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Bacteria divide to conquer antibiotics
High-level resistance to methicillin requires a distinct form of cell division
Research Preview: Science Magazine-Nov. 8, 2024
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The Economist Magazine – November 9, 2024 Preview
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
Research Preview: Nature Magazine – Nov. 7, 2024
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Naked mole rats vanquish genetic ghosts — and achieve long life
Comparison of the hairless animals’ genomes with those of several other mammals shows low activity of certain sequences.
The midlife crisis is not universal
Study of thousands of people in rural communities shows that many do not experience a slump in well-being during their forties and fifties.
The seas are on the rise — and that surge is accelerating
Sea-surface data show that the average sea-level rise in 2023 was more than double that in 1993.
Hidden wonders: laser data reveal a dense network of ancient Maya settlements
Survey pinpoints pyramids, rural settlements and a large city in an unstudied stretch of Mexico.
Country Life Magazine – November 6, 2024 Preview
Country Life Magazine (November 5, 2024): The latest issue features…
The legacy
Kate Green salutes Lt-Col John McCrae for giving us the poppy as a symbol of remembrance
Fake it ’til you make it
Nature’s mimics and frauds are full of cunning survival tricks, as Laura Parker discovers
Gentleman’s Life
- Simon Mills walks a wardrobe tightrope
- Matthew Dennison charts the rise and fall of the waistband
- Hetty Lintell’s pick of the latest fashions in orange, brown, pink and more
- Harry Pearson finds there’s nothing like a ’tache to divide opinion
- Nicholas Foulkes marvels at rare métiers d’art timepieces
- Jonathan Self examines the allure of the exotic menagerie
- Tom Parker Bowles savours oysters, the food of love
Emma Ridgway’s favourite painting
The Foundling Museum director selects a captivating, life-size portrait of performing choir girls
The Sound and the Fury
Carla Carlisle tries to look on the sunny side, but remains on the alert for ‘tragedy and trouble’
Nine towers on high
John Martin Robinson examines two Lancashire powerhouses: Lathom House and Knowsley Hall
London Life
- Get your skates on at Somerset House
- Jo Rodgers seeks out the best Sunday roasts
- William Hosie toasts London pubs
A life lived, a dream dreamt
Inscriptions etched by soldiers are a window into the First World War, suggests David Crossland
Are you feeling Broad-minded?
The wondrous wetlands of East Anglia are a marshy, manmade marvel for John Lewis-Stempel
Whispers of winter
Lia Leendertz weighs up the chances of an Indian summer
Conversations on conservation
A 1974 country-house revolution was a major turning point for our old buildings, says Simon Jenkins
Digging for victory and veg
The Anderson shelter was a war-time lifesaver in more ways than one, reveals Russell Higham
Interiors
Bright ideas with Amelia Thorpe
Swaying in rhythm
Tilly Ware applauds the bold planting in The Old Vicarage garden at Wormingford, Essex
Kitchen garden cook
Melanie Johnson harnesses the nutritious punch of cauliflower
Foraging
John Wright urges caution as he extols the virtues of blewits, the most tasty of wild mushrooms
Travel
- Rosie Paterson shares the latest in luxury travel news
- Mark Hedges celebrates a mile-stone birthday in style at a villa in Mallorca
- Pamela Goodman gets a buzz on a Spanish holiday
The bare Bone
Mary Miers assesses the career of Sir Muirhead Bone, the first of Britain’s Official War Artists
The New York Times Book Review – November 3, 2024
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW (November 3, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Recipe For Living’ – In “Be Ready When The Luck Happens”, the TV chef Ina Garten asks, “How easy is that?”. Not very.
6 New Books We Recommend This Week
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ Book Club Conversation Space: García Márquez Memories
Share your memories of reading García Márquez’s books here.
4 Smart, Riveting New Crime Novels
Our columnists on new books by John Banville, Kate Christensen under a pseudonym and more.
The New York Times Magazine-Nov. 3, 2024
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.
Finance Preview: Barron’s Magazine-Nov. 4, 2024
BARRON’S MAGAZINE (October 26, 2024): The latest issue features ‘The Secret to Walmart’s Success’…
Walmart Is on a Winning Streak. How the Walton Family Keeps the World’s Biggest Retailer on Track.
Beyond bricks and mortar: Walmart’s executives and family owners quietly share a bond that helps the grocery and retail giant thrive, year after year.
What the Election Means for Companies and Sectors
We size up the likely impacts on the auto industry, energy, healthcare, industrials, regional banks, and technology.Long read
Move Over, Banks. Alternative Asset Giants Plunge Into Private Credit.
Lending from asset managers has quadrupled over the past decade to nearly $2 trillion in assets.
Books: Literary Review Magazine – November 2024
Literary Review – November 2, 2024: The latest issue features ‘The Making of Handel’s Messiah’; Another Side of Plath; Legends of El Cid; Germany Stalls and Smiley Returns…
Oratorio of Oratorios – Freya Johnston
Every Valley: The Story of Handel’s Messiah By Charles King
Awake, Arise, or Be Forever Fallen
What in Me is Dark: The Revolutionary Life of Paradise Lost By Orlando Reade
Nazis, Porn & Punting
Tom Sharpe: A Personal Memoir By Piers Brendon
The Economist Magazine – November 2, 2024 Preview
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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The New York Review Of Books – November 21, 2024
The Crime of Human Movement
Two recent books about our immigration system reveal its long history of exploiting vulnerable individuals for financial gain.
Welcome the Wretched: In Defense of the “Criminal Alien” by César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández
In the Shadow of Liberty: The Invisible History of Immigrant Detention in the United States by Ana Raquel Minian
Life in the Ruins
Two new books consider the delusion of the human quest to be free from the constraints of nature.
The Burning Earth: A History by Sunil Amrith
A Natural History of Empty Lots: Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places by Christopher Brown
Iran Exposed
The Islamic Republic’s sordid proxy war with the West may now be leaving it open to an all-out attack as Israel attempts to eliminate its enemies throughout the region.
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