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Culture, Magazines, Opinion, Politics, Reviews

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE- MARCH 1, 2026

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The Victims Who Fought Back’ – A new law was supposed to help free women convicted of killing their abusers. Why are nearly all of them still in prison?

They Killed Their Abusers. Should They Spend Their Lives in Prison?

A new law was supposed to help reduce the sentences of survivors of domestic violence. Most are still behind bars.

They Fought for the C.I.A. in Afghanistan. In America, They’re Living in Fear.

A shooting in Washington, D.C., threw their immigration status into jeopardy — and brought attention to a long-hidden dimension of America’s war.

The Interview – Maggie Gyllenhaal Thinks Hollywood Likes Women to Direct ‘Little Movies’

Business, Finance, Investing, Magazines, Retirement

BARRON’S MAGAZINE – MARCH 2, 2026 PREVIEW

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BARRON’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘The Trillion-Dollar Electric Bill’ – Tech giants are paying up to power AI. Utilities could be big winners.

Tech Giants Are Paying Up to Power AI. These Utilities Will Be Big Winners.

Electric companies are gaining the upper hand in deals with Alphabet, Amazon, and others.

Netflix Walks Away a Winner After Losing Warner Bros. to Paramount

Paramount is taking on a lot of debt to buy Warner Bros. Discovery, faces a difficult approval process, and will have a tough time absorbing the media giant.

Insider Trading Is Shaping Prediction Markets. Polymarket Sees an Edge.

Polymarket’s social-media account has repeatedly identified signs of insider trading on its prediction-market platform. It isn’t clear what happens next.

American Airlines Stock Is Ready for Takeoff

The stock has underperformed other airlines for too long. Time to buy the shares.

Barron’s Best Fund Families

The top fund families of 2025 had exquisite timing—and managers with strong stomachs. How they navigated a tumultuous year.

Artificial Intelligence, Magazines, Research, Reviews, Technology

MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW – MARCH/APRIL 2026 PREVIEW

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MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW: The Crime issue features ‘It’s a bad, bad, bad, bad world out there’. From AI-powered scams to roboticized drug-smuggling submarines. New technologies have supercharged the human knack for wrongdoing, just as they’ve juiced the law’s ability to chase them—challenging privacy and equity along the way. Plus, read about crypto shenanigans, breast biomechanics, heist science, and music that’s really, really deep.

AI is already making online crimes easier. It could get much worse.

Some cybersecurity researchers say it’s too early to worry about AI-orchestrated cyberattacks. Others say it could already be happening.

Welcome to the dark side of crypto’s permissionless dream

Jean-Paul Thorbjornsen is a leader of THORChain, a blockchain that is not supposed to have any leaders—and is reeling from a series of expensive controversies.

How uncrewed narco subs could transform the Colombian drug trade

Fast, stealthy, and cheap—autonomous, semisubmersible drone boats carrying tons of cocaine could be international law enforcement’s nightmare scenario. A big one just came ashore.

Hackers made death threats against this security researcher. Big mistake.

Allison Nixon had helped arrest dozens of members of the Com, a loose affiliation of online groups responsible for violence and hacking campaigns. Then she became a target.

Arts & Literature, Books, Magazines, Opinion, Reviews

LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS – MARCH 5, 2026 PREVIEW

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LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS: The latest issue features Jackson Lears – Brzezinski’s Cold War; Marlowe’s Betrayals; Alexander Bevilacqua visits Noah’s Ark; Caravaggio’s Clothes and more.

Lee Gillette, Neil Blackshaw, Ed Jesudason, Samuel Freeman, David Foglesong, Jim Holt, Michael Neill, Malcolm Parry

James Butler‘Need a lord on the board?’

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THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE – MARCH 2, 2026 PREVIEW

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In the winter, a man sits between a window and a radiator and is both freezing and sweating.

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE : The latest issue features Rachel Aviv on the trial of Gisèle Pelicot’s rapists, Tad Friend on James Talarico, David Sedaris on being broke in New York, and more.

Ian McKellen Swings from Shakespeare to Gandalf to Virtual Reality

On a visit to New York, the actor reflected on mortality and coming out, and unleashed an Elizabethan anti-ICE monologue on “Colbert” that went viral. By Henry Alford

James Talarico Puts His Faith in Texas Voters

The Senate candidate believes that Democrats can win by appealing to higher values. Can he succeed in the age of Trump? By Tad Friend

Why the World Cup Can Feel Like War

Soccer stadiums can be dominated by violence, tribalism, chauvinism, and near-religious fervor‚ animated by the memory of old hostilities and the power of ritual. By Ian Buruma

The Trial of Gisèle Pelicot’s Rapists United France and Fractured Her Family

After fifty-one men were convicted, Pelicot became a feminist hero. But additional accusations left her children struggling to accept her new role. By Rachel Aviv

History, Magazines, Photography, Reviews, Travel

SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE – MARCH 2026 PREVIEW

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SMITHSONIAN MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘A New Dawn For The Sahara?’…

Shifting Sands

The Sahara has cycled between eons of bountiful life and arid desolation. What will it mean when the world’s largest desert turns green once again? By Henry Wismayer | Photographs by Marcus Westberg

Modern Moves

Choreography that changed the language of dance, avant-garde costumes by runway designers, music that defined a new American sound. As her company turns 100, an inside look at the enduring world of Martha Graham. Photographs by ioulex | Text by Jacoba Urist

Voice of Deception

She was known as Vicky With Three Kisses—a German radio star whose singing and sweet talk comforted weary Nazi soldiers. She was actually a secret weapon in a little-known Allied propaganda effort. By April White

Paw Patrol

In central Texas, ranchers are beset by threats, from coyotes to drought and foreign competition. To protect their flocks from predators and help preserve their own way of life, they’re turning to the ancient know-how of man’s best friend. By Chris Pomorski | Photographs by Jordan Vonderhaar

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THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS – MARCH 12, 2026

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THE NEW YORK REVIEW OF BOOKS: The latest issue features…

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HARPER’S MAGAZINE – MARCH 2026 PREVIEW

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HARPER’S MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Tech Boys In Toyland’- Fear of Girls, Sperm Racing, and Silicon Valley’s Lust for Global Destruction…