Plus: Hildegard Bechtler on the art of stage design, very fancy Victorian ice creams, the art market braces for stormy weather, a Madonna pregnant with meaning and a preview of Parcours des Mondes; reviews of Kafka in Oxford, the gardeners of the Bloomsbury Group, and the silversmith who struck gold for Tiffany & Co.
THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE (July 6, 2024): The latest issue features…
Eddie Murphy has been so famous for so long, occupying such a lofty place in the cultural landscape, that it can be easy to overlook just how game-changing a figure he actually is.
Let’s start, as Murphy’s career did, with standup. There had been star comics before — Steve Martin, Richard Pryor — but none exploded with anything like Murphy’s speed or intensity.
His “X” trilogy — which culminates with “MaXXXine” — obsesses over cinema, stardom and the industry itself.
By RYAN BRADLEY
New York is trying to treat an addictive substance just like any other product.
By CHARLES FAIN LEHMAN
BARRON’S MAGAZINE – JULY 6, 2024 ISSUE:
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation has become a game-changing philanthropic organization, with donations from the likes of Mark Zuckerberg and Reed Hastings.
The U.S. auto maker is focused on returning capital to shareholders, which should boost performance in the months ahead.Long read
Cash will become less attractive when the Federal Reserve finally begins cutting rates.3 min read
Country Life Magazine (July 2, 2024): The latest issue features ‘The Call of the Coast’; Seaside treasure – the museum on the cliff; What a scoop – secrets of the ice-cream makers; A boatbuilder’s life, Barbie’s lore and best beach clubs…
Ben Lerwill drops anchor in the Thames to meet master boat-builder Mark Edwards, whose eclectic roll call of clients includes Elizabeth II and George Clooney
Artisan ice cream makers have got it licked, says Madeleine Silver, as she checks out cones lovingly created using local milk and natural flavourings
Barbie is still in the pink at the age of 65. Susan Jenkins charts the ups and downs of Mattel’s often-controversial, yet still much-loved figurehead
Rosie Paterson reveals that Italy is still the place to go for unbeatable beach clubs, Richard MacKichan discovers the untouched isle of Formentera and Pamela Goodman carves out her own niche on a transatlantic cruise
The writer chooses a ‘gorgeous panorama’ bursting with fellowship and rustic merry-making
The country is all of a flutter in the build up to the General Election, but all bets are off for an exasperated Carla Carlisle
Kate Green marvels at the Minack, Rowena Cade’s breathtaking cliffside amphitheatre
Increasing numbers of jellyfish are wobbling their way into British waters, but there’s no need to be alarmed, says Helen Scales
Hetty Lintell’s bold sunglasses leave everyone else in the shade
Well-thought-out garden buildings are an ideal way to get closer to Nature, suggests Amelia Thorpe
Rosie Paterson goes up, up and away for the capital’s Balloon Regatta, Levison Wood is in the hotseat, Holly Black takes the wraps off the new-look Royal Academy Schools and Jemima Sissons is on the comeback trail
The D-Day landings were planned from its shores, but today George Plumptre finds a haven of peace at Lepe House in Hampshire
Tom Parker Bowles is seduced by the charms of the strawberry, that most flirtatious of fruits
Melanie Johnson savours the joy of sweet and floral apricots
All eyes are on St Swithin’s Day as Lia Leendertz examines what weather lore has in store
President Biden has offered help to undocumented spouses of U.S. citizens, in the most consequential act of immigration relief in more than a decade. By Jonathan Blitzer
Give now to get your name on the wing of a fighter jet!
In “Long Island Compromise,” wealth is a curse. Or is that just what we’d like to think?
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Discover Magazine (June 30, 2024): The latest issue features ‘Next-Gen Medicine’ – Recreating human organs on microchips; Inside the new Opioid Crisis; History’s strangest sleep study and Prehistoric Family Secrets…
From rendering animal testing obsolete to reducing HIV and preterm birth, Donald Ingber is making the future a reality.
BARRON’S MAGAZINE – JULY 1, 2024 ISSUE:
Bets on market moves have taken off with these options. Stocks like Nvidia and Apple could be next.
Smart rings and smartwatches are providing consumers with reams of health information. Clinical device makers like DexCom needn’t worry.Long read
From Treasuries to REITs and MLPs, there are plenty of places to find generous dividends and yields.Long read
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At the site of Berenike, in the desert sands along the Red Sea, archaeologists are uncovering wondrous new finds that challenge old ideas about the makings of the modern world
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In the wake of Hurricane Ike, engineers have been crafting a $34 billion plan to protect the city. Will it work when the next disaster arrives?
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The North’s fruitful partnership with Liberian farmers fueled a steady supply of an essential beverage
After the election, populists of the right and left could hobble a centrist president
He has a domestic agenda, but no easy way to bring it about
American fried chicken can now be served from the Philippines
Deadly heat is increasingly the norm, not an exception to it
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As the hunt for habitable Earth-like planets stalls, astronomers are turning to bigger worlds
Four decades after his lab found odd, massive particles inside cells, Leonard Rome is still determined to figure out what “vaults” do
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