Six great reads: Mondrian's hidden inspiration, the friendship secret and heat for Heated Rivalry
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Six great reads: Mondrian's hidden inspiration, the friendship secret and heat for Heated Rivalry
"One day during his first term, Donald Trump summoned a top aide to discuss a new idea. Trump called me down to the Oval Office,' John Bolton, national security adviser in 2018, told the Guardian. He said a prominent businessman had just suggested the US buy Greenland ' The US president's friend Ronald Lauder, heir to the Estee Lauder cosmetics fortune, is now making deals in the island. Guardian investigations correspondent Tom Burgis explored the reasons behind Trump and Lauder's fixation with Greenland. Read more"
"There are hotspots for violence in prison. The exercise yard, the showers. There are peak times, too. Mealtimes and association periods are particularly volatile. But first thing in the morning is not when you expect to hear an alarm bell. In this gripping Long Read, Alex South examined how a rise of murders in prisons in England and Wales is traumatising inmates and staff, and making life harder for staff. But, he wrote, even in prison, violence isn't inevitable."
Donald Trump pursued a strategic plan to acquire Greenland, and businessman Ronald Lauder has been involved in deals on the island. John Bolton recalled Trump summoning an aide to the Oval Office to discuss a suggestion that the US buy Greenland. Murders in prisons in England and Wales have increased, creating trauma for inmates and staff and making daily operations harder. Violence hotspots include exercise yards, showers, mealtimes and association periods, while mornings can be unexpectedly quieter. Marlow Moss produced grid-like paintings that complicate narratives of Mondrian's sole influence. Neuroscientist Ben Rein links friendship and socialising to brain health in a shifting social environment.
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