Constantine Alexander
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And though the flowers of love be few; Yet let them be divine.
Frank Gehry, the Disrupter, Opened Their Imaginations. Architects, artists, clients and partners assess his life and impact over eight decades. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
Frank Gehry, the Disrupter, Opened Their Imaginations
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December 6, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Frank Gehry, the Disrupter, Opened Their Imaginations. Architects, artists, clients and partners assess his life and impact over eight decades. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/a...
What If Our Ancestors Didn’t Feel Anything Like We Do? The historians who want to know how our ancestors experienced love, anger, fear, and sorrow By Gal Beckerman Illustrations by Nicolás Ortega. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
What If Our Ancestors Didn’t Feel Anything Like We Do?
The historians who want to know how our ancestors experienced love, anger, fear, and sorrow
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December 6, 2025 at 8:37 AM
What If Our Ancestors Didn’t Feel Anything Like We Do? The historians who want to know how our ancestors experienced love, anger, fear, and sorrow By Gal Beckerman Illustrations by Nicolás Ortega. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Father of Rhythm Guitarists. The late Steve Cropper laid a template for generations of rock-and-roll guitarists. By David A. Graham. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
The Father of Rhythm Guitarists
The late Steve Cropper laid a template for generations of rock-and-roll guitarists.
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December 6, 2025 at 8:34 AM
The Father of Rhythm Guitarists. The late Steve Cropper laid a template for generations of rock-and-roll guitarists. By David A. Graham. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/culture/2025...
Trump warns of European ‘civilizational erasure’ in realigned national security strategy. Free Access (Gift) Article. wapo.st/445lWAQ
Trump warns of European ‘civilizational erasure’ in realigned national security strategy
The National Security Strategy, which each administration must publish, also said the U.S. should focus on the Western Hemisphere and consider the Middle East a place for investment.
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December 6, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Trump warns of European ‘civilizational erasure’ in realigned national security strategy. Free Access (Gift) Article. wapo.st/445lWAQ
US Institute of Peace renamed for Donald Trump despite legal battle Renaming ‘adds insult to injury’ says lawyer for staff fired from non-profit thinktank by Trump administration. (The Guardian provides free access to 20 articles monthly.) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
US Institute of Peace renamed for Donald Trump despite legal battle
Renaming ‘adds insult to injury’ says lawyer for staff fired from non-profit thinktank by Trump administration
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December 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
US Institute of Peace renamed for Donald Trump despite legal battle Renaming ‘adds insult to injury’ says lawyer for staff fired from non-profit thinktank by Trump administration. (The Guardian provides free access to 20 articles monthly.) www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar
Welcome to the 18th annual Space Telescope Advent Calendar, featuring remarkable images from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope. Every day until December 25, this page will p...
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December 5, 2025 at 11:04 AM
2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
The Three Voices of Poetry. By T. S. Eliot. Published in April 1954. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
The Three Voices of Poetry
“The first is the voice of the poet talking to himself—or to nobody. The second is the voice of the poet addressing an audience, whether large or small. The third is the voice of the poet when he atte...
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December 5, 2025 at 10:57 AM
The Three Voices of Poetry. By T. S. Eliot. Published in April 1954. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
New study: Moss Landing, California, battery fire dumped 55,000 pounds of toxic metals into wildlife-rich marshes. San Jose State University research sheds new light on impacts from disastrous January fire. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.montereyherald.com/2025/12/03/n...
New study: Moss Landing battery fire dumped 55,000 pounds of toxic metals into wildlife-rich marshes
San Jose State University research sheds new light on impacts from disastrous January fire
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December 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
New study: Moss Landing, California, battery fire dumped 55,000 pounds of toxic metals into wildlife-rich marshes. San Jose State University research sheds new light on impacts from disastrous January fire. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.montereyherald.com/2025/12/03/n...
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Having a dog can boost teenagers’ mental health, say scientists
Having a dog can boost teenagers’ mental health, say scientists
Having a dog can boost teenagers’ mental health, say scientists
Researchers find children who own dogs score lower for social problems, aggressive behaviour and delinquency
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December 4, 2025 at 11:46 AM
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Having a dog can boost teenagers’ mental health, say scientists
Having a dog can boost teenagers’ mental health, say scientists
Winners of the 2025 International Landscape Photographer of the Year. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
Winners of the 2025 International Landscape Photographer of the Year
A collection of winners and selected images from the competition’s “Top 101” group, chosen from more than 3,600 entries by professional and amateur photographers around the world
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December 4, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Winners of the 2025 International Landscape Photographer of the Year. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/photography/...
The Extraordinary Logic of Netanyahu’s Bid for a Pardon. His case for clemency rests on the assumption that he’s irreplaceable. By Gershom Gorenberg. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
The Extraordinary Logic of Netanyahu’s Bid for a Pardon
His case for clemency rests on the assumption that he’s irreplaceable.
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December 4, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The Extraordinary Logic of Netanyahu’s Bid for a Pardon. His case for clemency rests on the assumption that he’s irreplaceable. By Gershom Gorenberg. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/internationa...
Condemning Millions for One Man’s Crime. The sanctity of the individual is an essential Western value. By George Packer. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Condemning Millions for One Man’s Crime
The sanctity of the individual is an essential Western value.
