The New York Times – Sunday, April 6, 2025

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Trump’s Trade War Risks Forfeiting America’s Economic Primacy

The United States has steered an economic order for 80 years based on trade and trust, making the country the world’s financial superpower. That vision is now blurred.

The War on Nature in Ukraine

Fires and smoke foul the air. Toxins seep into the earth and water. Habitats for wildlife disappear. Experts call it ecocide.

Video Shows Aid Workers Killed in Gaza Under Gunfire Barrage, With Ambulance Lights On

The U.N. has said Israel killed the workers. The video appears to contradict Israel’s version of events, which said the vehicles were “advancing suspiciously” without headlights or emergency signals.

A Swastika, a Tesla and a Debate Over the Limits of Hate Crime Law

Is it a hate crime for people to draw a swastika on a Tesla if they believe Elon Musk is a Nazi?

Culture, Magazines, Opinion, Politics, Reviews

The New York Times Magazine – April 6, 2025

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 4.6.25 Issue features Jaime Lowe on a block destroyed by the L.A. Fires; Taffy Brodesser-Akner on the Holocaust story she didn’t want to tell; Matthew Purdy on wielding George Orwell politically; and more.

The Life and Death of a Block Destroyed By the L.A. Fires

A block is more than just houses — it’s one of our most basic forms of community. This is the story of what’s lost when a whole block burns.

By Jaime Lowe

Bill Murray Says He’s Not the Man He Used to Be

The actor talks about his new film “The Friend,” his jerky past and what he doesn’t get about himself.

By David Marchese

Megyn Kelly Is Embracing Her Bias and Rejecting the ‘Old Rules’

The former Fox News and current YouTube host on her professional evolution, conservative media and why she endorsed Trump.

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News, Opinion, Podcasts, Politics

Saturday Morning: News And Stories From London

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MONOCLE RADIO (April 5, 2025): As Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs caused chaos this week, geopolitical risk analyst and author Charles Hecker joins Georgina Godwin to unpack the US president’s push to roll back globalisation.

Plus: Monocle’s luxury markets editor, Brenda Tuohy, speaks to the creative director and founder of MB&F at Watches and Wonders in Geneva. Finally, Zimbabwe-born singer-songwriter Eska joins us in the studio to discuss her music and the event she co-curated, ‘Love to Love You Baby: Donna Summer Reimagined’.

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The New York Times – Saturday, April 5, 2025

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Investors Recoil From Trump’s Pledge to Remake the Global Economy

Stocks hadn’t fallen this far this fast since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic. A 9.1 percent drop in the S&P 500 is the steepest weekly decline since March 2020.

Trump’s Trade War Escalates as China Retaliates With 34% Tariffs

The Chinese government said it would match President Trump’s tariff, and also barred a group of American companies from doing business in China.

How Much Will Trump’s Tariffs Cost U.S. Importers?

It will cost an extra $714 billion in tariffs to bring shoes, TVs and all other imports into the United States, a new analysis of trade data shows.

Inside One Migrant’s Accidental Journey to a Salvadoran Prison

Immigration officers asked Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia if he was a gang member, and refused to believe him when he denied it, according to court papers.

Culture, History, Magazines, Photography, Travel

Smithsonian Magazine – April/May 2025 Preview

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SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE (April 4, 2025): The April/May 2025 features ‘In The Birthplace of the Buddha’ – What happens when Archaeologists and worshipers converge in the spiritual leader’s legendary Nepali hometown?

In Search of Siddhartha

The legendary birthplace of Siddhartha in Nepal beckons worshipers from around the world—and archaeologists hoping to uncover new evidence about the revered spiritual leader

Can a Forgotten Bean Save the Brew?

