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THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE – DECEMBER 29, 2025
THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest cover features “Goodbye to All That,” by Lorenzo Mattotti.
What Zohran Mamdani Is Up Against
When the thirty-four-year-old socialist is sworn in as mayor, he will have to navigate ICE raids, intransigent city power players, and twists of fate and nature. By Eric Lach
Why Millennials Love Prenups
Long the province of the ultra-wealthy, prenuptial agreements are being embraced by young people—including many who don’t have all that much to divvy up. By Jennifer Wilson
Peter Navarro, Trump’s Ultimate Yes-Man
The tariff cheerleader established the template of sycophancy for Trump Administration officials. By Ian Parker
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW – DECEMBER 21, 2025
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW: The latest issue features ‘Fight The Power’
John Darnielle: ‘Polish Literature Is a Whole Wondrous World!’
The novelist and musician is a voracious reader of books in translation. In “This Year,” he annotates the literary lyrics to 365 of his own songs.
Joan Didion and Kurt Vonnegut Had Something to Say. We Have It on Tape.
Rare recordings of E.E. Cummings, Mary Oliver and more offer a tour through literary history led by authors in their own words — and voices. Take a listen.
Once a Year the French Literary Scene Goes to the Dogs (Cats, Too)
It’s the day the “Animal Goncourt” is awarded. “Who better,” a judge says, “to talk about the fabulous relationship between animals and men than writers and philosophers?”
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE – Dec. 21, 2025
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 12.21.25 Issue features Sarah A. Topol on the dark side of fertility industry; Wyatt Williams on the writer Denis Johnson and his novella “Train Dreams”; Sam Kriss on A.I. writing; and more.
They Answered an Ad for Surrogates, and Found Themselves in a Nightmare
Eve was one of dozens of Thai women who traveled 4,000 miles — only to be trapped by the dark side of the global fertility industry.
How ‘Affordability’ Became a New Magic Word for Politicians
A rallying cry for Democrats taps into frustration over the inaccessibility of a modestly nice American existence — even for those with a decent income. By Nitsuh Abebe
The Lives They Lived
Remembering some of the artists, innovators and thinkers we lost in the past year.
SCIENCE MAGAZINE – DECEMBER 18, 2025
SCIENCE MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘2025 Breakthrough of the Year’…
Good morning, sunshine
The seemingly unstoppable growth of renewable energy is Science’s 2025 Breakthrough of the Year
The green giant
Images of China’s clean energy infrastructure reveal a transformation of unmatched scale and speed
Seafloor telecom cable turned into giant earthquake detector
Dense seismic array more than 4000 kilometers long promises new views of Earth’s interior
New materials could supercharge computer memory chips
Ferroelectrics could bolster “flash” memory in AI data centers and autonomous robots
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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – DECEMBER 20, 2025 PREVIEW
THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Holiday double issue’
China proved its strengths in 2025—and Donald Trump helped
It was a good year for Xi Jinping
Two months in, the Gaza ceasefire is floundering
The consequences will ripple beyond the Middle East
The Economist’s country of the year for 2025
Which country improved the most this year?
What Novo Nordisk, OpenAI and Pop Mart have in common
All three have suffered the curse of overnight success
The New Criterion – January 2026 Preview
THE NEW CRITERION: The latest issue features…
Reflections on the revolution: an introduction
On George Washington’s Farewell Address of 1796. by Roger Kimball
Conceived in liberty
On revolution and counterrevolution in America. by Myron Magnet
Burke’s revolutionary reflection
On the Gordon riots of 1780. by Dominic Green
The great divorce
On the causes of the American Revolution. by Andrew Roberts
Cover: Claremont Review Of Books – Winter 2026
Claremont Review of Books: The latest issue features ‘Special Anniversary Double Issue’….
Palace Intrigues
Imagine sitting near the apex of power in an empire and then being shown the door. You might want to write a tell-all book about it. If so, however, you would be advised to proceed with caution. Now, imagine what would barely be conceivable today: that you undertook to write your exposé while you were still in office. You would need all the finesse of a tightrope walker.
One Score and Five
This essay is adapted from remarks delivered at the Claremont Review of Books 25th anniversary gala, held at the Metropolitan Club in New York City on November 6, 2025.
Radical Republican
Charles Sumner: Conscience of a Nation
In the early hours of March 11, 1874, word spread around Washington that Charles Sumner was on the brink of death. The 63-year-old senator from Massachusetts had suffered a massive heart attack the previous evening. By 9 a.m., a crowd of several hundred had gathered in front of his home on Lafayette Square. “Colored men and women mingled with white in knots about his home,” wrote The New-York Tribune. Government workers, merchants, shopmen, waiters, and even “old colored women with baskets and bundles on their arms” stood together. Many were crying and begging to be let inside. They were stopped by one of Sumner’s friends and two policemen standing guard at the front door.
THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE – DECEMBER 22, 2025
THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest cover features Cartoons & Puzzles: A magazine maze, cartoonists on their forebears, Stephen Sondheim’s puzzle love, a hundredth-birthday diary, and more.
The Year In Trump Cashing In
In 2025, the President’s family has been making bank in myriad ways, many of them involving crypto and foreign money. By John Cassidy
In the Wake of Australia’s Hanukkah Beach Massacre
A conversation about the country’s unique Jewish community and rising levels of antisemitism.
The Federal Judge at the Trump Rally
Emil Bove violated a basic tenet of judicial ethics, presumably on purpose. By Ruth Marcus
History’s Judgment of Those Who Go Along
Some civil servants and senior officials in the Trump Administration are experiencing bouts of conscience
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE – Dec. 14, 2025
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 12.14.25 Issue features Great Performers issue, some of the year’s best actors show us how they conjure feelings on cue; Wesley Morris invents his own categories of awards; and more.
We Asked 10 of the Year’s Best Actors How They Conjure Feelings on Cue
Teyana Taylor, Liam Neeson, Rose Byrne and more of our best actors on how they summon the emotions that move us.
This Year’s Film Performances Were So Good, We Had To Invent New Awards
Best Acting in a Helmet, Best Nervous Breakdown, Craziest Charm—the film performances so good Wesley Morris had to invent his own categories. By Wesley Morris
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