By Michael Wood
Times Literary Supplement (October 16, 2024): The latest issue features ‘A world away from K-pop -The Nobel laureate Han Kang, Sylvia Plath’s final say; Alan Hollinghurst gets Brexit done; The dictotor’s treadmill; Keeping the Warburg weird…
HARVARD MAGAZINE (October 15, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Out of Reach’ – America’s housing affordability crisis…
America’s housing problem—and what to do about it by Jonathan Shaw
Latanya Sweeney confronts our all-consuming “technocracy.” by Lydialyle Gibson
College sports are changing. Will Harvard athletics? by Max J. Krupnick
The GOP’s identity crisis by Lauren Oyler
On minor characters and human possibility by Yiyun Li
From Mysticism, which was published last month by New York Review Books. by Simon Critchley
Country Life Magazine (October 15, 2024): The latest issue features…
John Goodall charts the rise, fall and rise again of the Palace of Holyroodhouse in the Edinburgh landmark’s 900-year history
Harnessing the power of a dog’s snout can play a crucial role in protecting curlew, newts and red squirrels, discovers Alexa Phillips
Kate Green celebrates the 70th birthday of Exmoor National Park, famed for a beguiling blend of wild beauty and farmed landscape
Find out what happens when the greenery bites back as Deborah Nicholls-Lee develops a taste for Britain’s carnivorous plants
The managing director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra chooses a vibrant, glowing work
Conservation owes much to Dr Dick Potts, says Kate Green
The smooth flanks of the Downs are our oldest manmade habitat, suggests John Lewis-Stempel from a lofty perch on Caburn hill
Paula Lester puts her stalking skills to the test as she sets out in pursuit of Chinese water deer on a Bedfordshire farm
Harry Pearson hails the dandy, diving eider duck, safeguarded since the time of St Cuthbert
David Profumo relives the days when the fabled waters of Lewis were seemingly ‘paved with fish’
The advent of autumn calls for richer hues, advises Hetty Lintell
Matthew Dennison recommends a pediment for a grand flourish
Michaelmas daisies are among the shining stars of the autumn garden, declares John Hoyland
Amelia Thorpe selects sculptures to adorn any outside space
Melanie Johnson on parsnips
John Wright goes rooting around for the subtle, subterranean flavour of Britain’s native truffles
This piscatorial profession and pastime has kept artists hooked for centuries, finds Carla Passino
Snuff taking is nothing to get sniffy about, argues Harry Pearson
James Clarke examines The Secret Garden’s enduring appeal a century after the author’s death
Michael Billington is spoilt for choice with a run of first nights
Cultured Mind (October 12, 2024): Explore the top 8 exhibitions at Art Basel 2024 in Paris including Harold Ancart – “Maison Ancart”, Dana Schutz’s “The Sea and All Its Subjects” and Bracha Ettinger’s “Trust After the End of Trust”.
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Even many of the ex-President’s opponents haven’t grasped the scale of the man’s villainy. By Adam Gopnik
After the 2016 election, progressives blamed white women for Hillary Clinton’s loss. This year, Black men have come under special scrutiny. By Jelani Cobb
The Russian opposition leader’s account of his last years and his admonition to his country and the world. By Alexei Navalny
The Guardian Weekly (October 12, 2024) – The new issue features ‘The Isolation of Israel’ – On a year of the Israel-Gaza War…
Remember when the existence of natural disasters wasn’t up for ‘debate’? It seems like a long time ago now
THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW (October 12, 2024): The latest issue features ‘The Heart of the Matter’
These terrifying tales by the likes of Stephen King and Shirley Jackson are more than good reads: They’ll freak you out, too.
The memoir, which will cover his time in prison and Russia’s move toward autocracy, will be published by Crown, an imprint of Penguin Random House.
The South Korean author, best known for “The Vegetarian,” is the first writer from her country to receive the prestigious award.
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