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History, Magazines, Previews, Reviews, Stories

Previews: History Today Magazine – August 2022

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Ahmad Shah Durrani, father of Prince Darab, Mughal School, 1757. CPA Media Co. Ltd/TopFoto.

Prince Darab’s Lost Treasure

Fleeing his father’s empire, an Afghan prince travelled from Kabul to Sindh via Mecca, becoming a fugitive, courtier and pilgrim in the process.

Nigel Farage’s Bayeux Tapestry tie, 20 November 2014.

Law of the Land

What relevance do the Norman Conquest and the events of 1066 have to contemporary British politics? Everything and nothing.

Executions

Violent Ends

Early modern methods of execution were carefully calculated to inflict shame upon the condemned. 

he Felix Dzerzhinsky tractor factory dispatches DT-54 tractors, 1930s.

The Unbreakable City

The Battle of Stalingrad began in August 1942, subjecting its residents to months of living hell. But few doubted that the city was worth defending; its significance to the Soviet project made it too important to abandon.

Literature, Magazines, Opinion, Politics, Stories

Previews: The New Yorker Magazine – August 1, 2022

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Will Wisconsin’s Republicans Make Voting Meaningless, or Just Difficult?

Activists are combining voter suppression with election conspiracies to capture the state in 2022 and beyond.By Dan Kaufman

Annals of a Warming PlanetLiving Through India’s Next-Level Heat WaveIn hospitals, in schools, and on the streets, high temperatures have transformed routines and made daylight dangerous..By Dhruv Khullar

Archaeology, History, Magazines, Photography, Previews, Stories

Cover Previews: World Archaeology – Aug 2022

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Below the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico lies a submerged world of extraordinary beauty. Caves once created a subterranean labyrinth that the earliest human settlers seemingly associated with magic. After these passageways flooded at the end of the last Ice Age, they created reservoirs that proved essential for the success of Maya cities. Now a fascinating project is revealing the remarkable range of archaeology preserved in this underworld.

Goddesses and spiritual beings also display an impressive range, in this case of powers. There can be a tendency for modern audiences to focus on a single attribute – Venus as the goddess of love, for instance – but this obscures the remarkable breadth of gifts they could bestow on worshippers. An exhibition examining the nature of feminine power provides an opportunity to consider the divine and the demonised.

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Economics, Finance, Magazines, Opinion, Politics, Previews, Stories

Covers: The Economist Magazine – July 23, 2022

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ESG is often well-meaning but it is deeply flawed. The industry is a mess and needs to be ruthlessly streamlined.

If you are the type of person who is loth to invest in firms that pollute the planet, mistreat workers and stuff their boards with cronies, you will no doubt be aware of one of the hottest trends in finance: environmental, social and governance (esg) investing. It is an attempt to make capitalism work better and deal with the grave threat posed by climate change. It has ballooned in recent years; the titans of investment management claim that more than a third of their assets, or $35trn in total, are monitored through one esg lens or another. It is on the lips of bosses and officials everywhere.

Magazines, Previews, Reviews, Science, Stories

Cover Preview: Scientific American – August 2022

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Mystery, Discovery and Surprise in the Oceans
Credit: Scientific American, August 2022

Mystery, Discovery and Surprise in the Oceans

Bizarre sea creatures, a new view of the ocean, the race to the moon, and more

We humans may think of ourselves, or possibly beetles, as typical Earthlings, but to a first approximation, life on Earth exists in the sea. And what spectacular life! Our special package on the oceans is teeming with images of eerie, delicate, elaborate, glowing and occasionally kind of frightening creatures that have rarely been seen by terrestrial species. The in-depth report was guided by sustainability senior editor Mark Fischetti along three main themes: mystery, discovery and surprise.

Business, Economics, Magazines, Opinion, Politics, Stories

Preview: The Economist Magazine – July 18, 2022

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The Economist, July 18, 2022 – Europe’s winter of discontent

Even as temperatures soar Europe faces a bitter energy crisis later this year

There may be a heatwave in Europe, but winter is coming. It promises to be brutal and divisive: the energy crisis is rapidly worsening as Vladimir Putin strangles gas supplies https://econ.st/3aJz3ir

Literature, Magazines, Politics, Previews, Stories

Previews: The New Yorker Magazine – July 25, 2022

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The New Yorker – July 25, 2022

Dept. of Transportation

The VW Bus Took the Sixties on the Road. Now It’s Getting a Twenty-first-Century Makeover

Once, it sparked dreams of community and counterculture. What’s gained—and lost—when flower power is electrified?

Business, Finance, Investing, Magazines, Previews, Retirement, Stories

Cover Preview: Barron’s Magazine – July 18, 2022

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What to Buy Right Now: 42 Picks From Our Roundtable Pros

Panelists are split on where the economy and markets are headed, but agree this year’s selloff has left plenty of bargains.

Magazines, Previews, Research, Reviews, Science

Cover Preview: Science Magazine – July 15, 2022

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SCIENCE – 15 JUL 2022

COVER: Voltage pulses from the tip of a scanning probe microscope induce single-molecule chemical reactions with selectivity and reversibility. Different constitutional isomers (distinguished here in shades of red, orange, and yellow) are selected by the polarity and magnitude of the voltage pulse. The findings advance the understanding of tip-induced chemistry and reduction-oxidation reactions in general. See pages 261 and 298.

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Travel Preview: Italia! Magazine – August 2022

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Italia! Magazine – August 2022

Captivating Castelli

Italy is so liberally sprinkled with castles, it’s difficult to choose just a few favourites. From solid medieval stone affairs to elegant 19th-century palaces, the nation has a dizzyingly diverse collection of castelli, many of which offer a palpable sense of their region’s unique history and culture. In this feature, however, we’ve risen to the challenge and combed the country to bring you a smattering of the very best castles to visit today (and a few that you can stay in!). Today these fortifications offer wide-ranging reasons to stop by, so whether you fancy soaking up the atmosphere and views, basking in the cultural heritage or enjoying produce from the local vines, one of these places is certain to enhance your next trip to Italy. And if you really love Italian castles, turn the page for options that are available to buy, so you can live the dream like true royalty.