In a world that consumes two billion cups of coffee each day, climate change is threatening the most popular species. How one leading botanist is scouring remote corners of the earth to find new beans that could keep our cups full

An Artist for the Here and Now

Long overlooked, Swedish painter Hilma af Klint made pioneering abstract art. Today she’s a global star—but some scholars insist she should be sharing the spotlight

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The New York Times – Friday, April 4, 2025

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A Stunned World Reckons With Economic Fallout From Trump’s Tariffs

Not even America’s closest trading partners were spared by a policy broadside that spooked investors and left policymakers scrambling to formulate responses.

Trade ‘Emergency’ Follows Decades of Trump Anger That America Has Been Ripped Off

Economists and legal experts question how the strongest economy in the world can be facing a national emergency over the trade deficit.

Trade War Sets Off ‘Max Pessimism’ in Global Markets as Stocks Plunge

The S&P 500 fell almost 5 percent on Thursday, its worst drop since June 2020, as President Trump’s higher-than-expected tariffs set off another round of economic worry.

Trump Is Promising a Manufacturing Renaissance. Is That Even Possible?

The president says “jobs and factories will come roaring back” because of his trade policies, but the economic story of the American 21st century has also been shaped by the deliberate pursuit of freer trade.

Magazines, Research, Reviews, Science

Science Magazine – April 4, 2025 Research Preview

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SCIENCE MAGAZINE (April 3, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Sounds Like Imaging’ – Thin sound sheets visualize living opaque organs…

Stellarators, once fusion’s dark horse, hit their stride

Multiple companies aim to build pilot plants using twisted magnets

Ancient DNA illuminates ‘green Sahara’ dwellers

Skeletons from an ancient, lush interlude offer genetic peek at a lost population

‘Uniquely human’ language capacity found in bonobos

Study is the first to show an animal combining different calls to make new meanings

History, Magazines, Photography, Travel

National Geographic – May 2025 ‘Traveller’

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NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELLER MAGAZINE (April 3, 2025): The May 2025 issue features Rocky Mountain hikes, railway journeys across bear country, sea-kayaking excursions through whale-churned waters — embrace the call of the wild with our latest issue.

Lanzarote: The Spanish island’s volcanic landscapes are beloved by artists, winemakers and hikers
Sierra Leone: Stunningly biodiverse, the West African nation is finally opening up to travellers
Brazil:In search of jaguars on the meandering waterways of the Brazilian Pantanal
The Alps: Classic itineraries taking in the mountain range’s forests and fast-flowing streams
Bangkok: Find peace away from the crowds in Thailand’s storied capital
Panama City: The sparkling high-rises of this Central American metropolis conceal a fascinating history
River Shannon: Village pubs and flower-filled meadows pepper this Irish waterway
Portland, Maine: Innovative farmers are driving this coastal hub’s dining scene
Lisbon: From pilgrims to party people, the Portuguese capital has stays for all types of visitor

Finance, Foreign Affairs, Magazines, Opinion, Politics, Reviews

The Economist Magazine – April 5, 2025 Preview

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE (April 3, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Ruination day: How to limit global damage‘….

President Trump’s mindless tariffs will cause economic havoc

But the rest of the world can limit the damage

How America could end up making China great again

A big beautiful opportunity

Lift sanctions to give Syria a chance of rebuilding

Our poll shows Syrians trust their new leader, Ahmed al-Sharaa. So should the West

Why the IMF should bail out a serial deadbeat

Under President Javier Milei, Argenti

Arts & Literature, Books, Literature, Magazines, Opinion, Reviews

The New York Review Of Books – April 24, 2025

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THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS (April 3, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Spring Books’….

Charting an Unheroic Past

With her densely textured, ambitious, and deeply collaborative scholarship, the historian Catherine Hall has transformed public discourse about slavery.

Lucky Valley: Edward Long and the History of Racial Capitalism by Catherine Hall

The 176-Year Argument

At the University of Chicago all they wanted to know was, What’s the theory? At Yale all they wanted to know was, What’s the technique? At City College of New York all they wanted to know was, How does this relate to real life?