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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – JUNE 21, 2025 PREVIEW

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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE (June 19, 2025): The latest issue features ‘How will this end?‘….

Where will the Iran-Israel war end?

In a worse place if Donald Trump rushes in

To keep Russia out and America in, NATO must spend more

European members need a hard date to boost their defence budgets

Japan’s government bonds: this time it won’t end well

Even as interest costs mount, politicians promise hando

Why MAGA’s pro-natalist plans are ill-conceived

Efforts to deliver a baby boom either fail or cost a fortune

News, Newspapers, Opinion, Politics

THE NEW YORK TIMES – THURSDAY, JUNE 19, 2025

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An Islamic Republic With Its Back Against the Wall

The Iranian regime finds itself in its most difficult position 46 years after the revolution that brought it to power. But does it mean the end?

Israel Vows to Intensify Attacks After Iranian Missile Hits Hospital

‘There was a massive boom’: A doctor recounts the missile strike on an Israeli hospital.2h ago

China Unleashes Hackers Against Its Friend Russia, Seeking War Secrets

Since the war in Ukraine began, analysts have monitored a series of intrusions aimed at stealing information about weaponry and warfighting.

Arts & Literature, Books, Magazines, Opinion, Reviews

LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS – JUNE 26, 2025 PREVIEW

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LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS (June 18, 2025): The latest issue features Joan Didion on the couch; Ocean Vuong’s Failure; The Best-Paid Woman in NYC and Olga Turner Tokarczuk and the mycological turn….

The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius by Patchen Barss

The Racket: On Tour with Tennis’s Golden Generation – and the Other 99 per Cent by Conor Niland

The Warrior: Rafael Nadal and His Kingdom of Clay by Christopher Clarey

The Roger Federer Effect: Rivals, Friends, Fans and How the Maestro Changed Their Lives by Simon Cambers and Simon Graf

Searching for Novak: The Man behind the Enigma by Mark Hodgkinson

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Harper’s Magazine ——- July 2025 Preview

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HARPER’S MAGAZINE (June 18, 2025): The July issue includes Andrew Kay’s report on how OCD came to haunt American life, Lewis Hyde’s essay on deep time and climate change, Pete McKenzie’s investigation into how a band of island nations in the South Pacific became Israel’s staunchest defenders, Alex Reisner’s annotation of the system prompt for Elon Musk’s AI Grok, Lydia Davis’s essay on the art of observation, Charlie Lee’s review of Harry Crews’s oeuvre, fiction from C. Mallon, and more.

Shadow of a Doubt

How OCD came to haunt American life by Andrew Kay

Lost Tribes of the South Pacific

How a band of island nations became Israel’s staunchest defenders by Pete McKenzie

The Geological Sublime

Butterflies, deep time, and climate change by Lewis Hyde

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TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT – JUNE 20, 2025 PREVIEW

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TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT (June 18, 2025): In this week’s TLS, Mary Beard and Margaret Drabble are not quite getting away from it all this summer. For our summer books selection, they have picked a brace of biographies of Labour prime ministers past and present. Along with Daniel Mendelsohn’s recent translation of the Odyssey, our Classics editor chooses Alan Johnson’s biography of Harold Wilson, her mother’s favourite politician. By Martin Ivens

Summer books 2025

Twenty-four TLS writers share their summer reading

Young and damned

Three teen-centric novels arrive at a time of national soul-searching

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THE NEW YORK TIMES – WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 2025

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Iran’s Supreme Leader Threatens ‘Irreparable Damage’ if U.S. Joins War

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei rejected President Trump’s call for an “unconditional surrender” as signs grew that the U.S. was considering joining Israel’s bombardment of Iran.

War Reflects a Changed Middle East and a New Israeli Military Doctrine

For years, Israel contained its conflicts with Tehran, Hamas and Hezbollah. The broad assault on Iran highlights a shift in strategy.

Trump’s Conflicting Messages on Workplace Raids Leave Businesses Reeling

Administration officials insist that President Trump is committed to mass deportations, even as he has offered a reprieve to certain businesses.

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THE ATLANTIC MAGAZINE – JULY 2025 PREVIEW

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THE ATLANTIC MAGAZINE (June 17, 2025): The latest issue features ‘Witness’ – Elizabeth Bruenig’s “Witness,” on Sin and Redemption in America’s Death Chambers

Inside America’s Death Chambers

What years of witnessing executions taught me about sin, mercy, and the possibility of redemption by Elizabeth Bruenig

Inside the Exclusive, Obsessive, Surprisingly Litigious World of Luxury Fitness

How Tracy Anderson built an exercise empire by Xochitl Gonzalez

The Talented Mr. Vance

J. D. Vance could have brought the country’s conflicting strands together. Instead, he took a divisive path to the peak of power. by George Packer

Culture, Education, Magazines, Opinion, Politics

HARVARD MAGAZINE – JULY/AUGUST 2025

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HARVARD MAGAZINE (June 17, 2025): The latest issue features ‘It’s On’…

The Standoff: Harvard’s Future in the Balance

“The stakes are so high that we have no choice but to fight,” says Garber.

Harvard’s Standoff: The Fight’s Key Players

The people shaping the battle over federal funding, international students, and DEI

by Nina Pasquini

Harvard’s Standoff: The Financial Stakes

Putting Harvard’s $53 billion endowment into perspective

by Jonathan Shaw

Meet the Lawyers Behind the Harvard v. Trump Lawsuit

A roster of lawyers on both sides

by Max J. Krupnick

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THE NEW YORK TIMES – TUESDAY, JUNE 17, 2025

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Trump’s Iran Choice: Last-Chance Diplomacy or a Bunker-Busting Bomb

Iranian officials warn that U.S. participation in an attack will imperil any chance of the nuclear deal President Trump is still interested in pursuing.

Iran’s Best-Protected Nuclear Site Is Deep Underground

Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Republicans Propose Deeper Medicaid Cuts

The G.O.P. proposal would salvage some tax credits and phase out others more slowly, making up some of the cost with deeper Medicaid cuts than the House bill.