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December 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Condemning Millions for One Man’s Crime. The sanctity of the individual is an essential Western value. By George Packer. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
A sickening moral slum of an administration. Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent. By George F. Will. Free Access (Gift) Article. wapo.st/4rIoXRN
Opinion | A sickening moral slum of an administration
Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent.
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December 4, 2025 at 9:47 AM
A sickening moral slum of an administration. Regarding Venezuela, Ukraine and much more, Trump and his acolytes are worse than simply incompetent. By George F. Will. Free Access (Gift) Article. wapo.st/4rIoXRN
When Donald Trump Fired David Rubenstein. The private-equity billionaire spent decades building influence in the capital. Then his philanthropy collided with the president. By Michael Powell. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
When Donald Trump Fired David Rubenstein
The private-equity billionaire spent decades building influence in the capital. Then his philanthropy collided with the president.
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December 3, 2025 at 11:20 AM
When Donald Trump Fired David Rubenstein. The private-equity billionaire spent decades building influence in the capital. Then his philanthropy collided with the president. By Michael Powell. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
The New German War Machine. After World War II, Germany embraced pacifism as a form of atonement. Now the country is arming itself again. By Isaac Stanley-Becker Photographs by Hannes Jung. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The New German War Machine
After World War II, Germany embraced pacifism as a form of atonement. Now the country is arming itself again.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:18 PM
The New German War Machine. After World War II, Germany embraced pacifism as a form of atonement. Now the country is arming itself again. By Isaac Stanley-Becker Photographs by Hannes Jung. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
What History’s Fallen Societies Have in Common. A new book argues that civilizations built on centralized wealth and power contain the seeds of their own destruction. By Linda Kinstler. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
What History’s Fallen Societies Have in Common
A new book argues that civilizations built on centralized wealth and power contain the seeds of their own destruction.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:03 PM
What History’s Fallen Societies Have in Common. A new book argues that civilizations built on centralized wealth and power contain the seeds of their own destruction. By Linda Kinstler. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.theatlantic.com/books/2025/1...
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout. As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement. Free Access (Gift) Article. wapo.st/4oyWISF
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout
As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Hegseth, with White House help, tries to distance himself from boat strike fallout. As Congress vows accountability, the Trump administration emphasized it was a top military commander — not the defense secretary — who directed the engagement. Free Access (Gift) Article. wapo.st/4oyWISF
Inside the Bird-Flu Vaccine Trial for Monk Seals. After the virus returned to Hawaii this fall, testing the shots in the endangered seal species became urgent. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/s...
Inside the Bird-Flu Vaccine Trial for Monk Seals
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December 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Inside the Bird-Flu Vaccine Trial for Monk Seals. After the virus returned to Hawaii this fall, testing the shots in the endangered seal species became urgent. Free Access (Gift) Article. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/01/s...
The Eloquence. A poem by Jorie Graham. Free Access. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
The Eloquence
A poem by Jorie Graham
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December 1, 2025 at 10:54 AM
The Eloquence. A poem by Jorie Graham. Free Access. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
From Vietnam to the Balkans, Donald Trump’s family has launched a global dealmaking blitz since his re-election
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November 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
All the president’s millions: how the Trumps are turning the presidency into riches
Colleges Are Preparing to Self-Lobotomize The skills that students will need in an age of automation are precisely those that are eroded by inserting AI into the educational process. By Michael Clune. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Colleges Are Preparing to Self-Lobotomize
The skills that students will need in an age of automation are precisely those that are eroded by inserting AI into the educational process.
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November 30, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Colleges Are Preparing to Self-Lobotomize The skills that students will need in an age of automation are precisely those that are eroded by inserting AI into the educational process. By Michael Clune. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
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Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Exclusive: UCL scientists find large swathes of southern Europe are drying up, with ‘far-reaching’ implications
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November 29, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Revealed: Europe’s water reserves drying up due to climate breakdown
Ukraine Says It Won’t Give Up Land to Russia Ukraine’s chief negotiator, in an exclusive interview, says conceding sovereign territory is off-limits in peace talks. By Simon Shuster. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
Ukraine Says It Won’t Give Up Land to Russia
Ukraine’s chief negotiator, in an exclusive interview, says conceding sovereign territory is off-limits in peace talks.
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November 29, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Ukraine Says It Won’t Give Up Land to Russia Ukraine’s chief negotiator, in an exclusive interview, says conceding sovereign territory is off-limits in peace talks. By Simon Shuster. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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Week in wildlife: seal pups, albino turtles and a sleeping tiger
Week in wildlife: seal pups, albino turtles and a sleeping tiger
Week in wildlife: seal pups, albino turtles and a sleeping tiger
This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world
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November 28, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Week in wildlife: seal pups, albino turtles and a sleeping tiger
Week in wildlife: seal pups, albino turtles and a sleeping tiger
The Biggest Problem With Air Travel: Pajamas? The transportation secretary seems to think that fashion will solve flying’s problems. By Alexandra Petri. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The Biggest Problem With Air Travel: Pajamas?
The transportation secretary seems to think that fashion will solve flying’s problems.
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November 28, 2025 at 11:15 AM
The Biggest Problem With Air Travel: Pajamas? The transportation secretary seems to think that fashion will solve flying’s problems. By Alexandra Petri. Free Access Article. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...