It’s the 50th anniversary of Pablo Picasso’s death and The Musée National in Paris along with The Albertina Museum in Vienna are commemorating the occasion with two outstanding shows centered around the legendary artist’s work.
The new landmark Vermeer exhibition in Amsterdam showcases 28 known works by the artist, providing a rare opportunity to see a significant collection of his masterpieces in one place. Learn about these thrilling shows and more in this video.
Poetry a special section
T. S. Eliot’s still point by James Matthew Wilson
Singing the “Frauenliebe” by Ian Bostridge
The foundational “Kokinshu” by Torquil Duthie
A White Russian on the rocks by Boris Dralyuk
Darkness visible: Auden collected by William Logan
Three poems by Georgia Douglas Johnson
New poems by David Ewbank
A review of Peace and Friendship by Stephen Aron & Indigenous Continent by Pekka Hämäläinen.
A review of India: A History in Objects by T. Richard Blurton.
Eve Jackson meets three female creatives in and around Morocco’s frenetic commercial hub Casablanca, who are making space for themselves in their craft by using their art to protect and celebrate their heritage, while at the same time creating constructive conversations about subjects sometimes considered sensitive in the kingdom.
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A fresh view of Galla Placidia, who married a barbarian and ruled when the world power fell into chaos
New research has the earliest evidence yet of when the timekeeping guide was used to mark the seasons
Deep in the archives, a historian rescues the tale of brave maroons
HUMANITIES – National Endowment for the Humanities (Winter 2023) Issue:
Centuries before the rise of feminism, this underappreciated thinker wrote to set women free
A visit to the Strong Museum
The disputed legacy of an Indigenous icon
Operation Root Canal
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The New Review Magazine – January 1, 2023 issue:
Director Sam Mendes answers questions from readers and famous fans including @Aiannucci, @DMiliband, olivia colman, judi dench…..
+ Classical music diet – By @FionaMaddocks + Arts & books for 2023 + Q&S Actor Siobhan Finneran @michaelhogan
FT Weekend Magazine (December 24, 2022):
I was tethered to my partner when we fell 200m, beginning an almost unbelievable new chapter in my life
Zelenskyy, Macron and Sam Bankman-Fried are all academics’ kids on a global stage
An audience with Mikhail Voskresensky, former head of the piano section at the Moscow Conservatory
Brandeis Magazine (Winter 2022/2023):
How are memories created and preserved? Brandeis scientists are studying the brain to find out — and, ultimately, untangle disorders like Alzheimer’s and dementia.
In the 1970s, lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg developed an unusually successful strategy for fighting sex discrimination.
An analysis of patent data offers a window into human creativity.
Harper’s Magazine – January 2023 Issue:
Trumpism and the American philosophical tradition
Twenty-five years ago, the philosopher Richard Rorty accomplished something many writers aspire to but few ever pull off: he predicted the future. Toward the end of his 1998 book Achieving Our Country, Rorty considered the possibility that “the old industrialized democracies are heading into a Weimar-like period, one in which populist movements are likely to overturn constitutional governments.”
A solar land rush in the West
A solar farm in the Mojave Desert. All photographs from Nevada by Balazs Gardi, October and November 2022, for Harper’s Magazine
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