Innholdsfortegnelse for August 04-11, 2023 i Newsweek International

1974 “The committee’s basic decision for impeachment was by then already sealed; all that remained—or so the leadership thought—was the arithmetic, and the high public theater of 38 tense, ill-sorted and fractious men and women debating the destiny of a President,” said Newsweek. Many draw similarities between Richard Nixon’s presidency and Donald Trump’s, particularly their legal jeopardies. However, attempts to impeach Trump did not result in his leaving office, and polls show Trump as by far the current Republican favorite for the 2024 presidential election. 1984 “The VCR poses a serious threat to pay cable services and even challenges commercial broadcasting’s dominance of the tube,” said Newsweek. Competition over audience is now about streaming, which, for the first time ever, captured more viewership than cable or broadcast TV in 2022.…

MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS, ABOUT 25 MILES south of Dallas, sits a 1,200-acre summer camp run by The Salvation Army. Lately, the lake where kids normally canoe is doubling for the Sea of Galilee. On its banks is a replica of the Biblical village of Capernaum. This is where Jonathan Roumie—when not interrupted by the occasional low-flying airplane—is portraying Jesus Christ in the fourth season of The Chosen. The crowdfunded series that no one in traditional Hollywood saw coming has become so successful—the first three seasons garnered more than 110 million viewers worldwide—that The Chosen’s worldwide distribution rights have now been sold to Lionsgate, better known for mainstream blockbusters such as The Hunger Games. Meanwhile, one of this summer’s biggest box office hits—and surprises—has been the faith-based action movie Sound of Freedom…

CultureHIGH, LOW + EVERYTHING IN BETWEENUNCHARTED 01 Vancouver Fashion Week VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA October 17–22 The city’s fashion week is a multicultural celebration of Canada that will take place at the Chinese Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver. Last year featured designs by Vancouver design studio Terra2k, which creates garments solely made from “deadstock,” inventory that doesn’t sell and is typically forgotten or destroyed. 02 Atlanta Fashion Week ATLANTA October 5–8 As the program organizers put it: “Atlanta has been a city for all things ‘cool’ and continues to be the heart of cultural conversations.” Among participating designers: Archie Clay, Kenya Freeman and Michael Toache. All events will take place at the Underground, a venue easily accessible by the city’s public rapid transit system, and feature panel discussions on…

LAST DECEMBER, FANS OF THE SERIES MINX WERE DISMAYED WHEN streaming service Max announced it was canceling the show about a ’70s erotic magazine for women. “We had heard ramblings,” says the show’s star, Ophelia Lovibond. But Starz stepped in and saved the series. (The second season premieres July 21.) “People are tweeting and sending messages, expressing their outrage [about the cancellation]...imagine if that had happened and it was like, ‘Good, I hate that show.’ [laughs]. It would have been awful.” Lovibond plays Joyce, the magazine’s feminist creator. “This season she’s in a completely different place in her life. She’s never been the girl invited to the party.” The series quickly became known for its abundance of male nudity. “After a while, it just becomes part of your workplace. I…

PeriscopeNEWS, OPINION + ANALYSISPOLITICS THE ECONOMY IS THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT issue for voters, according to the results of a new Newsweek tracker poll that asked Americans their views on key 2024 election issues. That’s one of the main findings from Newsweek’s sentiment tracker carried out by Redfield & Wilton Strategies, a London-based global polling and strategic consulting firm, under a new partnership announced on July 14. The tracker will chart opinions on a range of issues affecting voters’ daily lives, including the war in Ukraine, health care, gun control, inflation and public education, among others. The survey was conducted on July 15 and July 16 among 1,500 eligible U.S. voters. Philip van Scheltinga, director of research at Redfield & Wilton Strategies says, “I would like to draw attention to…

“FIRE IS PART OF THE ECOSYSTEM.”—University of Quebec ecology researcher Miguel Montoro Girona on Canada’s wildfire season “What got you here won’t get you there.”—NATALIA OBERTI NOGUERA ON SELLING PIPELINE ANGELS, WHICH HELPED BRING WOMEN INTO INVESTING “Not everyone really knows what wokeness is. I mean, I’ve defined it, but a lotta people who rail against wokeness can’t even define it.”—GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS “If our leadership is saying that the deal isn’t fair, then we gotta hold strong until we get a deal that’s fair for working actors.”—MATT DAMON ON THE SAG-AFTRA STRIKE “YOU CAN PLAY PRACTICALLY FOR FREE, SO IT’S ACCESSIBLE.”—Wimbledon champion Markéta Vondroušová on tennis in Prague “FDA scientists do not have safety concerns when aspartame is used under the approved conditions.”—FDA spokesperson “THANK YOU FOR WIDENING THE…