14
May
‘Unknown territory’
‘Unknown territory.’ On April 24, the German government revised its forecast for GDP growth this year from 0.3 percent
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14
May
Divergence
Why are younger men increasingly voting for the populist right and younger women, the environmental left? Rosie Campbell on a new gender divide in the Western world.
9 min read
13
May
‘Bounce’
‘Bounce.’ The New York-based DJ and producer Anthony Naples has a new album, Scanners, that lands perfectly in time for
12
May
China first
China first. Since U.S. President Donald Trump declared a new round of global tariffs on April 2, Chinese diplomats
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12
May
Whisked away
Why are millions of factory jobs leaving China? Victor Shih on the country’s extraordinary self-inflicted loss.
9 min read
11
May
‘Perihelion’
‘Perihelion.’ The composer and pianist Max Richter has drafted a string section for his latest single, “perihelion”—which means the
09
May
‘Ring the Alarm’
‘Ring the Alarm.’ Tenor Saw, a pioneer of dancehall reggae, was killed in 1988 at the age of only 21
09
May
Veritatis splendor
Member’s despatch, Week XIX: ‘We have a pope.’ India, Pakistan, and all-out war. & Thinking about the beauty of art helps thinking abstractly. + Is Donald Trump making China more popular? How to have humane labor in an age of automated work? Music from Tenor Saw. What is dancehall reggae? &c.
18 min read
07
May
Imperial equerry
Imperial equerry. On Tuesday, April 29, The Guardian reported that U.S. officials had informed their counterparts in London that
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07
May
Terminators
What are the risks of “killer robots” to civilians? Lucy Suchman on the automation of modern warfare.
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