Category Archives: Previews
Previews: Country Life Magazine – August 24, 2022
Country Life 24 August 2022
Country Life 24 August goes on a Scottish pilgrimage and celebrates the bicentenary of The Queen’s Body Guard for Scotland, The Royal Company of Archers.
Masterpiece
Jack Watkins falls under the spell of The Lady of Shalott
Romance realised
In the first of two articles, Clive Aslet tours Ardfin on the Isle of Jura, a Victorian sporting lodge reimagined for the 21st century
When the saints go marching in
Retracing the Highland route of St Columba to Iona, Joe Gibbs and his fellow pilgrims conquer hill and glen, until sickness hits
Bring me my bow
Royal Archer Jamie Blackett dons his green coat on the bicentenary of The Queen’s Body Guard for Scotland
Art Exhibitions: The 58th Carnegie International
Established in 1896, the Carnegie International is the longest-running North American exhibition of international art. Organized every three to four years by Carnegie Museum of Art, the International presents an overview of how art and artists respond to the critical questions of our time.
Discover the history of this storied exhibition through archival footage and historical photographs, accompanied by the voices of curators and artists.
Previews: Smithsonian Magazine – September 2022
Cougars Are Killing Feral Donkeys, and That’s Good for Wetlands
Mountain lions play an important role in the Death Valley ecosystem by preying on the introduced species
How Long Will It Take to Understand Long Covid?
The Incredible Story of the Iceberg That Sank the Titanic
SMART NEWS
Why Was a Synagogue Mural Hidden Behind a Wall in a Vermont Apartment?
August 22, 2022 8:35 a.m.
Did Archaeologists Find Saint Peter’s Birthplace?
August 19, 2022
Western States Are Fighting Over How to Conserve Shrinking Water Supply
August 19, 2022
Preview: The New Yorker Magazine – August 29, 2022
Anita Kunz’s “No Photos, Please!”
The artist discusses the enduring allure of the “Mona Lisa,” the puzzle of celebrity, and which famous people she would invite to dinner.
By Françoise Mouly, Art by Anita Kunz
The Age of Instagram Face
How social media, FaceTune, and plastic surgery created a single, cyborgian look.
What Bob Dylan Wanted at Twenty-three
A portrait of the artist trying to move past “finger-pointing” songs, and finding a new voice in the process.
By Nat Hentoff
Cover: The New York Times Magazine – August 21, 2022
Willie Nelson’s Long Encore
As he approaches 90, even brushes with death can’t keep him off the road — or dim a late-life creative burst.
TikTok Audio Memes Are Everywhere. How Do They Work?
Welcome to the era of the audio meme, a time when replicable units of sound are a cultural currency as strong as — if not stronger than — images and text.
Read more: https://nyti.ms/3A6vPOT
Cover Preview: Barron’s Magazine – August 22, 2022
Recession Is Already Here for Many
Despite the market bounce driven by the release of federal oil reserves, small businesses and households are straining under the pressure of still-high inflation, an unbalanced labor market, and dwindling savings.
The Bulls Still Own This Market. But Cracks Are Starting to Show.
Nicholas Jasinski
UP AND DOWN WALL STREET
Oil Prices Have Been Falling. Why It’s Time to Buy Oil Stocks.
Ben Levisohn
UP AND DOWN WALL STREET
The Stock Market Couldn’t Handle the Uncertainty. It Better Learn How.
Ben Levisohn
STREETWISE
Shoppers Are Getting Cheap. The Result Will Be a Trade-Down Economy.
Jack Hough
Newsletters: Tufts Health & Nutrition – Sept 2022
Is That Popular Diet Plan a Healthy Choice?
Some attention and planning may be necessary to ensure popular diet plans provide enough of all the nutrients you need.
- SPECIAL REPORT: Small Amounts of Physical Activity Can Have Big Benefits
- Grab-n-Go Lunch
- FEATURED RECIPE: Hummus and Veggie Wraps
- ASK TUFTS EXPERTS: Activated charcoal; oatmeal vs. oat bran
Previews: History Today Magazine – September 2022
The Original Rock Star
200 years on from the deciphering of the most famous piece of rock in the world, what does reading the Rosetta Stone reveal?
Research Preview: Science Magazine – August 19, 2022
Small stowaways on new NASA rocket promise big science
Batteries allowing, CubeSats will target lunar ice and more
China rises to first place in one key metric of research impact
Other methods still put the United States somewhat ahead
New law’s big payout for farming has uncertain climate payoff
Measures to capture carbon in soil may be less effective than hoped, scientists say
Bioengineering soybean plants to improve regulation of photoprotection—a natural process that enables plants to cope with excess absorbed light energy—improved soybean seed yield by up to 33% in field trials.
Read that study and more this week in Science: https://fcld.ly/r6g2kix
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