Congress is not likely to be much of a constraint on him
Businesses and farmers will be hit with more tax
Olaf Scholz finally runs out of patience with Christian Lindner
Their critics dwell on the dangers and underestimate the benefits
The small screen claims some riveting shows this year, both new and returning
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Comparison of the hairless animals’ genomes with those of several other mammals shows low activity of certain sequences.
Study of thousands of people in rural communities shows that many do not experience a slump in well-being during their forties and fifties.
Sea-surface data show that the average sea-level rise in 2023 was more than double that in 1993.
Survey pinpoints pyramids, rural settlements and a large city in an unstudied stretch of Mexico.
On the morning of Wednesday, November 6th, Donald J. Trump was elected, for the second time, as President of the United States. For the cover of the November 18, 2024, issue, Barry Blitt depicted Trump’s looming silhouette—a reminder that a second term, though bound to include more moves from his all too familiar far-right playbook, will also undoubtedly usher in a new era of unprecedented extremism and intensified uncertainty in America.
The former President will return to the White House older, less inhibited, and far more dangerous than ever before
Country Life Magazine (November 5, 2024): The latest issue features…
Kate Green salutes Lt-Col John McCrae for giving us the poppy as a symbol of remembrance
Nature’s mimics and frauds are full of cunning survival tricks, as Laura Parker discovers
The Foundling Museum director selects a captivating, life-size portrait of performing choir girls
Carla Carlisle tries to look on the sunny side, but remains on the alert for ‘tragedy and trouble’
John Martin Robinson examines two Lancashire powerhouses: Lathom House and Knowsley Hall
Inscriptions etched by soldiers are a window into the First World War, suggests David Crossland
The wondrous wetlands of East Anglia are a marshy, manmade marvel for John Lewis-Stempel
Lia Leendertz weighs up the chances of an Indian summer
A 1974 country-house revolution was a major turning point for our old buildings, says Simon Jenkins
The Anderson shelter was a war-time lifesaver in more ways than one, reveals Russell Higham
Bright ideas with Amelia Thorpe
Tilly Ware applauds the bold planting in The Old Vicarage garden at Wormingford, Essex
Melanie Johnson harnesses the nutritious punch of cauliflower
John Wright urges caution as he extols the virtues of blewits, the most tasty of wild mushrooms
Mary Miers assesses the career of Sir Muirhead Bone, the first of Britain’s Official War Artists
Jeff Bezos endorsed a Trump-era slogan—“Democracy Dies in Darkness”—for his newspaper, the Washington Post. Why wouldn’t he let it endorse a candidate? By David Remnick
The handful of Kamala Harrises who aren’t the Vice-President review the perks (wayward donors) and the perils (threatening phone calls) of their name. By Dan Greene
After his Fox show was cancelled, Carlson spent a year in the wilderness, honing his vision of what the future of Trumpism might look like. This fall, he took his act on tour. By Andrew Marantz
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW (November 3, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Recipe For Living’ – In “Be Ready When The Luck Happens”, the TV chef Ina Garten asks, “How easy is that?”. Not very.
Suggested reading from critics and editors at The New York Times.
Share your memories of reading García Márquez’s books here.
Our columnists on new books by John Banville, Kate Christensen under a pseudonym and more.
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (November 2, 2024): The 11.3.24 Issue In this issue, Jim Rutenberg on the potential for an election certification crisis in the weeks ahead; Amanda Taub on the game theory of democracy; Ariel Lown Lewiton on her grandparents’ protest pin collection; and more.Read this issue
White and Black women have joined together to power progressive causes — from abolition to civil rights — but it’s a tenuous alliance.
It’s already powering remarkable visual innovations, like in the new movie “Here.” But boosters think that’s just the beginning. By Devin Gordon
Three times the results were disputed after the votes were in.
BARRON’S MAGAZINE (October 26, 2024): The latest issue features ‘The Secret to Walmart’s Success’…
Beyond bricks and mortar: Walmart’s executives and family owners quietly share a bond that helps the grocery and retail giant thrive, year after year.
We size up the likely impacts on the auto industry, energy, healthcare, industrials, regional banks, and technology.Long read
Lending from asset managers has quadrupled over the past decade to nearly $2 trillion in assets.
Literary Review – November 2, 2024: The latest issue features ‘The Making of Handel’s Messiah’; Another Side of Plath; Legends of El Cid; Germany Stalls and Smiley Returns…
THE HEDGEHOG REVIEW (FALL 2024): This issue’s theme is “In Need of Repair,” and it includes contributions from James Davison Hunter, Nicholas Carr, Martha Bayles, Olivier Zunz, Elias Crim, Aaron Horvath, Paul Scherz, Firmin DeBrabander, and John J. Lennon, as well as other reviews and essays from such contributors as Eugene McCarraher, Alan Jacobs, Paul Nedelisky, Rita Koganzon, Matthew Milliner, and Richard Hughes Gibson.
At the bottom of each of our system dysfunctions is a distinctive cultural disorder emerging from the many pressures of our rapidly modernizing world.
The Material World is no place for humans. By Richard Hughes Gibson
Nihilism’s Grip on American Democracy by James Davison Hunter
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