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CULTURE: FRANCE-AMÉRIQUE MAGAZINE – MARCH 2024

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France-Amérique Magazine – March 1, 2024 – The new issue features ‘Francophonie Month’ – The French-Speaking Cowboys of Louisiana.

Meet Drake LeBlanc, the French- and Creole-speaking cowboy, filmmaker, and cofounder of Télé-Louisiane; read our interview with Harvard professor Claire-Marie Brisson on the North American Francosphere; and discover why “Molière may be dead, but his language is alive and well.”

CYRIL DEWAVRIN – The American Dream of a Serial Bookseller

Founding a French neighborhood bookstore in New York City was the madcap challenge undertaken by this avid reader and busy entrepreneur. The Frenchman has just opened La Joie de Vivre near Chelsea, a space offering books in French and English, coffee, and pastries.

By Benoît Georges

Also in this issue, Albert Camus travels to America; former ambassador Gérard Araud analyzes the White House race and its potential consequences for France and Europe; and French soccer star and LGBTQ+ advocate Marinette Pichon discusses her U.S. career and her fight for equality in women’s sports.

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

The Economist Magazine – March 2, 2024 Preview

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The Economist Magazine (February 22, 2024): The latest issue features ‘How high can markets go?; Le Pen prepares for power; India’s north-south divide; A plan for Russia’s assets…

How high can markets go?

How high can markets go? – Stocks are booming. But their golden age is drawing to a close
Le Pen prepares for power – France’s National Rally has its eyes not on protest but on the presidency
India’s north-south divide – India could be ruined by its political and economic divisions
A plan for Russia’s frozen assets – Exploit them to the full, but legally

Magazines, Podcasts, Previews, Research, Reviews, Science

Research Preview: Science Magazine – March 1, 2024

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Science Magazine – February 29, 2024: The new issue features ‘Protoplanetary Disk’ – Ultraviolet radiation drives rapid mass loss; What awaits scientist who take the witness stand; Nitrogen sneaks into carbon’s reaction; Endocannabinoids help shape spatial representation…

Innovations, Magazines, Previews, Research, Reviews, Technology

Preview: MIT Technology Review – March/April 2024

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MIT Technology Review (February 29, 2024): The new issue features ‘The Hidden Worlds Issue’ – Is Anybody Out There? Using technology to explore and expose hidden worlds, from enabling deeper dives into ocean depths to journeying to one of Jupiter’s orbiting bodies to pushing the boundaries of particle physics. Plus: wearables for wildlife, Wi-Fi sensing, and a reconsideration of Luddites.

The search for extraterrestrial life is targeting Jupiter’s icy moon Europa

NASA’s Europa Clipper mission will travel to one of Jupiter’s largest moons to look for evidence of conditions that could support life.

Inside the hunt for new physics at the world’s largest particle collider

The Large Hadron Collider hasn’t seen any new particles since the discovery of the Higgs boson in 2012. Here’s what researchers are trying to do about it.

Meet the divers trying to figure out how deep humans can go

Figuring out how the human body can withstand underwater pressure has been a problem for over a century, but a ragtag band of divers is experimenting with hydrogen to find out.

Arts & Literature, Books, Magazines, Previews, Reviews

London Review Of Books – March 7, 2024 Preview

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London Review of Books (LRB) – February 1, 2024: The latest issue features Mothers and Others – ‘The Pole’ and Other Stories by J.M. Coetzee….

Death of the Book

By Adam Smyth

Sometimes we ignore a book’s material presence: absorbed, ‘good’ reading is often figured as a forgetting of the material conditions of book, body, room and time, even though these conditions affect how we read. With certain other books it makes no sense to separate text from object.

Bibliophobia: The End and the Beginning of the Book
by Brian Cummings.

Give your mom a gun

By Geoff Mann

There are seventy million more privately held guns in the US – around four hundred million of them – than there are people. AR-15s comprise about 5 per cent of the total, but it is currently the best-selling rifle in the country.

American Gun: The True Story of the AR-15
by Cameron McWhirter and Zusha Elinson.

Gun Country: Gun Capitalism, Culture and Control in Cold War America
by Andrew C. McKevitt.

Magazines, Podcasts, Previews, Research, Reviews, Science

Research Preview: Nature Magazine – Feb 29, 2024

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and Bo Xia

Nature Magazine – February 28, 2024: The latest issue cover features ‘Tale of the Tails’ – How a genetic element aided tail loss in humans and apes; RNA-editing therapies for genetic diseases have in the past few months gained approval for clinical trials, raising hopes for safer treatments…

Move over, CRISPR: RNA-editing therapies pick up steam

Two RNA-editing therapies for genetic diseases have in the past few months gained approval for clinical trials, raising hopes for safer treatments.

200 years of naming dinosaurs: scientists call for overhaul of antiquated system

Some palaeontologists want more rigorous guidelines for naming species, along with action to address problematic historical practices.

MEGA-CRISPR tool gives a power boost to cancer-fighting cells

A system that edits RNA rather than DNA can give new life to exhausted CAR T cells.

Arts & Literature, Books, Magazines, Previews, Reviews

Arts/Books: Times Literary Supplement-March 1, 2024

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Times Literary Supplement (February 28, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Married to Mr. Hardy’ – The writer’s complicated relationships with women; Southern discomfort; a bad deal on Wall Street…

This week’s @TheTLS, featuring @MElizabethLowry on Hardy and women; Martin Vander Weyer on high finance; @edithmayhall on Plato; @alabalawhiskey on Thomas Nagel; Damon Galgut on Diane Oliver; @JeremyDauber on Yiddish; a new poem by Vona Groarke – and more pic.twitter.com/irWGPZMAob
— George Berridge (@George_Berridge) February 28, 2024

Arts & Literature, Culture, Homes, Magazines, Previews, Reviews

Previews: Country Life Magazine – Feb 28, 2024

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Country Life Magazine – February 27, 2024: The latest issue features ‘Britain’s Top Dogs’ – Our favorites, decade by decade…

Financial, Investing, Magazines, Previews, Retirement, Reviews

Finance Preview: Barron’s Magazine – Feb 26, 2024

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BARRON’S MAGAZINE – FEBRUARY 26, 2024 ISSUE:

Counter-Strike Is One of the World’s Most Successful Videogames. How It Also Became a Gateway to Gambling.

Videogame makers have disavowed connections to gambling, while regulators have looked the other way. Meanwhile, young gamers are placing their first bets.

Outback Steakhouse Owner Bloomin’ Brands Is Taking Steps to Boost Sales

The stock is bargain-priced, but that should change as the company focuses on faster service and stepped-up marketing.4 min read

Why More European Firms Are Hopping the Pond to List in the U.S.

Foreign companies are attracted by the bigger market, stronger stock prices and more rapidly growing economy in the U.S.4 min read

Arts & Literature, Books, Newspapers, Previews, Reviews

The New York Times Book Review – February 25, 2024

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THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW (February 23, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Dawn of Woman’ – Lucy Sante recounts the trials and joys of her gender transition in a memoir, “I Heard Her Call My Name”…