LITERARY REVIEW OF CANADA: The latest issue features…
A bit of welcome news Kyle Wyatt
From Sophocles to Danielle Smith Troy Nahumko
Where does higher education go next? Spencer Morrison
Sandford Fleming’s cables and clocks Michael Ledger-Lomas
The next move in championship chess Mark Plotkin
Archaeology Magazine: The latest issue features ‘Making Ancient Music’…
Tuning in to the sounds of the ancient world
Hoards of lavish gold and silver neck rings buried on an English hill reflect dramatic social change
Peru’s ancient farmers used intricate rock maps to plan for the future
Archaeologists are reimagining a time before the first pharaohs
The story of Greece’s famed Antikythera wreck is finally being revealed
Learn how studying DNA-based age markers in people with HIV helps us understand how GLP-1 drugs could slow molecular clocks.
Learn more about the rare composition of the Chicxulub impactor.
Literary Review of Canada The latest issue features…
A collective wake-up call by Kyle Wyatt
On the promise and perils of global soccer by James Brooke-Smith
Remember peanuts and Cracker Jack? by Stacey May Fowles
THE NEW ATLANTIS JOURNAL: The latest issue features…
An inquiry into staying human in the age of AI
Wuhan’s biohazard disposal system suffered a cascade of failures in the months leading up to Covid: new revelations that official investigators have overlooked
The qualities that make built places charming are best stewarded by people who live there. But America’s soul-crushing suburban districts are now owned by people far away — people who don’t even know they’re owners at all.
Would we be better off living in the Middle Ages? Astonishingly, influential voices on the American intellectual Right now seem to think so. Rather than affirming the Enlightenment ideals that inspired this country’s founding—reason, rights, markets, liberal democracy, and church–state separation—they are longing for, of all things, rule from the throne and altar. Last October …
On the 200th anniversary of his death on July 4, 1826, and the 250th anniversary of his Declaration of Independence, we need Thomas Jefferson now more than ever. We especially need his progressive views on the severance of church from state by a “wall of separation.” We in the United States live in troubling times …
The question confronting American educators today is not whether we should teach ethics to children—virtually everyone agrees that moral education is essential. The question is how we should teach ethics in an increasingly diverse society where traditional religious approaches no longer work for everyone. I believe we need to fundamentally rethink our approach to moral …
The Burlington Magazine: The latest issue features….
“The Consolidation of Collections: New Light on the 18th-Century British Art Market” An in-depth study by the editorial team and guest contributors exploring how major British estates restructured their private galleries during the mid-1700s. The article utilizes newly discovered ledger books to trace the provenance of several key Italian Baroque works.
“Paolo Veneziano and the International Gothic in Venice” Following the research trends seen in the early part of the year, this feature provides a technical analysis of recently restored altarpieces attributed to Veneziano, focusing on the use of ultramarine and gold leaf techniques that defined the Venetian style in the 14th century.
“Nicholas Lanier and the ‘Star’ Drawings: New Discoveries” Building on recent scholarship (featured in related symposiums), this article identifies several previously unrecognized drawings from the collection of Nicholas Lanier (1588–1666). It specifically examines the “star-shaped marks” used by Lanier and his uncle Jerome to catalog their sixteenth-century Italian acquisitions.
Editorial and Shorter Notices
Editorial: “The Future of Art History in the Digital Age” Editor Christopher Baker discusses the balance between traditional archival research and the integration of AI and digital imaging in art historical authentication.
Object in Focus: “George Frederic Watts’s Satan (1847)” A specialized notice providing a new interpretation of Watts’s massive canvas. The author argues that the figure’s pose was inspired by the Monte Cavallo Horse Tamers in Rome rather than the Apollo Belvedere, as previously thought.
Exhibition and Book Reviews
The Farnese Gallery Drawings (Musée du Louvre, Paris): A critical review by Ketty Gottardo on the exhibition focusing on the Carracci brothers’ preparatory works.
Studio Prints: A History, 1968–2011: A review of the new publication by Paul Holberton Publishing, detailing the impact of the London workshop on 20th-century printmaking.
Modernizing the Catalog: A review of the Patek Philippe exhibition and the intersection of fine horology with decorative arts history.
Summary of top 5 articles:
This feature dives into the ethics and technology behind “resurrection biology.” It tracks the progress of teams working on the Woolly Mammoth and the Thylacine (Tasmanian Tiger). Rather than just “cloning,” the article explains how researchers are using CRISPR to edit the genomes of living relatives to recreate extinct traits, questioning whether these hybrids truly represent the lost species or are simply “proxies” for a vanished world.
Drawing from a groundbreaking study, this piece explores how human evolution didn’t slow down after the dawn of agriculture—it accelerated. By analyzing 2,000-year-old genetic samples, researchers found that the transition to farming and dense city living forced our immune systems and metabolisms to evolve faster in a few millennia than they had in the previous 50,000 years.
A standout in the space section, this article chronicles the dramatic disintegration of Comet C/2026 A1 (MAPS). Discovered only in early 2026, the comet skimmed the sun on April 4th and lost its nucleus entirely. Astronomers explain the “headless wonder” phenomenon—where a comet’s tail continues to drift through space without its head—and what its fragile structure reveals about the early solar system.
Using data from “stellar archaeology,” this article describes how vibrations inside stars—known as starquakes—are allowing scientists to see hidden magnetic fields. By linking the magnetism of modern white dwarfs to their earlier lives as red giants, researchers have created a “fossil record” of a star’s evolution, offering a preview of what might happen to our own Sun in several billion years.
Following the safe return of the Artemis II crew, this long-form report provides the first detailed look at the data gathered during their moon flyby. It highlights the crew’s record-breaking distance from Earth and their observations of the “Grand Canyon of the Moon”—the South Pole-Aitken basin. The article shifts focus to the upcoming Artemis III mission, discussing the challenges of establishing a long-term lunar base.
Archaeology Magazine: The latest issue features ‘Exploring the World of the Odyssey.
Discovering the surprising inspirations behind Homer’s great tales of the Trojan War. By The Editors
Why Neolithic and Bronze Age farmers in the Alps built their villages on stilts
On the shores of a lake in Guatemala, the Itzá people defied the Spanish for nearly 200 years
A surreal style of painting endured for 4,000 years in the canyonlands of West Texas
The Yellow River brought both prosperity and calamity to China’s dazzling medieval capital By Ling Xin
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