The Guardian Weekly (November 28, 2024): The new issue features last week’s escalation of Nato ballistic missile activity, in which UK and US-made missiles were launched into Russia for the first time, brought a predictably cold response from Vladimir Putin – who loosened Moscow’s nuclear doctrines and promised more attacks with a new, experimental ballistic missile.
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Spotlight | Does lame duck Biden have time to Trump-proof democracy?
The outgoing US president may only have weeks left in the White House, but activists say he can secure civil liberties, accelerate spending on climate and healthcare, and spare death row prisoners. David Smith reports
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Science | My weird, emotional week with an AI pet
Casio says Moflin can develop its own personality and build a rapport with its owner – and it doesn’t need food, exercise or a litter tray. But is it essentially comforting or alienating? Justin McCurry finds out
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Feature | Are we right to strive to save the world’s tiniest babies?
Doctors are pushing the limits of science and human biology to save more extremely premature babies than ever before. But when so few survive, are we putting them through needless suffering? By Sophie McBain
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Opinion | A social media ban is in everyone’s interests – not just kids under 16
Van Badham on why she resents being excluded from protection against monetised fear, anger and toxicity
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Culture | A road trip like no other: an epic drive on the Autobahn
Fifty years after electronic pioneers Kraftwerk released a 23-minute song about a road – and changed pop music for ever – Tim Jonze hits the highways of Düsseldorf and Hamburg in search of its futuristic brilliance
Times Literary Supplement (November 27, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Mutti Knows Best?’ – Angela Merkel’s triumph and tragedy; Gaughin’s uncensored thoughts; Gladiator II; C.S. Lewis’s Oxford and “The Magic Mountain” at 100…
Country Life Magazine (November 26, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Advent Calendar Special’…
Carla Passino is captivated by floral photographs that evoke 17th-century still-life paintings
She may be tiny, but Jenny wren certainly makes her presence felt, declares Mark Cocker
There’s more to myrrh than meets the eye, says Deborah Nicholls-Lee
Lucien de Guise is bowled over by the intoxicating concoctions mixed by Dickens and George IV
Neil Buttery tucks into the tale of the Yorkshire Christmas Pye
Pick out those perfect presents with a helping hand from Hetty Lintell and Amie Elizabeth White
The Royal Ballet dancer selects an inspiring, transformative work
The author’s Wessex is brought to life in Jeremy Musson’s words and Matthew Rice’s drawings
Deborah Nicholls-Lee is fascinated by fractals, the exquisite, ever-repeating patterns in Nature
John Lewis-Stempel urges us to rediscover our love of heathland, now a rarer habitat than rainforest
Andrew Green rounds up the animals in Dickens’s life and work
Jack Watkins explores the folklore and function of the lychgate
Our guide to entertaining in style
From flying a Spitfire to sushi-making, the COUNTRY LIFE team puts gift experiences to the test
Kate Green reveals how Sir David Willcocks changed the sound of Christmas with Carols for Choirs
Hetty Lintell on saunas, socks, silk bows and precious stones
Neil Buttery sorts the pudding prick from the tongue press
Rob Crossan talks Tupperware
Melanie Johnson on cabbage
A black fox illuminates a dreary dawn for John Lewis-Stempel
Victoria Marston looks back at classic film posters
Matthew Dennison explores the tin-novations that made Huntley & Palmers a household name
Sarah Sands shares how choral singing shaped the life of her late brother Kit Hesketh-Harvey
Ian Morton investigates the real meanings of our nursery rhymes
Harry Pearson finds out why this is the year of the Northern Lights
Monocle on Sunday (November 24, 2024): Juliet Linley and Chandra Kurt join Monocle’s editorial director, Tyler Brûlé, to discuss the weekend’s hottest topics.
We also speak to Monocle’s executive editor, Christopher Lord, and get the latest news from Monocle’s Vienna correspondent, Alexei Korolyov. Plus: Katja Weber, the organiser of Zürich’s enchanting Christmas market at Bellevue, joins us to share her seasonal insights.
Monocle on Saturday (November 23, 2024): Former first lady Melania Trump and future US health secretary, RFK Jr, are teaming up to improve the president-elect’s diet.
Then, Europe prepares for Trump tariffs and Cop29 discussions go into overtime. Join regular Monocle Radio commentator Vincent McAviney and Georgina Godwin for these stories and more of the week’s news and culture. Plus: arts specialist Issabella Orlando explores how crafted goods from homewares to clothing can inspire us to consume less, value more and forge lasting connections with the things we own.
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