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28
Apr
Help wanted

Help wanted

Where have all the workers gone? Matthew Notowidigdo on the transformation of the global labor market.
10 min read
27
Apr

‘Restless Sleep’

‘Restless Sleep.’ Via Hessle Audio, one of London’s leading-edge dance labels, a song from Josi Devil that lives up
25
Apr

‘Twiggy, Twiggy’

‘Twiggy, Twiggy.’ In the early 1990s, trip-hop and downtempo were dominant Western sounds, but a very different sound came from
25
Apr
Reasoning with a tiger

Reasoning with a tiger

Member’s despatch, Week XVII: The U.S. talks peace as Russia presses war in Ukraine. The global trade-war era continues—in strange directions. & Border fighting between India and Pakistan follows a mass murder in Kashmir. &c.
16 min read
23
Apr

‘Kinetic diplomacy’

‘Kinetic diplomacy.’ During last fall’s election campaign, U.S. President Donald Trump called himself the “candidate of peace”—saying
1 min read
23
Apr
‘Trust nexus’

‘Trust nexus’

Why are so many Americans so suspicious of the news media? Benjamin Toff on news consumption, social media, and partisan polarization.
10 min read
22
Apr

‘Maggie na bhFlaitheas’

‘Maggie na bhFlaitheas.’ Here’s the lead single from “Ithaca,” the new album by Lullahush, an experimental project from the
21
Apr

Seoul divisions

Seoul divisions. Political chaos broke out in South Korea on the night of December 3, when the country’s former
1 min read
20
Apr

‘First Buds’

‘First Buds.’ The South Korean composer and hammered-dulcimer player Park Jiha has a new record out, All Living Things. This
18
Apr
Never forget

Never forget

Member’s despatch, Week XVI
18 min read