Preview: New Scientist Magazine – Oct 15, 2022
Tag Archives: October 2022
Previews: The Guardian Weekly – October 14, 2022
Rebellion in Iran: Inside the 14 October Guardian Weekly
The women and girls facing down Iran’s leaders. Plus: Putin strikes back
For the past few weeks, nationwide protests have gripped Iran after the death in police custody of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish woman who had been detained for breaching Islamic dress codes.
Details of what is happening inside the country remain patchy, but social media footage suggests action has been substantial, resulting in mass arrests and scores of deaths. Yet Iran’s repressive state apparatus has not been able to quell the unrest or diminish the morale of protesters, many of whom are young women and schoolgirls.
Preview: Country Life Magazine – Oct 12, 2022
Country Life – 12 October 2022
Country Life Magazine 12 October 2022 is an interiors special, but also looks at ancient barrows, Roald Dahl and much more.
Masterpiece
Jack Watkins on Ronald Blythe’s seminal Akenfield
Roald’s medicine
Rural life was a joy to the author, says Matthew Dennison
In praise of decency
Thoughtfulness abounds in the countryside, writes Margaret Casely-Hayford
Splendid isolation
Legendary interior designer Veere Grenney talks to Giles Kime about spending lockdown in a Palladian folly
Fall 2022 Views: A Walk Through Florence, Italy
Florence, capital of Italy’s Tuscany region, is home to many masterpieces of Renaissance art and architecture. One of its most iconic sights is the Duomo, a cathedral with a terracotta-tiled dome engineered by Brunelleschi and a bell tower by Giotto. The Galleria dell’Accademia displays Michelangelo’s “David” sculpture. The Uffizi Gallery exhibits Botticelli’s “The Birth of Venus” and da Vinci’s “Annunciation.”
Previews: Times Literary Supplement – Oct 14, 2022
This week’s @TheTLS , featuring Rosemary Righter and @peterfrankopan on Xi Jinping; @LaurenElkin on Annie Ernaux; @pottmeister on John le Carré; @MirandaFrance1 on Clarice Lispector; @Lordoflongitude on measurement – and more.
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Stories: G-7 Pledges More Weapons & Sanctions, Iran Protests, Iraqi Politics
The latest on the ground in Kyiv. Plus: protests in Iran, a flick through the day’s papers and Frieze London.
Front Page: The New York Times – October 12, 2022
Pressure Grows on the West to Speed Air-Defense Systems to Ukraine
After Russia bombarded civilian targets, G7 leaders pledged “undeterred and steadfast” financial and military support for Kyiv.
The Hunt to Arm Ukraine Leads to Difficult Choices
The U.S. and NATO are scouring the world for new sources of old weapons to send to Ukraine. But it risks as much peril for some nations as it does promise for Kyiv.
Biden Vows ‘Consequences’ for Saudi Arabia After Oil Production Cut
Angered by the kingdom’s decision to team up with Russia, President Biden signaled openness to retaliatory measures, including a halt to arms sales and allowing price-fixing lawsuits.
Opinion: World Economy Woes, Elon Musk’s Might, Vaccine Fears Allayed
A selection of three essential articles read aloud from the latest issue of The Economist. This week, the outlook for the world economy, how worried you should be about Elon Musk’s superpowers (12:50), and a study allays fears that covid vaccines harm menstrual cycles (16:50).
Front Page: The New York Times – October 11, 2022
Putin Unleashes Barrage of Missiles on Ukrainian Civilian Areas
The Russian president tied the attack to a bombing of the bridge to Crimea, and vowed that more strikes would follow if Russian targets were hit again.
With Attacks on Ukraine, Putin Gives Hard-Liners What They Wanted
A sharp shift toward deadly strikes signaled that domestic pressure over Russia’s flailing war effort had escalated to the point where Vladimir Putin felt a decisive show of force was necessary.
‘Our Bubble Has Been Burst’: Older Storm Victims Face an Uncertain Future
Retirees displaced by Hurricane Ian confront a wrenching situation: At their age, remaking the lives they loved so much in Florida may not be possible.
Preview: The New Yorker Magazine – Oct 17, 2022
The Post-Roe Abortion Underground
A multigenerational network of activists is getting abortion pills across the Mexican border to Americans.
Italy’s Great Historical Novel
Henry James decried the nineteenth century’s “loose baggy monsters,” but a new translation of Alessandro Manzoni’s “The Betrothed” demonstrates the genre’s power.
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