Times Literary Supplement (May 8 2024): The latest issue features ‘Reverie and revolution’ – Ian Penman on Surrealism; Crime fiction gets political; Scorsese’s English masters, women pianists and more….
Country Life Magazine (May 7, 2024): The latest issue features…
Mrs Beeton’s recipes are still followed more than a century later. Kate Green raises a spoon to the first domestic goddess
Good coffee, companionship and delectable cakes are on offer in the cafés of the Cots-wolds. Ben Lerwill takes a sip
On the 75th birthday of Badminton Horse Trials, Kate Green salutes seven heroes of eventing’s premier weekend
The names of our butterflies and moths owe their artistic overtones to a golden group, discovers Peter Marren
From Sissinghurst to Charleston, gardens offered the women of the Bloomsbury group refuge, solace and inspiration. Deborah Nicholls-Lee enjoys a stroll
The event director of Badminton Horse Trials chooses a hunting scene with personal resonance
Farmers should be allowed to prioritise producing food, believes Minette Batters
The Anglo-American artistic circle of Russell House in Broadway, Worcestershire, lives on through its current incumbents, John Martin Robinson is pleased to say
Spring has donned its lacy garb as cow parsley flowers. Vicky Liddell walks the umbellifer lanes
The fearsome scorpion fly is straight out of science-fiction central casting, says Ian Morton
Jo Caird marvels at a rare survival in a Cotswold church
Hetty Lintell packs her case and runs away to the airport
Curl up and get cosy with the comfiest bedroom accessories, chosen by Amelia Thorpe
Recently renovated, the gardens of Iford Manor in Wiltshire are as idyllic today as they were when Harold Peto created the Italianate design, marvels Tiffany Daneff
John Wright adds tonic and raises a glass to the juniper
Quivering, crystal-clear savoury jelly is all grown up. Tom Parker Bowles braves the wobble
Michael Sandle is still fighting the good fight through his art as he turns 88, reveals John McEwen
A trick of Cumbrian geology led to worldwide fame for Keswick, scribbles Harry Pearson
Also: “Uncle Vanya” and “Staff Meal” reviewed, superstar pianists at Carnegie Hall, and more.
A new wave of shops has made its mark across the country—and shaken New York’s bagel scene out of complacency.
Mashed-potato nightmares! Kafka in the Oval Office! And other things going through the mind of the nap-happy ex-president in court.
By Barry Blitt
More co-ordination and better access to data are needed to fight lies
America’s reckless borrowing is a danger to its economy—and the world’s
Should American universities call the cops on protesting students?
Novels starring hot fairies are selling millions of copies
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Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo would be first researcher to lead the country, but critics worry she’ll be as hostile to science as her predecessor
Scientists test bighorn sheep, bears, moose, rats, and dozens of other species to track how SARS-CoV-2 moves between humans and wildlife
Times Literary Supplement (May 1, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Making it New’ – A.E. Stallings on the innovative classicism of Anne Carson’s poetry; Salman Rushdie’s memoir of survival; Politics and performance and more…
Country Life Magazine (April 30, 2024): The latest issue features…
For Constable, the countryside was a lover, for Samuel Palmer, it offered an escape from the real world and for Paul Nash it held an inescapable lure. Michael Prodger examines the effect of British landscapes on art
The ceramicist chooses an evocation of her childhood
We should embrace Mary Poppins-esque common sense, believes Carla Carlisle
Kate Green salutes the 10th Duke of Beaufort on the eve of the Badminton Horse Trials that set British riders on their gallop to three-day-eventing victory
Don’t cast those jumpers out just yet, advises Lia Leendertz
Get ready for the warmer weather with Amelia Thorpe’s pick of outdoor furniture
Kathryn Bradley-Hole finds that formality is leavened by verve and personality in the gardens of Dalemain at Penrith, Cumbria, where the blue poppies bloom
Melanie Johnson gathers bunches of fresh watercress
Unmistakeable in scent, versatile in use, wild garlic is a forager’s dream, but don’t let dairy cows graze it, warns Ian Morton
Hetty Lintell takes her time choosing the latest wonderful watches unveiled in Geneva
Who says we can’t still build things? In this issue: a look at the robots we’ve always wanted; a new model for space exploration; and efforts to flood-proof Louisiana’s coastline. Plus a wild, weird history of brainwashing; designing cheese with AI; and glow-in-the dark petunias.
Researchers are using generative AI and other techniques to teach robots new skills—including tasks they could perform in homes.
Also: Kamasi Washington, “The Outsiders” reviewed, Bang on a Can’s Long Play Festival, and more.
Four Twenty Five, a luxe new dining room from the mega-restaurateur Jean-Georges Vongerichten, takes square aim at the expense-account crowd.
The most striking aspect of the former President’s hush-money trial so far has been that, for the first time in a decade, Trump is struggling to command attention.
REASON MAGAZINE (March 21, 2024) – The latest issue features ‘The AI Issue’…
AI developer Andrew Mayne explains why technology could create more jobs and lead to unprecedented economic growth.
Historical teaching and research are being revamped by AI.
Left alone, artificial intelligence could actually help small firms compete with tech giants.
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