The Last President of Europe: Triumph and tragedy of Emmanuel Macron: Book review: William Drozdiak’s text is an essential guide to the first half of Macron’s term. https://bit.ly/2ZJRF8n
Forget the G7, Build the D10: The moment is right for a summit of democracies. https://bit.ly/3izpeTg
Stretching the international order to its breaking point: The greatest error that geopolitical analysts can make may be believing that the crisis will be over in three to four months. https://bit.ly/34b1azx
John Bolton’s bombshell Trump book: eight of its most stunning claims https://bit.ly/2ZG8LUN
John Bolton: The scandal of Trump’s China policy: The president pleaded with Chinese leader Xi Jinping for domestic political help, subordinated national-security issues to his own re-election prospects, and ignored Beijing’s human-rights abuses. https://on.wsj.com/3eZ3EWd
The forces that will reshape American cities: The pandemic will likely accelerate the pull of the suburbs for families while pushing young people and businesses into more affordable urban areas. https://bloom.bg/3gkSV8W
Bill Scher: To Win, Trump needs the greatest comeback of all time https://bit.ly/3iGZCnR
Is the five-day office week over? https://nyti.ms/3gmEUaP
Rory Sutherland and Matthew Lesh: Will COVID kill off the office? To almost everyone’s surprise, working from home works. https://bit.ly/3fgPxvL
Jonathan Brearley: Energy firms need to take the public with them to build a greener future https://bit.ly/2ZL17Zv
Behind the hype: Goyard's history of peerless authenticity and artisanal craftsmanship: Inside the secretive French company prized for its inimitable bags, trunks, and accessories. https://bit.ly/3f51Tqy
Ben Carlson: The air conditioning effect https://bit.ly/3gwTlca
20 retail insiders every Twitter timeline should include https://bit.ly/3iAgUTl
Instagram 'will overtake Twitter as a news source': The 2020 Reuters Institute Digital News report found the use of Instagram for news had doubled since 2018. The trend is strongest among young people. It said nearly a quarter of UK 18-24-year-olds used Instagram as a source of news about coronavirus. https://bbc.in/31Og6Et
In search of the brain’s social road maps: Neural circuits that track our whereabouts in space and time may also play vital roles in determining how we relate to other people. https://bit.ly/2Z3A8sY
+ How do animals, from rats to humans, intuit shortcuts when moving from one place to another? Scientists have discovered mental maps in the brain that help animals picture the best routes from an internalized model of their environments.
+ Physical space is not all that is tracked by the brain's mapmaking capacities. Cognitive models of the environment may be vital to mental processes, including memory, imagination, making inferences and engaging in abstract reasoning.
+ Most intriguing is the emerging evidence that maps may be involved in tracking the dynamics of social relationships: how distant or close individuals are to one another and where they reside within-group hierarchies.
Ennio Morricone Dies at 91: Edgar Wright and more honor the legendary film composer https://bit.ly/3ixHb4J
Morricone won the Best Original Score Oscar for his work on Quentin Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight."
SOTD: Digable Planets - Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat) https://bit.ly/2YWIvGE
David Simon interview: The Wire creator on turning Philip Roth’s novel about a fascist becoming president into a devastating TV series With the 2020 election looming, Simon tells Bryan Appleyard that the time is right to adapt The Plot Against America for the small screen. https://bit.ly/3gx7eHr
Do empty stadiums affect outcomes? The data says yes https://nyti.ms/3gtzzym
Secret contracts held a surprise for Fiorentina’s new owners https://nyti.ms/2NSm0MB
