Innehållsförteckning för November 04, 2022 från Newsweek

1985 “An old and ailing dictator, a regime stained and weakened by corruption, a nation boiling toward revolt—the scenario conjures up American nightmares of Vietnam, Nicaragua and Iran...[this time] in the Philippines,” wrote Newsweek of Ferdinard Marcos’ 20th year as the country’s president. “Now he has become a master of evasion: his main response to criticism has been to threaten, filibuster and delay.” Elected president this summer, Marcos’ son, Ferdinand, Jr. (“Bongbong”) said he can’t envision his country without the U.S. as an ally during a recent visit to New York. 1977 “The death penalty begins a comeback,” said Newsweek analyzing the emergence of a liberal-conservative synthesis in America. “And a Democratic President named Jimmy Carter makes a balanced budget a first priority.” Today polarization dominates U.S. politics, with the…

“I’M YOUR CHEF, I’M NOT YOUR DOCTOR.” —Guy Fieri, celebrity chef and restaurateur “I warned the entire world on who Donald Trump truly is: a con man. A thief. A liar.”—FORMER TRUMP ATTORNEY MICHAEL COHEN “We are dealing with a country, we are dealing with a dictator, who cannot give a monkey’s.”—SERGIY KYSLYTSYA, THE UKRAINIAN AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N., ON VLADIMIR PUTIN “We can’t take only safe steps that get us to maybe mediocre outcomes. We have to take risks.”—BOSTON MAYOR MICHELLE WU “I DON’T DO IT FOR ATTENTION. BUT LOOK! I’M GETTING A LOT OF ATTENTION BY DOING IT.”—Dolly Parton on philanthropy “What is worth more—art or life?”—Phoebe Plummer, climate activist who threw soup on Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers. “UNTOUCHABLE. THAT’S WHAT HE THOUGHT. BUT NO ONE IS…

THIS YEAR’S NEWSWEEK AUTOS Awards winners are customer favorites that have evolved to be better, whether it be with a generational redo or a mid-generation refresh. A few new arrivals also won, and almost all of those are electric vehicles. Newsweek’s Autos editors rated cars in two ways: by test driving them and by comparing their standard and available features and specifications to those of other vehicles in the same category. The team drove around 200 vehicles and rated them in seven categories: performance, handling and braking, technology, cargo area, seating, interior appointments and pricing. We ranked vehicles on sale now in the U.S.—for some that means the 2022 model year, for others 2023. Many may be hard to come by due to the industry’s continuing supply chain problems. Because…

CultureHIGH, LOW + EVERYTHING IN BETWEENUNCHARTED 01 Halloween UNITED STATES Early iterations of trick-or-treating began in the Middle Ages. Then called “mumming,” people disguised themselves and went to neighbors’ doors performing dances and plays in exchange for food. The tradition made a big comeback with children in the United States after World War II, when sugar was no longer rationed and suburbs were flourishing. Today, trick-or-treating is a Halloween activity practiced in the U.K., Ireland, Canada and Australia. 02 Día de los Muertos MEXICO Every year, families across Mexico gather at the gravesites of loved ones and create home altars bearing the deceased’s favorite dishes, marigold flowers and other gifts. According to tradition, the gates of heaven open at midnight on October 31 and spirits can reunite with…

PeriscopeNEWS, OPINION + ANALYSISMIDDLE EAST Benjamin Netanyahu is the longest-serving Israeli prime minister, from 1996–1999 and 2009–2021, and is now facing another election as head of the Likud party on November 1. In his new, wide-ranging autobiography, BIBI: MY STORY (Threshold Editions), Netanyahu shares details from his brother’s death at Entebbe; his personal and political relationships; his negotiations with Presidents Bill Clinton, Barack Obama and Donald Trump over the Arab-Israeli conflict, Iran and the Abraham Accords; how Israel secured some of the first doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine; accusations of corruption and much more. Through his long career, Netanyahu’s brand of Israeli security has often brought him into conflict with others—his famously tense dealings with Obama among them. This exclusive excerpt from Netanyahu’s new autobiography offers a window into…

LUKE EVANS IS CLOSING OUT 2022 WITH NOT ONE, NOT TWO, BUT THREE big projects coming out. “All avenues are being covered this year.” First there was his nearly unrecognizable turn as the Coachman in Disney’s live-action remake Pinocchio back in September. Next he plays a brother on a mission to save his kidnapped sister in Echo 3 on Apple TV+ (November 23). “It’s a really sweeping story.” And finally, he’ll voice Ebenezer Scrooge in the animated musical Scrooge: A Christmas Carol (December 2). “I’ve got an album coming out, too” [A Song For You, November 4]. OK, make that four big projects. “For me, it’s a joy to be able to be given those platforms to present my abilities. I relish every time I get a chance to do…