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THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY - OCTOBER 23, 2026
@guardianweekly Israel’s elections next week offer voters their first verdict on Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition since the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023. Emma Graham-Harrison reports that, whatever Netanyahu’s fate, the Knesset will likely shift further right: over half a million Israelis have reached voting age since 2022, and polls show three-quarters of first-time Jewish voters identify as right or centre-right. Peter Beaumont profiles opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot, a former general unlike Netanyahu in style and character but deliberately vague on key policies. Pollster Dahlia Scheindlin argues only a clear opposition victory could help Israel heal, strengthen democracy and secure Palestinian rights. Also, protests that have convulsed Spain and France in recent weeks spill over to Italy and Portugal
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THE NEW STATESMAN MAGAZINE - OCTOBER 23, 2026
@NewStatesman Sally Rooney is a writer, not a terrorist - An open letter to the government from leading authors, artists and public figures; This is censorship by other means - The Sally Rooney affair shows how laws meant to target terrorism now suppress the freedom to dissent; Carlo Rovelli’s flitting perspectives - Science’s leading evangelist challenges what we think we know – about the laws of physics and of human conflict; “I get criticised that I’m a sticking plaster” - How Martin Lewis became the real shadow chancellor.
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HARPER'S MAGAZINE - NOVEMBER 2026
@Harpers The latest issue features ‘WHY SOCIAL MEDIA BANS FAIL’, contemporary regulatory, ideological, and cultural shifts by featuring Oscar Schwartz’s investigative report on the making of Australia’s social-media restrictions, Jackson Lears’s historical essay advocating for a return to the nation’s foundational anti-imperialist principles, Sam Kestenbaum’s miscellany piece examining the intersection of artificial intelligence and spirituality at the dawn of a large language model New Age, a retrospective commemorating seventy years of bad taste at the Eurovision Song Contest, and a critical evaluation of Cormac McCarthy’s furious eloquence.
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THE NEW WORLD MAGAZINE - OCTOBER 22, 2026
@TheNewWorldmag The latest issue features ‘AGENT ORANGE’ – Whose Side Is Trump Really On?; Trump’s going to lose it - Dire midterm polls, sackings, a dodgy deal with Putin… all looks bad for the president. But he might take the US down with him; Emily Maitlis’s diary: Why are we turning away the people who could make Britain richer?; Trump, Putin and the ‘peacemakers’ who make war more likely - The comforting idea that we can understand and persuade our enemies is leading the world towards disaster
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MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2026
@techreview The Impossible issue features ‘Is it fun to dream about living on the moon or uploading our brains?’ By interviewing field experts and researchers, evaluating barriers, and tracking prototyping progress, @MIT analyzed and rated six long-anticipated, transformative technologies on a scale of 0 to 10: nuclear-powered spaceships, an exercise pill, interspecies communication, solid-state batteries, and PFAS cleanup. #technology #artificialintelligence
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BIG THINK MAGAZINE - FALL 2026
@bigthink ‘MADE IN OUR IMAGE’ – The philosophies of AI and what they reveal about us; 10 perspectives that divide the AI world - AI will likely impact everything from the economy to the battlefield, but exactly how remains to be seen; Why the AI boom is creating a hunger for human connection - As AI makes life more efficient, people are seeking out real-world community — and all its messiness; China is mass-producing slop at a scale the world has never seen - I thought China’s AI video boom was driven by creativity, innovation, and tech diffusion. I was wrong #ArtificialIntelligence #technology
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THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE - OCTOBER 24, 2026
@TheEconomist 'THE AGONY OF LIBERAL EUROPE' - Centrist rulers have fallen dangerously short—and are now paying the price; Will AI take over science? - Artificial intelligence will require scholars to reinvent their disciplines; Mysteries of the Musk Foundation - The world’s richest man disdains charity. His money is where his mouth is; Our interview with Alice Weidel - The populist-right politician says Ukraine has “already lost” against Russia and should sue for peace; How Britain’s lobbyists exploit suicide - Public policy is increasingly dictated by tragedy #Europe #Ukraine
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HISTORY TODAY MAGAZINE - NOVEMBER 2026
@HistoryToday ‘1956’ – The Cold War’s winter of discontent. In late 1956 hundreds of thousands of Hungarians joined an uprising against the country’s Moscow-oriented government; How Did the Suez Crisis Change the World? The military attempt to reverse Egypt’s nationalisation of the Suez Canal in 1956 was a disaster for Britain. What were the consequences?; The Victorian Origins of Investigative Journalism.
