Times Literary Supplement (August 14, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Guy vs the Spies’ – Robert Cecil’s secret intelligence network; The new Cold War; On annihilation; What anxiety means; G.K. Chesterton’s Notting Hill…
Rhian Sasseen swipes right on behalf of a fictional porn addict;
Francesca Peacock roots through the archives for a deeper understanding of scandal and speech;
Ruth Madievsky closes the gate on her college rumor mill;
and Emmeline Clein recounts an “American Icarus story” spelled out in diet pills and rhinestones.
Francesca Peacock roots through the archives for a deeper understanding of scandal and speech in an essay from the LARB Quarterly issue no. 42, “Gossip.”
In this article, NFL great Tom Brady and Nitin Nohria, of Harvard Business School, present a set of principles that people in any realm can apply to help teams successfully work together toward common goals.close
When our society talks about success, we tend to focus on individual success. We obsess about who is the “greatest of all time,” who is most responsible for a win, or what players or coaches a team might add next season to become even better.
Let’s say you’re leading a meeting about the hourly pay of your company’s warehouse employees. For several years it has automatically been increased by small amounts to keep up with inflation. Citing a study of a large company that found that higher pay improved productivity so much that it boosted profits, someone on your team advocates for a different approach: a substantial raise of $2 an hour for all workers in the warehouse. What would you do?
History has shown that technological innovation can profoundly change how business is conducted. The steam engine in the 1700s, the electric motor in the 1800s, the personal computer in the 1970s—each transformed many sectors of the economy, unlocking enormous value in the process. But relatively few of these and other technologies went on to become direct sources of sustained competitive advantage for the companies that deployed them, precisely because their effects were so profound and so widespread that virtually every enterprise was compelled to adopt them. Moreover, in many cases they eliminated the advantages that incumbents had enjoyed, allowing new competitors to enter previously stable markets.
by Rick Lewis
Elixir of extended life for mice • Nicholas Rescher mini obituary • Nietzsche exhibition in his childhood home — News reports by Anja Steinbauer
Audren Layeux follows the doomed quest for state emancipation of the self.
Christophe Bruchansky looks at maximising the diversity of choice.
Arianna Marchetti reflects on the limits of political freedom.
Oliver Waters asks, is retributive justice justified in a modern society?
Veronique Aïcha considers the ideology of imprisonment.
Sri Lanka: The Indigenous Vedda people are leading immersive treks in the jungled highlands
Valencia:Journey through the parks, wetlands and groves of 2024’s European Green Capital
Austria: Drink up the views from Carinthia’s lakeside restaurants and lofty mountain trails
Japan: Itineraries to experience the archipelago’s urban life, scattered islands and more
Miami: Explore the influences that have shaped Florida’s sun-soaked capital
Dublin: A guide to the Irish capital, from big-ticket attractions to intimate audiophile bars
Bay of Kotor: From medieval towns to national parks, this is Montenegro at its prettiest
Perth: The capital of Western Australia is fresh out of an unprecedented hotel boom
Plus, a Silk Road adventure in London’s British Museum; Spain’s Parador hotels unveil new tours; the global influences behind Guyanese cuisine; fine dining in Sorrento; the inside scoop on St John’s, Canada; canal boating trips in the UK; a bucolic escape in the Forest of Dean; the best autumn literary festivals; and portable kit for your next adventure.
We talk with author Oliver Smith on finding peace at Britian’s holy sites, and former astronaut José Hernández on reaching for the stars. In our Ask the Experts section, the experts give advice on digital nomad visas, planning a music-themed road trip in the US and more. The Info sets sail for Venice’s historical regatta, while Hot Topic explores the rise of tiger mosquitos across Europe and the Report asks whether costlier safaris really mean more money for conservation initiatives. Finally, photographer and writer Simon Urwin discusses capturing the otherworldly landscapes of Algeria in How I Got the Shot.
Do jokes express our otherwise taboo wishes? Or does everyone just need a pie in the face? By Emma Allen
The semi-serious science of why we laugh. By Tad Friend
Chaplin’s epochal fame has tended to obscure the influences and instincts that infused his art with childlike purity.
Archaeology Magazine (August 9, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Egypt’s Island of Many Gods’….
How the rapidly evolving field of archaeogenetics is unlocking secrets of the past
After a century of searching, a chance discovery led archaeologists to one of the most important sanctuaries in the ancient Greek worldRead Article
Why Australia’s Indigenous Wiradjuri people carved sacred symbols into trees to mark burials of their honored dead
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Controversy over intentional burial by Homo naledi extends to new publishing models
Mammoth study in Chinese villages shows antibiotics that kill Helicobacter pylori reduced cancer risk
A stripped-down HIV genome can interfere with normal virus replication
Times Literary Supplement (August 7, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Paper Dreams’ – Dinah Birch on William Morris’s contradictions; Cancelled left and right; Downfall of the West; Sly old Chaucer; Beowulf, hero of the Northern World….
The Darién Gap was once considered impassable. Now hundreds of thousands of migrants are risking treacherous terrain, violence, hunger, and disease to travel through the jungle to the United States.
Some say a big war will help the country’s enemies. But is anyone listening?
Tightwads drag around a phantom limb of poverty, no matter what their bank account says.
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