Innehållsförteckning för January 06-13, 2023 från Newsweek

1996 “The paradox of our time is that we are feeling bad about doing well,” Newsweek explored the nation’s gloom. “We didn’t merely expect things to get better. We expected all social problems to be solved. What frightens and infuriates us now is that we haven’t arrived at this new, improved America.” Today, people seem to be mired in similar discontent. Research shows that 65 percent of Americans don’t trust Washington to do the right thing, a sentiment that lasted for two decades. The 2021 index of citizens’ satisfaction with federal services dropped to an all-time low, 63.4 out of 100. 1975 “Motivations for the slaughter are as various—and perverse—as human nature,” Newsweek said. “Pesticides take their toll. So do zoos, the pet trade and the demands of scientific research.”…

“THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WILL LIVE LONGER, HEALTHIER LIVES.”—Ayesha Verrall, New Zealand’s associate health minister, on a new anti-smoking law “There are wonderful people everywhere, and I want to meet them.”—YO-YO MA “The American people have gotten wise to him. Took a little while, but they did.”—senate majority leader chuck schumer, on donald trump “As a woman of color, as a daughter of immigrants, if my presence in this role affirms someone’s sense of belonging at Harvard, that is a great honor.”—CLAUDINE GAY, HARVARD’S FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT “THE ASIAN SIDE OF ME IS ALSO WHY I EXCEL.”—Kellyn Acosta, the first Asian American to appear in the World Cup “There is the inclination to always think a woman is just being dramatic.”—Comedian Amy Schumer on her endometriosis battle “MOST PEOPLE PROBABLY STILL…

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Kacsmaryk was nominated to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas by president Trump in 2017 to fill the seat vacated by Mary Lou Robinson. The Senate later confirmed his appointment in June 2019 by a 52-46 vote. That same month, a coalition of 75 LGBTQ and allied groups wrote a letter to Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Diane Feinstein (D-CA) calling for them to oppose the confirmation because of his Kacsmaryk’s anti-LGBTQ views. They wrote, “Kacsmaryk has challenged LGBT people’s right to form families at all, and argued that the families that they have formed are less legitimate than other families.” “He has denied in some cases that LGBT people really exist. His record reveals that he will be incapable of treating LGBT litigants fairly—no…

CultureTELEVISION HELEN MIRREN’S AND HARRISON Ford’s performances as a married couple in 1923 look convincing because they’ve had a long time to work on it. That’s according to Mirren, who spoke to Newsweek about the launch of the highly anticipated Yellowstone prequel series. The show, which debuted December 18, on Paramount+, is executive producer Taylor Sheridan’s latest addition to his popular Yellowstone universe, which follows the Dutton family story after the events of 1883, the previous prequel series. Mirren stars as Cara Dutton and Ford is Jacob Dutton, the owners of Montana’s Yellowstone ranch in the early 20th century. When announced, the casting marked a surprising reunion for the pair, who had previously worked together in the 1980s. Mirren was asked what work she and Ford put in behind the…

WHEN IT COMES TO DOLLS, YOU EITHER LOVE THEM, THINK THEY’RE creepy or are indifferent. Fortunately for Allison Williams, she falls into the latter category. “I don’t have a deep-seated doll aversion.” Which makes her the perfect person to star in a film like M3GAN (January 6), about a realistic robot doll that is supposed to be a child’s best friend, but turns out to be everybody’s worst enemy. Williams plays Gemma, M3GAN’s creator, who suddenly is forced to care for her niece after her sister’s untimely death. “This very human thing happens to her and she does not know how to deal with it, and she reaches for the thing that is most successful and understandable to her, which is a piece of technology.” While the film is scary,…