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Tag Archives: February 2023
Front Page: The New York Times – February 1, 2023
Russia Sidesteps Western Punishments, With Help From Friends
A surge in trade by Russia’s neighbors and allies hints at one reason its economy remains so resilient after sweeping sanctions.
DeSantis Takes On the Education Establishment, and Builds His Brand
A proposal by Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida to overhaul higher education would mandate courses in Western civilization, eliminate diversity programs and reduce the protections of tenure.
Why Black Families Are Leaving New York, and What It Means for the City
Black children in particular are disappearing from the city, and many families point to one reason: Raising children here has become too expensive.
‘Terrorism Has Returned’: Pakistan Grapples With Attack That Left 101 Dead
The attack raised fears of a new wave of militancy from the Pakistani Taliban and sparked a heated debate over the government’s ability to meet that threat amid an economic and political crisis.
Previews: The New Yorker Magazine- February 6, 2023
When Law Enforcement Alone Can’t Stop the Violence
Amid a murder crisis in America, community-based solutions have received a flood of funding. How effective are they?
Hildegard of Bingen Composes the Cosmos
How a visionary medieval nun became a towering figure in early musical history.
The Hunt for Russian Collaborators in Ukraine
As occupied territories are liberated, some residents face accusations that they sided with the enemy.
Malika Favre’s “Connected”
The artist discusses seeking inspiration from her surroundings and experiencing new ways of living.
International Art: Apollo Magazine – February 2023
Apollo Magazine – February 2023:
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- How Christopher Wren built his reputation
- The changing face of Silicon Valley
- An interview with Zineb Sedira
- The tiger who smoked a pipe
- Plus: the uncertain market for Old Masters, the Cambridge colleges that have turned to wood, the artists who have taken young women seriously, and reviews of Guido Reni, Edward Hopper and the new museum at the Bibliothèque nationale
Photography: National Geographic – Feb 2023
The Future is Folded: How Origami is Reshaping Our World
Solutions For Better Aging In Japan
Buildings That Beat The Heat
Cute Controversial: Sea Otters
Books: London Review Of Books – February 2, 2023
‘Island nations tend to be complacent about border problems, seeing them as things that happen to someone else. But then you have Brexit and Northern Ireland, and it suddenly becomes clear that no one is safe.
Russia is fighting Ukraine about borders. This means that, as well as dodging bombs and getting used to living in the dark, residents of the border zone have to decide if they are “really” Russian or “really” Ukrainian.
Some will no doubt be keeping the non-chosen identity in a trunk in the attic, to be retrieved in case of future need. But the logic of war is stern: those who choose to be Ukrainians are also opting to hate Russians as the enemy invader, while those in Ukraine who choose to be Russians are contemplating the possibility of having to move east.
Wherever the border ultimately settles, there will be fortifications and troops stationed on either side and a series of tightly controlled crossing points. Villages and families will be divided and the normal commerce of economic and social life disrupted. Schools will teach in the language of the victor. Roads that used to lead somewhere will end abruptly.’
The Curtain and the Wall: A Modern Journey along Europe’s Cold War Border by Timothy Phillips
On the Edge: Life along the Russia-China Border by Franck Billé and Caroline Humphrey
Culture/Society: Monocle Magazine – February 2023
Arts: Native American Art Magazine – Feb/Mar 2023
Moments in Time – Speaking with Light photography exhibition opens at the Denver Art Museum.
Enduring Legacies – The Tucson Museum of Art exhibits works from the James T. Bialac Collection in Southern Arizona.
Dazzling Array – The Richard A. Gates Collection of jewelry goes on display at Western Spirit in Scottsdale, Arizona.
Arts & Culture: The New Criterion – February 2023
Caesar & the republic by Adrian Goldsworthy
Otto von Habsburg’s legacy by Edwin J. Feulner
Garshin: a genius at suffering by Gary Saul Morson
Saarinen & starchitecture by Michael J. Lewis
New poems by Rachel Hadas, Ryan Wilson & Duncan Wu
Books: New York Review Of Books- February 9, 2023
Beyond the Pale
After the Russian Revolution, Jews had to navigate a new identity: aspiring muscular worker and New Soviet Man.
How the Soviet Jew Was Made by Sasha Senderovich
Going to Extremes
For Matisse art was a perpetual emergency, a matter of testing boundaries, breaking through.
Matisse: The Red Studio – an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City, May 1–September 10, 2022; and SMK–National Gallery of Denmark, Copenhagen, October 13, 2022–February 26, 2023
Matisse in the 1930s – an exhibition at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, October 20, 2022–January 29, 2023; the Musée de l’Orangerie, Paris, March 1–May 29, 2023; and the Musée Matisse Nice, June 23–September 24, 2023
Reckoning with Silence
Dionne Brand’s poetry has the weight and sonority of prophetic utterance without a hint of melodrama.
Nomenclature: New and Collected Poems by Dionne Brand
Arias of Despair
What can opera elicit from The Hours that the page and the screen cannot?
The Hours – an opera by Kevin Puts, with a libretto by Greg Pierce, at the Metropolitan Opera, New York City, November 22–December 15, 2022
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