Five Books That Conjure Entirely New Worlds
The best-written stories can make readers feel as if they have passed through mundane states of being and been brought over ...
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Yes, Antony Blinken Should Resign. But He’s Not the Only One.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken shakes hand with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) in West Jerusalem on ...
The Economist10h
The Malcolm Gladwell rule: how to succeed while annoying critics
For his part, Mr Gladwell has argued that “People who read books in America seem to have no problem with my writing. But I am ...
Civil society groups nudge and cajole world leaders from the sidelines of United Nations week
As the meeting of world leaders kicked off at the United Nations on Sunday, across Manhattan on an elevated park that runs ...
As FTC Chair Lina Khan’s Term Expires, Democrats Are Torn Between Donors and Their Base
New polling shows roughly 80 percent of Democrats feel the government should be doing more to take on corporate monopolies. Still, prominent party donors are urging Kamala Harris to dump Lina Khan.
From 'Teenage Dream' to millennial nightmare – where did it go wrong for Katy Perry?
"Woman's World" provoked "some of the most savage reviews I can remember in years", said Carl Wilson in Slate. But with her ...
What Japan’s Next Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba Means for the World
Former Defense Minister Shigeru Ishiba, a plain-spoken populist, won leadership of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party in ...
The Economist18h
The storm chasers trying to save the world from drought
Proponents of this technique, known as cloud-seeding, believe that it can increase precipitation by around 10%. In the ...
Robots are our friends (right?): Review of Sunny on Apple TV+
Sunny transcends the traditional gimmicks of Japanese-themed cultural products designed for Western audiences to yield a ...
The Sahara Desert is turning green
The Sahara Desert, located in West Africa, is the largest hot desert in the world. While deserts are traditionally ...