Innehållsförteckning för July 28, 2023 från Newsweek International

1986 “The meaning of wilderness changed forever once nature had to be protected from civilization, rather than the other way around,” wrote Newsweek. “National parks were made necessary by man’s growing dominance over nature, and it is the exponential growth in that capacity that presents the parks with their greatest challenge today.” These same parks are foremost victims of the climate crisis with an uptick in droughts, wildfires and ecological diseases. Unless fossil fuel use diminishes, scientists warn that national parks will no longer remain a refuge for humans or animals. 1978 “He glides through his empire like a Rolls-Royce parting the crowd at a rock concert,” Newsweek said of music mogul Robert Stigwood, known for managing the Bee Gees and others. The music industry has since evolved with technology—now,…

IF ANYONE IN HOLLYWOOD HAS EXPERIENCED EVERY ASPECT OF THE BUSI-ness, it’s Jamie Lee Curtis. “I’ve been doing this for a long time with very little expectations. I’ve just had a really good time doing what I get to do, when [and] with who I get to do it with. You just never know when someone’s going to really love something.” Fresh off her Oscar win for Everything Everywhere All at Once, Curtis is keeping busy, first with Disney’s Haunted Mansion, bringing to life the mysterious Madame Leota. “I remember thinking, ‘Why is that woman in the crystal ball? What’s going on with her?’” She’s also receiving even more award buzz for her portrayal of the high-strung matriarch on Hulu’s The Bear. “How many of us know people who are…

“I’M NOT GOING TO SPECULATE ON WHO IT WAS.”—White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on cocaine found in the West Wing “Competition is fine, cheating is not.”—ELON MUSK ON RIVAL APP THREADS “One more example of how America’s, including Tulsa’s, legacy is disproportionately and unjustly borne by the Black community.”—ATTORNEY SARA SOLFANELLI ON DISMISSAL OF A SUIT OVER THE 1921 TULSA RACE MASSACRE “We’re seeing the difference that it makes when you remove financial barriers for everyone.”—BOSTON MAYOR MICHELLE WU ON FREE PUBLIC BUSES “I PLAYED GOD-AWFUL.”—Wimbledon 10th seed Frances Tiafoe on losing in the third round “Gay bashing is morally intolerable as well as politically inept.”—Columnist Bret Stephens on Ron DeSantis “WE HAVE TURNED INTO A COUNTRY THAT IS ON THE BRINK OF DICTATORSHIP.”— Former Israeli Attorney General Avichai…

In FocusWIMBLEDON, ENGLAND Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after besting reigning Wimbledon champion and seven-time winner, Serbia’s Novak Djokovic, during their men’s singles final tennis match on July 16. The unexpected defeat (1-6, 7-6 [8-6], 6-1, 3-6, 6-4) was not the only upset. Czech Republic’s Markéta Vondroušová made history as the first unseeded women’s player to win Wimbledon with her victory over Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur (6-4, 6-4).…

Love adventure? Want to explore ecologically preserved sites for new photography and learning opportunities? Love scenic water views and refreshing places to cool down? Hiking provides it all. Some spectacular sites, like the largest waterfalls in the world, can be seen along the trails—both those rarely trod and heavily travelled. These eco-wonders are not just beautiful, but beneficial to the environment by providing purified water, nurturing aquatic life and flora and fauna and also by calming our minds and souls. Climate change is altering many of Earth’s natural landscapes so be aware of variable conditions along trails as you feed your sense of adventure. 01 Lush Landscape Akaka Falls Trail HAKALAU, HAWAII A short half-mile hike is big on sights and low on strenuous activity. The well-kept loop trail…

A QUICK GLANCE AT BILL-board’s country music charts might suggest the genre is a bastion for white, cisgender men and conservatives without any room for LGBTQ+ people, especially transgender musicians. But not only do transgender country artists exist, they are making music and building audiences even as some claim the political and cultural climate in the U.S. increasingly places a target on their backs. Musician Eli Conley ran a queer country night in San Francisco where “so many people could be unapologetically queer, but also unapologetically into country music because I think a lot of times their idea is that country music isn’t for us,” because, for many, it’s associated with the rural South. He tells Newsweek people were “explicitly looking for” queer country music and that was better than…