Meat from the butchered beasts would have fed hundreds
A magma network may feed into different volcanoes, including Mauna Loa and Kīlauea
Desert knowledge exchange cloaked imperial goals, argues a political geographer
The New York Review of Books February 23, 2023 issue:
In Edward Hopper’s paintings of New York, human figures often seem outgrowths of their architectural surroundings.
Edward Hopper’s New York an exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City, October 19, 2022–March 5, 2023
Lula’s election comes as a relief to many Brazilians, but in this historically violent and unequal country, a void in the democratic field endures.
The intensity of experience that Katherine Mansfield sought in her short life is matched by the formal obliqueness she discovered in her stories.
All Sorts of Lives: Katherine Mansfield and the Art of Risking Everything by Claire Harman
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But America’s plan to spend $2trn could help save the planet
A short-seller’s report raises uncomfortable questions for India’s policymakers, too
Another embargo comes into force on February 5th. Manage your expectations
OpenAI’s AI Text Classifier aims to spot content generated by AI platforms before it can be used by bad actors, but the company admits it’s not perfect
A week is a long time in artificial intelligence, so here’s a round-up of the AI Magazine articles that have been starting conversations around the world
Two brain regions help humans to filter out irrelevant information and concentrate on the right stuff in social situations.
Export of minerals, wood and energy drives a surprisingly high fraction of deforestation.
Magma chamber is discovered beneath Kolumbo volcano, near the Greek island of Santorini.
Giardino dell’Iris, Florence, Italy
Jo Rodgers feels right at home in glamorous Paris, and we pick our favourite European hotels
Here’s where to bed down after watching the Olympics in 2024
Seven spectacular islands—from Menorca to Manhattan
Rosalyn Wikeley gets away from it all in the ‘Hawaii of Europe’
France-Amérique – February 2023 Issue:
In 1900, the prominent sociologist worked with the Paris Exposition Universelle to showcase the newfound freedom and rapid progress of Black Americans. But Belle Epoque France was more interested in colonial expansion than social emancipation – which is the focus of an exhibition currently on display at the Cooper Hewitt in New York City.
Founded in New York City in 2014 by two expats, FrenchFounders drew its inspiration from the start-up model and is now shaking up communities of entrepreneurs living abroad. This new approach has since won over more than 4,000 members across the world.
Do we seduce each other in the same ways on both sides of the Atlantic? Are Americans prudish? Are the French more unfaithful? And how easy is it to be in a binational relationship? For Valentine’s Day, these questions are all answered by Bérénice Boursier-Baudouin, a Florida-based French psychotherapist.
This week’s @TheTLS , featuring Ferdinand Mount on fair play; @ScurrRuth on Janet Malcolm; @sophieolive on Mina Loy; @mjohnharrison on László Krasznahorkai; @pratinavanil on Nehru; @jamesamarcus on Melville and Mumford; @eliza_dearnley on pagan goddesses – and more.
Our constant need for entertainment has blurred the line between fiction and reality—on television, in American politics, and in our everyday lives.
What FTX customers lost may not impoverish them, but they were still cheated.
What to do about the deadly misfits among us? First, recognize the problem.
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