Times Literary Supplement (May 29, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Kafka’s Century’ – Karen Leeder, Becca Rothfeld, Gabriel Josipovici, Michael Hofmann et al…; Colm Toibin returns to Brooklyn; India under Modi; A Jim Crow insane asylum and Literary cricket…
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Previews: Country Life Magazine – May 29, 2024


Country Life Magazine (May 28, 2024): The latest issue features…
We salute youAs Blind Veterans UK pays its own special tribute to survivors of the D-Day operation, Octavia Pollock puts words to Richard Cannon’s poignant photographs

‘Plans are worthless, but planning is everything’
Allan Mallinson examines the key role that country houses played in preparations for D-Day, aided by well-stocked wine cellars and countesses in the canteen
‘Because it’s there’: the Mallory and Irvine mystery
Was the 1924 British Everest Expedition a success or failure? Robin Ashcroft takes a broad perspective as he sifts through a century of speculation

There’s no place like home
In the first of four articles, Annunciata Elwes investigates how flexible working has opened up the North to City commuters
Country Life International
Holly Kirkwood explores the Balearic Islands — the life and sol of the Mediterranean Sea
Growing in stature
Chelsea provides many magic moments for Tiffany Daneff, who finds inspiring gardens on Main Avenue and in the Great Pavilion
Native herbs
John Wright raises a glass to hops, that stalwart ingredient of the ale-brewing industry
The late Sir Andrew Davis’s favourite painting
Before his death last month, the celebrated conductor selected a compelling and inspiring work
Elegant and congruous
In the second of two articles, John Goodall charts the recent history of Hartland Abbey, Devon

The legacy
Kate Green reveals Thomas Darley’s role in the story of the English Thoroughbred horse
Empire protest
A Passage to India reflects the rising tensions of the British Raj. Matthew Dennison revisits the masterpiece 100 years on
‘Nature is nowhere as great as in its smallest creatures’
John Lewis-Stempel marvels at the variety of microscopic wild-life that calls tree bark home
Luxury
Hetty Lintell serves up a new tennis collection, plus Heston Blumenthal’s favourite things
Interiors
A bright, colourful drawing room and Alidad at Wow!house
Spring-fed genius
Charles Quest-Ritson reveals how springs have shaped Selehurst garden in the West Sussex Weald

Kitchen garden cook
Melanie Johnson celebrates sweet and juicy strawberries
Achilles healed
The ancient Greeks harnessed its medicinal powers, but yarrow now has a role to play in modern agriculture, discovers Ian Morton
The darling buds of May
May Morris is finally stepping out of the shadow of her famous father, William — and not before time, argues Huon MallalieuPreviews: The New Yorker Magazine – June 3, 2024

The New Yorker (May 27, 2024): The new issue‘s cover features
Sergio García Sánchez’s “Scoot” – The artist depicts the thrill of leaning into summer in the city.
The People’s Commencement at Columbia
It’s 1968 all over again, as New York Ivy Leaguers flip the script and stage an unofficial counter-graduation ceremony at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine.The Bronx Cheers—Mostly—for Trump
Biden’s a pedophile; Trump’s a fascist; the maga Hasidim have to get their act together—and other sentiments spewed at the former President’s rally in Crotona Park.
How to Pick Stocks Like You’re in Congress
The team at Autopilot, an app that lets you copy the trades of Nancy Pelosi’s husband (up forty-five per cent last year) or Dan Crenshaw (up forty-one), choose their newest offering.
Research Preview: Science Magazine – May 24, 2024

Decoding the Brain
A cell-by-cell look at neuropsychiatric diseases
Mapping the brain’s gene-regulatory maze
DNA sequences are connected to genes and functions in the developing and adult brain
How the German cockroach conquered the world
DNA study implicates medieval warfare and colonial trade
Opinion & Politics: Reason Magazine – July 2024


REASON MAGAZINE (May 23, 2024) – The latest issue features ‘It Was A Very Safe City’ – Crime and homelessness in America...
Gimme Shelter
The U.S. confronts a growing homelessness problem. Does Miami have the answer?
What Caused the D.C. Crime Wave?

Government mismanagement, not sentencing reform or sparse social spending, deserves the blame.
American Small Businesses Are Desperate for Foreign Workers
Seasonal businesses can’t get the short-term labor from abroad that they need.
Cutting Off Israel
Ending U.S. aid would give Washington less leverage in the Middle East. That’s why it’s worth doing.
The Economist Magazine – May 25, 2024 Preview

The Economist Magazine (May 23, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Cash for Kids’ – Why policies to boost birth rates don’t work…
Why paying women to have more babies won’t work

Economies must adapt to baby busts instead
As birth rates plunge, many politicians want to pour money into policies that might lead women to have more babies. Donald Trump has vowed to dish out bonuses if he returns to the White House. In France, where the state already spends 3.5-4% of gdp on family policies each year, Emmanuel Macron wants to “demographically rearm” his country. South Korea is contemplating handouts worth a staggering $70,000 for each baby. Yet all these attempts are likely to fail, because they are built on a misapprehension.
Governments’ concern is understandable. Fertility rates are falling nearly everywhere and the rich world faces a severe shortage of babies. At prevailing birth rates, the average woman in a high-income country today will have just 1.6 children over her lifetime. Every rich country except Israel has a fertility rate beneath the replacement level of 2.1, at which a population is stable without immigration. The decline over the past decade has been faster than demographers expected.
Where next for Iran?
The death of the president changes the power dynamic
Meet Nvidia’s challengers
A new generation of AI chips is on the way
How to save South Africa
The rainbow nation needs an alternative to decline under the ANC
Britain’s election surprise
Rishi Sunak’s election call makes no sense, but is good news
Research Preview: Nature Magazine – May 23, 2024
‘Nature Magazine – May 22, 2024: The latest issue cover features ‘Moment In The Sun’ – Near-surface instabilities drive the solar magnetic dynamo…
How cheesemaking could cook up an antidote for alcohol excess
A gel made from a milk protein reduces alcohol levels in the blood of intoxicated mice.
Organoids merge to model the blood–brain barrier
Combining a brain organoid with a blood-vessel organoid yields a system similar to a protective mesh in the brain.
Africa’s lush tropical forests face a surprising threat: fire
Climate change and deforestation have increased the frequency of blazes in the humid forests of West and Central Africa.
Arts/Books: Times Literary Supplement – May 24, 2024
Times Literary Supplement (May 22, 2024): The latest issue features ‘The Other Europe’ – Defining a Continent; An English Country Garden; The church of Peter Ackroyd and Zombie apocalypse…
Previews: The New Yorker Magazine – May 27, 2024

The New Yorker (May 20, 2024): The new issue‘s cover features
R. Kikuo Johnson’s “Genuine Style” – The artist depicts all the luxuries the city has to offer.
Donald Trump’s Abortion Problem at the Polls
Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, G.O.P. efforts to ban abortion have backfired with voters in many states—and they could do so again in November.
The Guy on Trial for the Same Thing as Trump
At 100 Centre Street, another man charged with falsifying business records had a good day in court.
Arts/Books: Times Literary Supplement – May 17, 2024
Times Literary Supplement (May 17, 2024): The latest issue features ‘The future of sex?’ – Dating apps, virtual encounters and polyamory; An American Life; Ripley’s new game; Gurus and primal screams ….