From extreme cold to strong magnets and high pressures, the Synergetic Extreme Condition User Facility (SECUF) provides conditions for researching potential wonder materials
Times Literary Supplement (May 8 2024): The latest issue features ‘Reverie and revolution’ – Ian Penman on Surrealism; Crime fiction gets political; Scorsese’s English masters, women pianists and more….
Mrs Beeton’s recipes are still followed more than a century later. Kate Green raises a spoon to the first domestic goddess
This is how we brew it
Good coffee, companionship and delectable cakes are on offer in the cafés of the Cots-wolds. Ben Lerwill takes a sip
The magnificent seven
On the 75th birthday of Badminton Horse Trials, Kate Green salutes seven heroes of eventing’s premier weekend
Mere moth or merveille du jour?
The names of our butterflies and moths owe their artistic overtones to a golden group, discovers Peter Marren
Heaven is a place on earth
From Sissinghurst to Charleston, gardens offered the women of the Bloomsbury group refuge, solace and inspiration. Deborah Nicholls-Lee enjoys a stroll
Jane Tuckwell’s favourite painting
The event director of Badminton Horse Trials chooses a hunting scene with personal resonance
Where are the food targets?
Farmers should be allowed to prioritise producing food, believes Minette Batters
An air of homely distinction
The Anglo-American artistic circle of Russell House in Broadway, Worcestershire, lives on through its current incumbents, John Martin Robinson is pleased to say
Blow the froth off
Spring has donned its lacy garb as cow parsley flowers. Vicky Liddell walks the umbellifer lanes
There is no sting in this tale
The fearsome scorpion fly is straight out of science-fiction central casting, says Ian Morton
Angels in the house
Jo Caird marvels at a rare survival in a Cotswold church
The good stuff
Hetty Lintell packs her case and runs away to the airport
Interiors
Curl up and get cosy with the comfiest bedroom accessories, chosen by Amelia Thorpe
A haunt of ancient peace
Recently renovated, the gardens of Iford Manor in Wiltshire are as idyllic today as they were when Harold Peto created the Italianate design, marvels Tiffany Daneff
Native herbs
John Wright adds tonic and raises a glass to the juniper
I don’t think you’re ready for this jelly
Quivering, crystal-clear savoury jelly is all grown up. Tom Parker Bowles braves the wobble
Dulce et decorum est
Michael Sandle is still fighting the good fight through his art as he turns 88, reveals John McEwen
Put some graphite in your pencil
A trick of Cumbrian geology led to worldwide fame for Keswick, scribbles Harry Pearson
The New Yorker (May 6, 2024): The new issue‘s cover featuresMark Ulriksen’s “Shotime” – For many fans, the real harbinger of spring is the beginning of baseball season.
In an interview, the basketball star reveals her humiliation — and friendships — in Russian prison, and her path to recovery.
By J Wortham
On the March afternoon when I met Brittney Griner in Phoenix, the wildflowers were in peak efflorescence, California poppies and violet cones of lupine exploding everywhere. Griner was in bloom too. She was practicing with some local ballers brought in by her W.N.B.A. team, the Mercury, to prepare its players for the start of the season in May. On the court, Griner was loose, confident, trading jokes with the other players between runs.
American investors are gobbling up the storied teams of the English Premier League — and changing the stadium experience in ways that soccer fans resent.
‘Science Magazine – May 2, 2024: The new issue features ‘Superspreading Seeds’ – Influencers spread health messages across remote villages; making sense of evidence on early childhood education; Brain and muscle clocks cooperate to resist aging…
National Geographic Traveller Magazine (May 2, 2024): The latest issueExplore 17 unique ways to get out and about in Paris as it celebrates its Olympic year with the June 2024 issue. Plus, take a look beyond the resorts of Phuket, go on a wild adventure in Albania and discover the long-flourishing desert community of Scottsdale, Arizona.
From sailing its scenic waterways to cooling off in open-air pools or stepping back in time on a historical walking tour, there’s no shortage of ways to enjoy Paris as it welcomes the warmer weather. One of Europe’s most majestic and storied capitals, with plans to turn it into one of continent’s greenest well underway, this is a city best explored outdoors.
Also inside this issue:
Phuket: Divine gastronomy and spirited religious festivals define Thailand’s largest island Albania: Home to Europe’s first wild river national park, this adventure hub is the Balkans’ best-kept secret Algeria: Slip into a landscape of ochre citadels, nomadic peoples and volcanic plateaus Scottish Isles: Experience the nation’s wave-rattled northern and western fringes with these daring itineraries Valletta: Whether on a church ceiling or in a subterranean necropolis, art can be found all over the Maltese capital Scottsdale: This Arizona city’s past, present and future are bound to the mountains and the desert Northern Lanzarote: Forget the beach resorts — this island’s northern reaches are ripe for adventure Mumbai: In this vast city, a love of street food is as immovable as the streets themselves Santiago: Hang behind in the Chilean capital to discover museums, street art and characterful hotels
News, Views and Reviews For The Intellectually Curious
National Geographic Traveller Magazine (May 2, 2024): The latest issue 
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