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The New York Times Magazine-Nov. 10, 2024

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (November 2, 2024): The latest issue features Revisiting the Harlem Renaissance – The New York Times

5 Takeaways From Nancy Pelosi’s Interview With The New York Times

In her first extended interview after the election, the former House speaker was not interested in analyzing Democratic losses and was eager to put a sunny spin on the future. By Lulu Garcia-Navarro

He Made a Daring Escape From China. Then His Real Troubles Began.

He fled brutal repression — only to discover, as so many Uyghur refugees have, that China’s power stretches far beyond its borders.By Nyrola Elimä and Ben Mauk

America’s Split Screen on Abortion

The abortion rights movement won in many states — even some that voted for Donald Trump. Where does it go from here? By Emily Bazelon

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The Economist Magazine – November 9, 2024 Preview

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The Economist Magazine (November 9, 2024): The latest issue features: Welcome to Trump’s world…

Donald Trump’s victory was resounding. His second term will be, too

Congress is not likely to be much of a constraint on him

Losers from Labour’s budget

Businesses and farmers will be hit with more tax

Germany’s political mess

Olaf Scholz finally runs out of patience with Christian Lindner

In praise of open-source AI

Their critics dwell on the dangers and underestimate the benefits

The best TV of 2024

The small screen claims some riveting shows this year, both new and returning

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Preview: The New Yorker Magazine – Nov. 18, 2024

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The New Yorker (November 6, 2024): The latest issue features Barry Blitt’s “Back with a Vengeance” – Donald J. Trump’s second term.

On the morning of Wednesday, November 6th, Donald J. Trump was elected, for the second time, as President of the United States. For the cover of the November 18, 2024, issue, Barry Blitt depicted Trump’s looming silhouette—a reminder that a second term, though bound to include more moves from his all too familiar far-right playbook, will also undoubtedly usher in a new era of unprecedented extremism and intensified uncertainty in America.

Donald Trump’s Revenge

The former President will return to the White House older, less inhibited, and far more dangerous than ever before

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Preview: The New Yorker Magazine – Nov. 11, 2024

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Lady Liberty walks a tightrope over a city.

The New Yorker (November 4, 2024): The latest issue features Barry Blitt’s “Tightrope” – Lady Liberty’s precarious perch.

Standing Up to Trump

Jeff Bezos endorsed a Trump-era slogan—“Democracy Dies in Darkness”—for his newspaper, the Washington Post. Why wouldn’t he let it endorse a candidate? By David Remnick

Will Kamala Harris Win the Kamala Harris Vote?

The handful of Kamala Harrises who aren’t the Vice-President review the perks (wayward donors) and the perils (threatening phone calls) of their name. By Dan Greene

The Tucker Carlson Road Show

After his Fox show was cancelled, Carlson spent a year in the wilderness, honing his vision of what the future of Trumpism might look like. This fall, he took his act on tour. By Andrew Marantz

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The New York Times Magazine-Nov. 3, 2024

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (November 2, 2024): The 11.3.24 Issue In this issue, Jim Rutenberg on the potential for an election certification crisis in the weeks ahead; Amanda Taub on the game theory of democracy; Ariel Lown Lewiton on her grandparents’ protest pin collection; and more.Read this issue

How Will White Women Vote? It’s a Question With a Fraught History.

White and Black women have joined together to power progressive causes — from abolition to civil rights — but it’s a tenuous alliance.

What if A.I. Is Actually Good for Hollywood?

It’s already powering remarkable visual innovations, like in the new movie “Here.” But boosters think that’s just the beginning. By Devin Gordon

A Brief History of Messy Elections

Three times the results were disputed after the votes were in.

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Culture: The Hedgehog Review – Fall 2024 Issue

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THE HEDGEHOG REVIEW (FALL 2024): This issue’s theme is “In Need of Repair,” and it includes contributions from James Davison Hunter, Nicholas Carr, Martha Bayles, Olivier Zunz, Elias Crim, Aaron Horvath, Paul Scherz, Firmin DeBrabander, and John J. Lennon, as well as other reviews and essays from such contributors as Eugene McCarraher, Alan Jacobs, Paul Nedelisky, Rita Koganzon, Matthew Milliner, and Richard Hughes Gibson.

In Need of Repair

At the bottom of each of our system dysfunctions is a distinctive cultural disorder emerging from the many pressures of our rapidly modernizing world.

Supply Chain Sublime

The Material World is no place for humans. By Richard Hughes Gibson

Culture Wars: The Endgame

Nihilism’s Grip on American Democracy by James Davison Hunter

The Age of the Average

All the Little Data

The Pathologies of Precision Medicine

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The Economist Magazine – November 2, 2024 Preview

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The Economist Magazine (October 31, 2024): The latest issue features: ‘What could possibly go wrong?‘

A second Trump term comes with unacceptable risks

If The Economist had a vote, we would cast it for Kamala Harris

The British budget—big numbers, narrow vision

A bigger state but an irrational way to fund it

Does China need more stimulus?

The Communist Party may be hoarding fiscal firepower to offset a possible trade war

Focusing on ADHD

It should not be treated as a disorder

The Telegram: a new column on world affairs

The old order is dying. Our geopolitics columnist will tell you what’s coming next

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Current Affairs: Prospect Magazine – December 2024

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Prospect Magazine (October 30, 2024) – The latest issue features Francis Fukuyama sets out what is at stake if Donald Trump wins, an investigation reveals how much councils spend on temporary accommodation and Sarah Manavis examines why some women are drawn to misogyny

Make no mistake: Donald Trump is a demagogue

The Republican candidate has already damaged American democracy and the wider liberal order. Worse is to come by Francis Fukuyama\

‘You wouldn’t let a dog suffer like this’: should assisted dying be legal?

Temporary accommodation nation

Jack Shaw

The women who hate feminism

Sarah Manavis

The punch-up

Alona Ferber

The Glasgow doctor on the front line in Beirut

Imaan Irfan

My friendship with a robin works magic on my health

Sheila Hancock

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Preview: The New Yorker Magazine – Nov. 4, 2024

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The New Yorker (October 28, 2024): The latest issue features Lorenzo Mattotti’s “Strides” – The exhilarating blur of the New York City Marathon.

Trump’s Health, and Ours

Studies increasingly suggest that a healthy nation depends on a healthy democracy. By Dhruv Khullar

The Improbable Rise of J. D. Vance

“Hillbilly Elegy” made him famous, and his denunciations of Donald Trump brought him liberal fans. Now, as a Vice-Presidential candidate, he’s remaking his image as the heir to the MAGA movement. By Benjamin Wallace-Wells

The Aid Workers Who Risk Their Lives to Bring Relief to Gaza

As the war grinds on, logistical challenges are compounded by politics, repeated evacuations, and…By Dorothy Wickenden

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The New York Times Magazine-October 27, 2024

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (October 27, 2024): The latest issue features David Gaubey Herbert on building a cheerleading empire; Elisabeth Zerofsky on the historian Robert Paxton; Jonathan Mahler on the tech billionaires who became major G.O.P. donors; and more.

How Cheerleading Became So Acrobatic, Dangerous and Popular

For decades, the sport has been shaped in large part by one company — and one man.

Nikki Jennings started cheering when she was 4 years old. She was small and flexible and became a flyer, a human baton spinning and twisting through the air before being caught by teammates. Until sometimes she wasn’t: She got her first concussion in the third grade.