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The New York Times Magazine – Dec. 22, 2024

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In this issue, Nicholas Casey and Paolo Pellegrin on the journey to receive medical treatment for Palestinians in Gaza; Jason Diamond on the dancer and choreographer Mikhail Baryshnikov; Jenna (J) Wortham on the new social media platform Bluesky; and more.

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (December 21, 2024): The 12,22,24 issue features ‘Escape From Gaza’…

For a Desperate Few, a Hectic Escape From Gaza

The war is nearly impossible to flee — except for a small number of sick and wounded who are offered a dramatic path to safety. By Nicholas Casey

Is Mikhail Baryshnikov the Last of the Highbrow Superstars?

Fifty years since he left the Soviet Union, he insists on using his huge fame to bring attention to difficult, esoteric art. By Jason Diamond

Another New Twitter? Good Luck With That.

Users are now flocking to Bluesky. But every social media platform becomes a wasteland in the end. By J Wortham

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The New York Times Magazine – Dec. 8, 2024

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (December 14 2024): The 12.15.24 issue features ‘The Silence of Alice Munro’…

What Alice Munro Knew

The Nobel-winning author’s husband was a pedophile who targeted her daughter and other children. Why did she stay silent?

Opioids Ravaged a Kentucky Town. Then Rehab Became Its Business.

In Louisa, an unbearable social crisis has become the main source of economic opportunity.

Could This Tiny School Break Down the Wall Between Church and State?

Officials in Oklahoma are laying the groundwork to push Christianity into public schools.

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The Economist Magazine (December 12, 2024): The latest issue features ‘What Now?’…

How the new Syria might succeed or fail

The end of the house of Assad. Much will go wrong. But for now, celebrate a tyrant’s fall

What Spain can teach the rest of Europe

Our number-crunching suggests it was the best-performing rich economy in 2024

America’s searing market rally brings new risks

Financial innovation is just as much to blame as the technological sort

Multilateral institutions are turning away from the poorest countries

Even bail-outs are getting expensive

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Preview: The New Yorker Magazine – Dec. 16, 2024

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Santa exits the subway.

The New Yorker (December 9, 2024): The latest issue features Eric Drooker’s “A Seasonal Delivery” – Santa Claus—he’s just like the rest of us.

President Emmanuel Macron Has Plunged France into Chaos

Lawmakers have toppled the government for the first time since 1962. How did we get here? By Lauren Collins

What Will Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy Accomplish with Doge?

Two political newcomers have arrived to slash big government, but so far the project seems less revolutionary than advertised.

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The New York Times Magazine – Dec. 8, 2024

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (December 7 2024): The 12.8.24 Issue features William Langewiesche on the secret Pentagon war game how nuclear escalation spirals out of control; Daniel Bergner on a mysterious gap in psychosis rates; Alexis Okeowo on an endless war in Ethiopia; and more.

The Secret Pentagon War Game That ​Offers a Stark​ Warning for Our Times

The devastating outcome of the 1983 game reveals that nuclear escalation inevitably spirals out of control.

The Interview: Tilda Swinton Would Like a Word With Trump About His Mother

The Academy Award-winning actress discusses her lifelong quest for connection, humanity’s innate goodness and the point of being alive.

Ethiopia’s Agony: ‘I Have Never Seen This Kind of Cruelty in My Life’

A rare look inside a region still reckoning with the toll of war crimes, even as new conflicts roil the nation. By Alexis Okeowo

America’s Hidden Racial Divide: A Mysterious Gap in Psychosis Rates

Black Americans experience schizophrenia and related disorders at twice the rate of white Americans. It’s a disparity that has parallels in other cultures. By Daniel Bergner

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The Economist Magazine (December 5, 2024): The latest issue features ‘America’s Gambling Frenzy’….

America’s gambling boom should be celebrated, not feared

The gambling frenzy is mostly about people being free to enjoy themselves

France steps into deep trouble

It has no government and no budget, and is politically gridlocked

Yoon Suk Yeol of South Korea should resign, or be impeached

His coup attempt was foiled. But grave tests still remain for the country

Joe Biden abused a medieval power to pardon his son

The president’s reversal is understandable, hum

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Preview: The New Yorker Magazine – Dec. 9, 2024

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The Knicks players outside Madison Square Garden.

The New Yorker (December 2, 2024): The latest issue features John Cuneo’s “Garden Party” – The Knicks are making a joyful comeback.

Stopping the Press

After spending years painting the media as the “enemy of the people,” Donald Trump is ready to intensify his battle against the journalists who cover him. By David Remnick

R.F.K., Jr., Wants to Eliminate Fluoridated Water. He Used to Bottle and Sell It

Donald Trump’s nominee to lead H.H.S. once started a bottled-water line, Keeper Springs. What was in it? By Charles Bethea

On the Block: Where Jerry Lewis and Buddy Hackett Once Schvitzed

The tummlers have moved on, but the distinctive Friars Club building, in midtown, is going to the highest bidder. By Bruce Handy

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The New York Times Magazine-Dec. 1, 2024

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (November 30, 2024): The 12.1.24 Issue features Susan Dominus on an I.V.F. mix-up; Amir Ahmadi Arian on the director Mohammad Rasoulof; Francesca Mari on deadly superbugs bred by modern warfare; and more.

An I.V.F. Mix-Up, a Shocking Discovery and an Unbearable Choice

Two couples in California discovered they were raising each other’s genetic children. Should they switch their girls?

Modern Warfare Is Breeding Deadly Superbugs. Why?

Researchers are trying to understand why resistant pathogens are so prevalent in the war-torn nations of the Middle East.

Am I a Hypocrite for Calling Donald Trump a Liar?

The magazine’s Ethicist columnist on hypocrisy. By Kwame Anthony Appiah

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Politics: The Nation Magazine – December 2024

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The Nation Magazine (November 27, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Where Do We Go From Here?’…

Reckoning With the Election Results

What went wrong—and what we have to do now. D.D. Guttenplan Share Facebook Twitter Email Flipboard Pocket An expense of spirit: Harris gets cozy with Liz Cheney.

The Democrats Will Keep Losing Until They Solve Their Plutocracy Problem

The party’s habitual deference to big donors makes it impossible to effectively oppose Trumpism.

Ukraine: Compromise or Collapse

The news from Ukraine’s front lines is grim.

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Preview: The New Yorker Magazine – Dec. 2, 2024

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A young person works on a farmhouse as turkeys wearing Groucho goggles look on.

The New Yorker (November24, 2024): The latest issue features Tom Toro’s “Incognito” – Putting on a friendly face.

The Fundamental Problem with R.F.K., Jr.,’s Nomination to H.H.S.

Kennedy has many bad ideas. Yet the irony of our political moment is that his more reasonable positions are the ones that could sink his candidacy. By Dhruv Khullar

How Old Age Was Reborn

“The Golden Girls” reframed senior life as being about socializing and sex. But did the cultural narrative of advanced age as continued youth twist the dial too far? By Daniel Immerwahr

How to Make Fuel (or Booze) from Thin Air

Air Company, a startup that has used water and carbon dioxide to make vodka and to power automobiles, taste-tests its product and discusses getting Elon Musk’s business. By Adam Iscoe