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NATURE MAGAZINE - OCTOBER 22, 2026
@Nature ‘WINGING IT’ – How butterflies create motion illusions to help them evade predators; Light and mirrors move large quantum computers closer to reality; Lead-tainted teeth reveal medieval mines’ unequal toll; Orangutan mothers arrange play dates for their babies; Growing plane and ship traffic degrade the air of western North America #science #research
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THE NEW YORK TIMES - THURSDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2026 - FRONT PAGE
@nytimes Strike on Saudi Airport Kills 2 as U.S. Tells Some Diplomats to Leave; U.S. and Israel Draw Up Plans for Renewed Strikes on Iran After Elections; Putin Nears a Prize: Restoring Ties With the U.S. While Giving Up Nothing; Student Protests Mushroom Across Europe, Exposing Bleak Views of the Future; Looted Goods From French Stores Flood Resale Sites After Riots
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THE GUARDIAN WEEKLY - OCTOBER 23, 2026
@guardianweekly Israel’s elections next week offer voters their first verdict on Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition since the Hamas-led attacks of 7 October 2023. Emma Graham-Harrison reports that, whatever Netanyahu’s fate, the Knesset will likely shift further right: over half a million Israelis have reached voting age since 2022, and polls show three-quarters of first-time Jewish voters identify as right or centre-right. Peter Beaumont profiles opposition candidate Gadi Eisenkot, a former general unlike Netanyahu in style and character but deliberately vague on key policies. Pollster Dahlia Scheindlin argues only a clear opposition victory could help Israel heal, strengthen democracy and secure Palestinian rights. Also, protests that have convulsed Spain and France in recent weeks spill over to Italy and Portugal
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THE NEW STATESMAN MAGAZINE - OCTOBER 23, 2026
@NewStatesman Sally Rooney is a writer, not a terrorist - An open letter to the government from leading authors, artists and public figures; This is censorship by other means - The Sally Rooney affair shows how laws meant to target terrorism now suppress the freedom to dissent; Carlo Rovelli’s flitting perspectives - Science’s leading evangelist challenges what we think we know – about the laws of physics and of human conflict; “I get criticised that I’m a sticking plaster” - How Martin Lewis became the real shadow chancellor.
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HARPER'S MAGAZINE - NOVEMBER 2026
@Harpers The latest issue features ‘WHY SOCIAL MEDIA BANS FAIL’, contemporary regulatory, ideological, and cultural shifts by featuring Oscar Schwartz’s investigative report on the making of Australia’s social-media restrictions, Jackson Lears’s historical essay advocating for a return to the nation’s foundational anti-imperialist principles, Sam Kestenbaum’s miscellany piece examining the intersection of artificial intelligence and spirituality at the dawn of a large language model New Age, a retrospective commemorating seventy years of bad taste at the Eurovision Song Contest, and a critical evaluation of Cormac McCarthy’s furious eloquence.
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THE NEW WORLD MAGAZINE - OCTOBER 22, 2026
@TheNewWorldmag The latest issue features ‘AGENT ORANGE’ – Whose Side Is Trump Really On?; Trump’s going to lose it - Dire midterm polls, sackings, a dodgy deal with Putin… all looks bad for the president. But he might take the US down with him; Emily Maitlis’s diary: Why are we turning away the people who could make Britain richer?; Trump, Putin and the ‘peacemakers’ who make war more likely - The comforting idea that we can understand and persuade our enemies is leading the world towards disaster
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MIT TECHNOLOGY REVIEW - NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2026
@techreview The Impossible issue features ‘Is it fun to dream about living on the moon or uploading our brains?’ By interviewing field experts and researchers, evaluating barriers, and tracking prototyping progress, @MIT analyzed and rated six long-anticipated, transformative technologies on a scale of 0 to 10: nuclear-powered spaceships, an exercise pill, interspecies communication, solid-state batteries, and PFAS cleanup. #technology #artificialintelligence
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THE NEW YORK TIMES - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 2026 - FRONT PAGE
@nytimes Trump Approval Hits New Low Two Weeks Before Midterms - New Poll shows Democrats lead Republicans by 11 points; Why Palestinians Hope Israelis Will Oust Netanyahu in Pivotal Election; Russia Frees American Prisoner and a U.S. Envoy Calls Putin a ‘Humanitarian’; A Billionaire Wanted a Pardon. His Family Gave a Trump Confidante a $50 Million Deal; A.I. Election Videos Are Flooding Brazil. Could They Sway the Vote?
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EVERY AGE HAS ITS HARE - AN INTELLICUREAN ESSAY
Put your phone face down and read to the end of this post without touching it.
Around the year 400 a bishop confessed that a dog chasing a hare across a field had turned him from some great thought. This month Scientific American asked how we get sober from the feed.
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The hole is old. A girl drowned at Weimar in 1778, and the story put Goethe's novel in her pocket. A king tried to shut London's coffee houses and gave up in eleven days. New York banned pinball for 34 years.
Every panic was right about a few and wrong about the many.
What's new isn't the hole. In 2021 reporters built TikTok accounts that only lingered. One lingered on sadness; about half an hour later, 93% of its feed was about sadness.
In 1778 a town fitted a girl to a book. This one fits the book to you.
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COUNTRY LIFE MAGAZINE - OCTOBER 21, 2026
@Countrylifemag ‘Believe in Beauty’ – How William Morris Changed British Style. Also featured is a diverse array of articles, including Emma Hughes’s tribute to Ronald Searle, a unique leader piece by Nigel Molesworth, and a dive into MI5’s secret archives, alongside international travel and luxury features, structural and artistic highlights like No 22 Parkside and Elizabeth Lady Templetown’s Wedgwood designs, and practical guides on country-house history, interior lighting, seasonal fashion, and culinary traditions.
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