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

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An abstract painting of runners.

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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News: Japan’s Ruling Party Loses Its Majority, Israel-Hamas-Egypt Truce Talks

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Monocle Radio Podcast (October 28, 2024): Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party has lost its majority in snap elections but Shigeru Ishiba has vowed to stay on. Fiona Wilson, Monocle’s Tokyo bureau chief, joins Georgina Godwin to discuss what comes next.

Plus: Lindsey Hilsum on Lebanon and we hear about protecting Slovakia’s cultural heritage and plans for Poland’s new supercity.

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Politics: Foreign Affairs Magazine – November 2024

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Foreign Affairs (October 27, 2024): The latest issue features ‘World Of War’

The Return of Total War

Understanding—and Preparing for—a New Era of Comprehensive Conflict

By Mara Karlin

Wars Are Not Accidents

Managing Risk in the Face of Escalation

Erik Lin-Greenberg

China’s Agents of Chaos

The Military Logic of Beijing’s Growing Partnerships

Oriana Skylar M

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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.

Is It Fascism? A Leading Historian Changes His Mind.

Robert Paxton thought the label was overused. But now he’s alarmed by what he sees in global politics — including Trumpism.

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Sunday Morning: Stories And News Topics From Zürich, London & Tokyo

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Monocle on Sunday (October 27, 2024): Gorana Grgić, Eemeli Isohao and Priska Amstutz join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics. We also speak to Monocle’s London-based foreign editor, Alexis Self, and get the latest news from Monocle’s Tokyo bureau chief, Fiona Wilson.

Plus: Roger Rüegger, head of programming for Zürich’s Jazznojazz Festival, joins to talk about the line-up for this year’s event.

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Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London

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Monocle on Saturday (October 26, 2024): Monocle’s Amy Van Den Berg meets the creative director of the Frankfurt Book Fair to get a read on the mood ahead of the industry’s largest event.

Then: the editorial director of Cheerio Publishing, Darren Biabowe Barnes, discusses independent publishing in 2024. Plus: Charles Hecker joins to go through the latest news and culture, including Russian troops in North Korea, the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and a new book on British food.

Economics, Financial, Magazines, Opinion, Politics, Previews, Reviews

The Economist Magazine – October 26, 2024 Preview

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The everything drugs

The Economist Magazine (October 17, 2024): The latest issue features ‘The Everything Drugs‘…

The everything drugs

The doom loop in British prisons

Overcrowding leads to violence. Violence worsens a staffing crisis. A staffing crisis impedes rehabilitation

Our US election model: Trump ahead

With two weeks to go, the Republican candidate now has a slight lead

Inside Hizbullah’s finances

Why Israel is now bombing Lebanese banks

Putin’s plan to dethrone the dollar

He hopes this week’s BRICS summit will spark a sanctions-busting big bang

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News: Russia Or The West In Georgia’s Elections, Germany-India Relations

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Monocle Radio Podcast (October 25, 2024): Georgia goes to the polls tomorrow in the first parliamentary elections since the country obtained EU-candidate status in December 2023, it is also the first since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Joshua Kucera joins Georgina Godwin to discuss this decisive moment for the country’s future and whether it is shifting towards Russia or the West. Plus: What will chancellor Scholz hope to secure for Germany’s economic future from his visit to India? Then: Dutch navy unveils the world’s first unmanned warships.

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News: Turkey Retaliates After Attack, North Korea Deploys Troops In Russia

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Monocle Radio Podcast (October 24, 2024): We get the latest following the deadly attack on a major defence and aerospace company in the Turkish capital.

Plus: North Korea’s deployment of troops to Russia, why Tokyo Metro’s market debut is on the right track and a look ahead to our new programme, ‘Monocle on Fashion’.

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News: Ceasefire In Middle East Ahead Of US Election, Russia’s BRICS Summit Gain

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Monocle Radio Podcast (October 23, 2024): Antony Blinken is back in the Middle East – but prospects for a ceasefire appear slim. We also get the latest on the UN Biodiversity Conference in Colombia, find out why a former Peruvian president has been jailed for 20 years and learn how Egypt has managed to eradicate malaria.

Plus: the Rome International Film Festival.