01:06 As fighting continues in Pokrovsk and Kupyansk, Russia bears down on Ukraine’s main remaining Donbas strongholds. Meduza analyses the latest from the front. (news.google.com)
02:17 China Won''t Save Iran''s Regime – But Chinese Surveillance Technology Might - The Diplomat – Asia-Pacific Current Affairs Magazine (news.google.com)
07:45 Bond yields jump after Trump hints Hassett won''t be named Fed chair as Wall Street sees hawkish Warsh having easier path to replace Powell (news.google.com)
19:00 Bob Weir’s Feral Radiance - The Grateful Dead guitarist had the nature of a well-meaning cowboy, and a lasting capacity to access wonder and deep engagement. (www.newyorker.com)
19:00 Why Trump Supports Protesters in Tehran but Not in Minneapolis - During the President’s second Administration, universal principles such as self-determination and due process are wielded only opportunistically. (www.newyorker.com)
10:50 Erich von Stroheim’s Spectacular Art Is Back - A new restoration of Stroheim’s unfinished 1929 drama “Queen Kelly” spotlights his reckless directorial career, which, though brief, is one of the greatest of all. (www.newyorker.com)
07:09 Nia DaCosta Injects New Blood Into “28 Years Later: The Bone Temple” - In this gory sequel to Danny Boyle’s “28 Years Later,” an undead threat that has ravaged Britain turns out to be no match for the reality of living human evil. (www.newyorker.com)
03:00 With the Podcast “I’ve Had It,” Jennifer Welch Goes “Dark Woke” on Politics - A left-wing, atheist reality-TV host from Oklahoma is one of the most popular liberal podcasters, channelling outrage with MAGA and with Democrats she views as complacent. (www.newyorker.com)
03:00 How Betting Took Over Sports - The reporter Danny Funt discusses his new book, “Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling.” (www.newyorker.com)
01-16 The Mental Pratfalls of Anne Gridley, in “Watch Me Walk” - Also: Jodie Foster’s new movie, New York City Ballet’s winter season, music inspired by the poetry of the Black Arts Movement, and more. (www.newyorker.com)
01-16 A D.H.S. Shooting Puts Portland Back Under the Microscope - After a year under siege, the city’s police department contends with the tactics of federal immigration agents. (www.newyorker.com)
01-16 The Minnesota War Zone Is Trump’s Most Trumpian Accomplishment - The President may have started out by trash-talking America; one year into his second term, he is simply trashing it. (www.newyorker.com)
01-16 Album Review: Zach Bryan’s “With Heaven on Top” - The singer-songwriter has become one of the most popular musicians in America without much changing his no-frills approach. (www.newyorker.com)
01-15 Jay Powell, the Prepster Banker Who Is Standing Up to Trump - The seventy-two-year-old Fed chairman put to shame the heads of law firms, universities, and public companies who have caved to the White House. (www.newyorker.com)
01-15 Have You Saved Enough for Retirement If Your Life Culminates in Decades of Escalating Misfortune? - You need assets that grow in value constantly, like original paintings by legendary artists, or houses that haven’t been carried away by drones or invaded by mastermind insects. (www.newyorker.com)
01-15 Why Football Matters - It remains far and away the most popular sport in the U.S., even in the face of growing concerns about players’ safety. What do we get from the spectacle? (www.newyorker.com)
01-15 How Colombia’s President Reached an Uneasy Détente with Donald Trump - After the attack in Venezuela, its neighbor state reckons with U.S. aggression. (www.newyorker.com)
01-15 How Donald Trump Has Transformed ICE - A former D.H.S. oversight official on what, legally, the agency can and can’t do—and the accountability mechanisms that have been “gutted beyond recognition.” (www.newyorker.com)
01-15 Is Everything Going According to Marco Rubio’s Plan? - The Secretary of State is often described as the architect of U.S. policy toward Venezuela. How much control he actually exercises remains uncertain. (www.newyorker.com)
01-15 In Two Films About Palestinian Struggle, Time Is of the Essence - In “All That’s Left of You” and “The Voice of Hind Rajab,” medical emergencies beget agonizing moral conundrums. (www.newyorker.com)