Experiments With Raw Capitalism

The state’s light regulation and low taxes are luring dozens of big companies. It’s also setting up a water crisis and a “race to the bottom” in shareholder protections.

SPACs Are Roaring Back. This Red-Hot Stock Is a Cautionary Tale.

Dave lost 97% of its value before a 1-for-32 reverse split. Now the fintech stock has surged back. The story is a warning to investors as SPACs mount a comeback.

These New Drugs Could Fuel Fresh Highs for Biotech and Pharma Stocks

Positive readouts in cancer and cardiac drug trials could keep the rally going. Sizing up the stakes for Merck, Moderna, Summit Therapeutics, and more.

Texas Bets Big on Stock Exchanges

Texas is taking steps toward becoming a rival financial center to New York. It won’t be so easy.

SpaceX Won’t Destroy Telecom—It Will Just Reinvent It

AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile shares fell after SpaceX announced plans to launch a mobile offering next year. The drop isn’t warranted.

TRAVELLER MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER 2026 PREVIEW

National Geographic Traveller (UK) September 2026 issue available on  newsstands now

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Italy’ – Experience a sliver of local life on the Italian islands, whether that means soaking up the art on display in Italy’s first Capital of Contemporary Art or exploring the coral-rich waters of the Tremiti Islands.

Also inside this issue:

Uzbekistan: Unearth the legacy of the Silk Road on a journey in the footsteps of merchants and nomads
Azores:On these remote Atlantic islands, a culture of self-reliance has generated a distinct food culture
Rwanda: Thriving art, food and fashion scenes are putting the spotlight on the capital, Kigali
Lake Titicaca: Experience a homestay with this this high-altitude Peruvian lake’s weaving communities
Music Trips: We round up eight of the best experiences for crate-diggers, opera aficionados and more
Uluru: Hike through the Outback on an Indigenous-led hike ending at Australia’s sacred monolith
Tetouan& Tamuda Bay: Jagged peaks and Mediterranean waters meet in this quiet Moroccan corner
Somerset: In search of the farmers and cider brewers championing the county’s best-loved tipple
Manchester: The Northern powerhouse’s industrial heritage lives on in its booming hotel scene
Boston:Get to know Massachusetts’ capital through its revolutionary heroes and sporting legends 

LITERARY REVIEW OF CANADA – SEPTEMBER 2026 PREVIEW

Front cover by by Sarah Farquhar for September 2026.

LITERARY REVIEW OF CANADA: The latest issue features…

Rerouted

A bit of welcome news Kyle Wyatt

Homer on the Range

From Sophocles to Danielle Smith Troy Nahumko

Poisoned Ivy

Where does higher education go next? Spencer Morrison

Man of the Hour

Sandford Fleming’s cables and clocks Michael Ledger-Lomas

Ranks and Files

The next move in championship chess Mark Plotkin

SCIENCE MAGAZINE – AUGUST 6, 2026

SCIENCE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Let Them Roam’ – Understanding Bison population structure can aid restoration.

Genes of an icon

In the DNA of bison, scientists find clues to the animals’ past—and keys to safeguarding their future

Listening to storms as they shake Earth

A network of seismometers measured atmospheric turbulence during Hurricane Isaac’s landfall

What triggered the atmosphere’s great oxygen surge?

Global ice or ocean changes may explain a mysterious lag in the gas’ rise

NASA’s PUNCH punches up space weather forecasts

Satellite quartet demonstrates record-breaking ability to predict solar explosions’ arrivals at Earth

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – AUGUST 8, 2026 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Lessons from Chinese AI’

Why AI is a risk to Communist China

It is not as well placed to take advantage of the technology as many people think

How AI is breaking the British state

Equipped with models and agents, citizens could bring government to a halt

Gulf states should make a deal with Iran on Hormuz

How to make Iranian blackmail less painful

Governments are making a dangerous bet on the AI boom

To see why, look to the bond markets

Republicans and Democrats uniting against animal testing are wrong

Experimenting on animals remains essential for human well-being

How to end Sudan’s brutal, forgotten conflict

There is a sliver of a chance of a ceasefire. It must be grabbed

TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT – AUGUST 7, 2026 PREVIEW

TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT: The latest issue features

The ruin of Britain?

What happened when the Romans left By Michael Wood

Do the right thing

The case for and against realism in US foreign policy By Sam Freedman

Showdowns and shootouts

The song remains: Christopher Nolan’s version of Homer By A. E. Stallings

Writing from fiction

A flâneur’s journey through Paris and the self By Michael Caines

Englished Homer

The enduring influence of the classical epics By Peter McDonald

THE NEW STATESMAN MAGAZINE – AUGUST 7, 2026

Europe's shame

THE NEW STATESMAN: The latest issue features ‘Europe’s Shame’ – Attacked from all sides, the continent has turned against itself.

The Ceuta crisis has exposed Europe’s hollow centre

How the incursion revealed a continent divided against itself. By Bruno Maçães

Abandon all hope ye who examine government spending

Watch the full horror of our finances unroll before you By Will Dunn

Welcome to the pyrocene

This summer has proved that some people would rather watch things burn than inconvenience capitalism By Richard Seymour

The prophet of the new right

In the life and work of Correlli Barnett, we can find all the most dangerous currents of contemporary conservatism. By John Merrick

ARCHAEOLOGY MAGAZINE – SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2026

Archaeology Magazine: The latest issue features ‘Making Ancient Music’…

The Music of Time

Tuning in to the sounds of the ancient world

A Change in Fashion

Hoards of lavish gold and silver neck rings buried on an English hill reflect dramatic social change

Cultivating Fields of Stone

Peru’s ancient farmers used intricate rock maps to plan for the future

Where Was Ancient Egypt Born?

Archaeologists are reimagining a time before the first pharaohs

2,000 Years Under the Sea

The story of Greece’s famed Antikythera wreck is finally being revealed