Times Literary Supplement (August 7, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Paper Dreams’ – Dinah Birch on William Morris’s contradictions; Cancelled left and right; Downfall of the West; Sly old Chaucer; Beowulf, hero of the Northern World….
The Darién Gap was once considered impassable. Now hundreds of thousands of migrants are risking treacherous terrain, violence, hunger, and disease to travel through the jungle to the United States.
Some say a big war will help the country’s enemies. But is anyone listening?
Tightwads drag around a phantom limb of poverty, no matter what their bank account says.
Corporate news media too often miss the pervasive influence of unaccountable election spending.
As framed by corporate news media, presidential elections have become as formulaic as a Hallmark holiday movie.
Social media has the power to influence voters.
President Biden has proposed radical changes to the Court. Reviewing them is a reminder of why reform is so hard, despite dissatisfaction and a wealth of ideas.
By Amy Davidson Sorkin
Julie Benko, who hit it big after going on in place of Beanie Feldstein in “Funny Girl,” has a lot of advice for the Vice-President, now that she’s done with waiting in the wings.
By Zach Helfand
The third-party Presidential candidate has a troubled past, a shambolic campaign, and some surprisingly good poll numbers.
By Clare Malone
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Scientists debate the role of humidity in rising heat deaths
Their expansion abroad holds important lessons for Western incumbents
Stepping back starts with a ceasefire in Gaza
Visitors are a boon, if managed wisely
Peaceful protests and judicious diplomacy offer some hope
Expect lots of booze, sweat and plexiglass
Fifty years after Shirley Chisholm ran for the Presidency, we find ourselves yet again questioning the durability of outmoded presumptions about race and gender. By Jelani Cobb
In Milwaukee, with a candidate who had just cheated death, the resentment rhetoric of Trump’s 2016 campaign gave way to an atmosphere of festive certainty. By Anthony Lane
She became famous playing buttoned-up Agent Scully. But in midlife her characters often have a strong erotic charge—and now she’s edited “Want,” a book of sexual fantasies. By Rebecca Mead
BARRON’S MAGAZINE (July 27, 2024): The latest issue features..
Sirius XM, Charter Communications, and Warner Bros. Discovery have come under pressure. But investors shouldn’t count him out.
Kamala Harris’ Senate career focused on families, workers, healthcare. She is likely to continue the Biden administration’s policies.Long read
Barron’s annual guide to the top annuities—from those offering guaranteed lifetime income to those linked to the stock market, with downside protection—will help you pick the right one.Long read
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Atoms of element 116 show path to create element 120 and extend the periodic table
VIPER cancellation shocks planetary scientists and puts commercial lunar delivery program on edge
Culling crown-of-thorns boosted coral cover on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
As private fleets grow, so do concerns about ozone-destroying effects of metal particles
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