This week’s @TheTLS, featuring our annual Books of the Year feature; @LaraFeigel on Sebald; @msannapicard on The Valkyrie; @BoydTonkin on John Nash; @alabalawhiskey on consciousness (and cake) – and more pic.twitter.com/HucFcQqydw
— George Berridge (@George_Berridge) November 24, 2021
Tag Archives: November 2021
Morning News: Inflation In America, Autocratic Leaders, Words For Blue
Prices are up all over, especially in America. But whether the world’s largest economy is part of the problem or just suffering the same symptoms will determine how to fix it.
Autocratic leaders of middling-sized countries are having a field day as America has relinquished its world-policeman role. And what makes some languages fail to develop a word for blue?
Front Page Views: Wall Street Journal – NOV 24
Morning News: Russia Threatens Ukraine, UK & ASEAN, Finland’s ‘Posti’
We discuss US intelligence reports suggesting that Russia could be preparing to invade Ukraine. Plus, why the UK is extending a G7 invite to Asean members, and the modernisation of Finnish postal service Posti.
Front Page Views: The New York Times – November 23
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Previews: The New Yorker Magazine – November 29
Political Analysis: Era Of Big Government, Far-Right France, Business Phrases
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week: a new era of big government, the revival of far-right ideas in France (10:34) and our Bartleby column on the business phrasebook (19:04).
Front Page Views: Wall Street Journal – NOV 22
Views: Wild Turkeys In Metroparks Toledo, Ohio
“Sunday Morning” takes us to Metroparks Toledo, in Ohio, where wild turkeys are keeping a low profile. Videographer: Alex Goetz.
Sunday Morning: Stories From Zurich and London
Monocle’s editorial director Tyler Brûlé and panellists Juliet Linley, Rob Cox, Solène Léger and Mark Dittli round up the weekend’s most interesting discussion topics at our Zürich studio.
Boomers Daily 