Category Archives: Reviews

Reports: Tufts Health & Nutrition – July 2023 Issue

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Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter (July 2023): Food Allergy, or Intolerance?; Sugar substitute Erythritol associated with higher heart attack and stroke risks; Plant-based Cookouts; Create a Powerful Pantry, and more…

Food Allergy, or Intolerance?

These terms are often used interchangeably, but there are important differences.

Are You Losing Muscle?

We asked a leading expert what you can do to stay strong and active at any age.

Reviews: ‘The Week In Art’

The Art Newspaper (June 22, 2023): The Art Newspaper’s editor, Alison Cole, and London correspondent, Martin Bailey, join our host Ben Luke to review the National Portrait Gallery after its £41m revamp.

We talk to Nancy Ireson at the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia about the exhibition William Edmondson: A Monumental Vision. Edmondson was the first African American artist to have a solo show at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in the 1930s, but has rarely been shown in museums on the US East Coast since.

And this episode’s Work of the Week marks the 75th anniversary of the arrival in the UK of the Empire Windrush, a boat carrying passengers from the Caribbean. Zinzi Minott, the choreographer and artist, has made a film called Fi Dem about the Windrush on this anniversary every year since 2017. She tells us about the latest iteration, which is at the heart of a new exhibition at Queercircle in London.

The National Portrait Gallery is open now. Yevonde: Life and Colour, until 15 October.

William Edmondson: A Monumental Vision, Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, 25 June-10 September.

Zinzi Minott’s Fi Dem VI is part of her exhibition Many Mikl Mek Ah Mukl, Queercircle, London, until 27 August.

Research Preview: Science Magazine – June 23, 2023

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Science Magazine – June 23, 2023 issue:

Human stem cells turned into detailed lab replicas of embryos

Mock embryos created by multiple groups recapitulate developmental events beyond implantation

Into the dark

A European space telescope sets off to discover the nature of dark energy—the biggest ingredient in the universe

Could chatbots help devise the next pandemic virus?

An MIT class exercise suggests AI tools can be used to order a bioweapon, but some are skeptical

Architecture: Bedford Quarry House In New York

Architectural Digest (June 22, 2023) – A guided tour of Bedford Quarry House, located an hour outside of New York City. Sitting atop the cliff’s edge of an abandoned quarry, this serene property boasts spectacular views of the lake and surrounding forest.

The boundary dividing these vistas from the interior is figuratively broken by floor-to-ceiling windows throughout–creating a sense of openness and fluidity between nature and the home. Join architect Steven Harris for an in-depth look at his design philosophy behind this unique family residence.

Previews: The Economist Magazine – June 24, 2023

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The Economist Magazine- June 24, 2023 issue:

Investors must prepare for sustained higher inflation

The costs of taming price rises could prove too unpalatable for central banks

At first glance the world economy appears to have escaped from a tight spot. In the United States annual inflation has fallen to 4%, having approached double digits last year. A recession is nowhere in sight and the Federal Reserve has felt able to take a break from raising interest rates. After a gruesome 2022, stockmarkets have been celebrating: the s&p 500 index of American firms has risen by 14% so far this year, propelled by a resurgence in tech stocks. Only in Britain does inflation seem to be worryingly entrenched.

Building Ukraine 2.0

For Russia’s war to fail, Ukraine must emerge prosperous, democratic and secure

Ukraine’s war is raging on two fronts. On the 1,000km battlefront its armies are attacking the Russians’ deep defences. At the same time, on the home front Ukraine is defining what sort of country it will be when the fighting stops. Both matter, and both will pose a severe test for Ukraine and its backers.

America wants to lower tensions with Iran. Good

Now is the time to buy some time

Iran cannot rival Ukraine and Taiwan for headlines, but it could soon prove as dangerous as either. Its nuclear-weapons programme has put its regime in a position to dash for a bomb. Because full-blown negotiations are impossible, the threat could yet draw the Middle East into war—including through American strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities. That is why it is good that the Biden administration is seeking to lower tensions.

Previews: History Today Magazine – July 2023

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HISTORY TODAY MAGAZINE (JULY 2023) – Civil war in Ancient Rome, England’s most useless charities, agents of anarchy in the fin de siècle, the battle for the Korean peninsula, a Catholic sympathiser at Elizabeth I’s court, Bardolatry, Hong Kong’s floating population.

The Year of the Four, Five, Six Emperors

Vitellius led through the streets of Rome by the people, by Georges Rochegrosse, 1883
Vitellius led through the streets of Rome by the people, by Georges Rochegrosse, 1883.

For citizens of Ancient Rome, the recurrence of brutal civil war was par for the course. For writers, it was an opportunity. 

During the Roman Empire, outbreaks of civil war (and the assassinations which often preceded them) were generally intended to change the emperor, not the imperial system. Even though there was a brief moment after the emperor Caligula’s assassination in AD 41 when a change in the political system might have been triggered, the rudderless and leaderless soldiers quickly reverted to the reassuring default mode of imperial rule after conveniently finding Claudius hiding behind a curtain and making him emperor. 

How to Make a Devil

Image from Ravachol’s anthropometric file, 1892

The legend of Ravachol, the terrorist ‘mastermind’ of the fin de siècle. 

Design & Construction: ‘Stockholm Wood City’

Dezeen Films (June 22, 2023) – Scandinavian studios Henning Larsen and White Arkitekter are designing Stockholm Wood City, which will become the world’s largest wooden construction project and have the “serenity of a forest”.

The project, set to be built in Sickla in southern Stockholm, was dubbed the “world’s largest wooden city” by developer Atrium Ljungberg, which also said it is the world’s largest known construction project in wood.

Stockholm Wood City, which will have 7,000 office spaces and 2,000 homes, is being designed by Danish studio Henning Larsen and Swedish firm White Arkitekter. It will feature nature-informed elements and was designed to have the feel of a forest.

Design/Culture: Monocle Magazine – July/Aug 2023

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Monocle Magazine (July/August 2023 issue) – Monocle’s annual Quality of Life Survey puts the world’s best cities through their paces and profiles the urban centres on the up.

We also get set for summer by gardening in Hiroshima, dining in Marseille and dancing in Mexico City. Plus: how Bratislava’s bass-playing, architect mayor is helping the city to find its groove.

Research Preview: Nature Magazine – June 22, 2023

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nature Magazine -June 22, 2023 issue: 00:45 Why losing the Y chromosome makes bladder cancer more aggressive; How pollution particles ferry influenza virus deep into the lungs, and why artificial lights could dazzle glow worms into extinction.

Laos cave fossils prompt rethink of
human migration map

A skull fragment and shin bone suggest that early modern humans might have passed through southeast Asia earlier than thought.

Tam Pà Ling cave.

Researchers laboriously sifted through clay, bucket by bucket, using their fingers to hunt for bone fragments

Profiles: Native American Pottery Artist Thomas Tenorio Of Santa Fe, NM

Travel + Leisure (June 21, 2023): Unearth the history and beauty of Santa Fe, New Mexico’s art scene with local artist Thomas Tenorio.

Video timeline: 0:00 Intro 0:23 Andrea Fisher Fine Pottery 1:16 Santa Fe’s Artists 1:33 Thomas Tenorio’s Traditional Pottery 4:22 Outro

In this video, learn about Thomas’s journey as a traditional Native American potter and how art has become a way of life for him. Also, see Andrea Fisher’s traditional pottery shop and learn more about Santa Fe’s vibrant art scene. Watch the video to learn more about the artists and how the art of the area is closely tied to the local indigenous communities.

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