Innehållsförteckning för July 29, 2022 från Newsweek

2015 “High-capacity magazines have been the accessory of choice for most mass killers in the U.S.,” Newsweek wrote, arguing for tighter regulation. “In this great compromise, that is all the gun controllers get: a ban on high-capacity magazines and other slaughter accessories, universal background checks and a ban on the public display of weapons.” In June, President Biden signed the most significant gun safety law in decades, expanding background checks on minors and red flag laws; weeks later, however, the Supreme Court loosened restrictions on carrying arms in public. 1970 “Snoops, bugs, wiretaps, dossiers, data banks—and specters of 1984,” was how Newsweek referred to new privacy concerns. Over 50 years later, privacy is even more of a contentious issue, with Big Data tracking Americans’ online footprints and using information to…

In Focus SPACE An artist rendering showing the design of the James Webb Space Telescope, whose honeycomb-like mirrors, made of beryllium and coated in a microscopic layer of gold, can observe galaxies, stars, black holes and other celestial objects more than 13 billion light years away. NASA released the first full-color images taken by the world’s largest and most powerful space telescope on July 12.…

FEATURED EPISODE The Leisure Class Dire Straits’ Jack Sonni gathers an eclectic group of creatives BE YOUR OWN MIXOLOGIST ▸ Do you revert to tried-and-true cocktails because you’re not sure what you’d like? Boring vodka sodas? Unsure how to spice things up? Break out of your cocktail rut and try a new breed of premade mixes. Sonni and cocktail wizard Brad Johnson, along with the founders of subscription box company Shaker & Spoon, talk everything cocktails and how you can elevate your home soirée. HOST ▸ Jack Sonni, writer and musician IN THEIR WORDS ▸ “How do you take the tattooed, mustachioed Brooklyn cocktail dude experience and get that happening in your home?” DON’T MISS THE PARTING SHOT Your weekly dose of everything pop culture ‘Brace for Impact’ ▸ What…

Q _ Why did you choose to write this book? Why this family? A _ Over the years, I had interviewed a few Gettys. I found them fascinating—and all quite different. I began to learn how sprawling the family is, with four distinct branches. They have all gone in wildly different directions, not just geographically. Writing his book was an opportunity to connect the dots and learn how a contemporary dynasty survives and even thrives. What was the most surprising thing you learned about the family? They have often been depicted as totally dysfunctional and tragic; in fact, they have proven to be surprisingly durable. There was also a lot of misinformation out there on the family, particularly on J. Paul Getty. He’s been painted as being so coldhearted and…

NEWSWEEK IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE OUR ANNUAL RANKING OF AMERICA’S BEST EYE DOCTORS. For the second year in a row, we’ve partnered with the respected global data research firm Statista to find the 350 best ophthalmologists and optometrists in the country. We surveyed over 10,000 ophthalmologists, optometrists, clinic managers and other health care professionals across the country and, based on their recommendations, selected the 175 best ophthalmologists (MDs or doctors of osteopathy who specialize in treating the eye) and 175 optometrists (licensed professionals who have earned a post-college doctor of optometry degree). We did not rank opticians, who are trained to design and fit eyeglasses and lenses but not to diagnose or treat diseases or injuries. We were looking at the doctors who had earned the most respect from their…

Culture PARTING SHOT FROM ACTING TO SINGING TO REALITY TV, KEKE PALMER DOES IT ALL. “I just always was attracted to people that did multiple things,” Palmer tells Newsweek, saying artists like Jamie Foxx and Queen Latifah were early inspirations. Now she’s out with the hotly anticipated Jordan Peele film Nope (July 22). “When people think about Get Out or Jordan’s work, they can sometimes zero in on, ‘Oh, this is a think piece on Blackness.’” She says there’s always an element of that, but “They’re not always on Blackness,” and Nope is a perfect example of that. It’s part horror, part sci-fi, part thriller and part comedy. “His choice to put Black people in the lead is just based off his perspective of who he sees in his…

“I THINK HE’S IRRELEVANT.” —Mickey Rourke on Tom Cruise “I really want to leave my mark on the world. And lead a group of girls that know what they can do.” —ALENA WICKER, 13, ON BEING ACCEPTED TO UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA MEDICAL SCHOOL “We want our military in something practical and comfortable—but also looks cool.” —OKSANA CHEREPANYCH, A LVIV TEXTILE MANUFACTURER “This is the beginning of the transition from liberal-globalist American egocentrism to a truly multipolar world.” —VLADIMIR PUTIN “WHAT WE KNOW IS THE PANDEMIC IS OVER.” —Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn “You forget what it’s like.” —Baltimore Oriole Trey Mancini on the last place team’s recent win streak “THE UNIVERSE HAS BEEN OUT THERE, WE JUST HAD TO BUILD A TELESCOPE TO GO SEE WHAT WAS THERE.” —NASA astrophysicist Jane…