Innholdsfortegnelse for December 03-10, 2021 i Newsweek

1995 “When Diana said that she doubted if she would ever be queen, but that ‘I’d like to be queen of people’s hearts,’ she knew what she was doing: she already is,” Newsweek reported on BBC’s groundbreaking interview with Martin Bashir and Princess Diana. It revealed the true state of her marriage with Prince Charles less than two years before her tragic death. Newsweek cover stories have chronicled the royal family since as early as 1936. See 10 of these many covers showing Diana and the history of the royal family in this week’s cover story, “God Save the Queen.” 1973 “With global oil shortages threatening to plunge the U.S. and other industrial nations into a recession,” the energy squeeze was featured on Newsweek’s cover—for the fourth time that year.…

“If that young man has Taylor’s scarf he should return it.”—DIONNE WARWICK “THE PAY DISPARITY BETWEEN ME AND SPIDER-MAN WAS VERY EXTREME.”—KIRSTEN DUNST ON THE 2002 MOVIE “I could be talking about the Iran nuclear deal, and I’ll get a response from somebody on email or Twitter or Facebook or wherever saying, ‘You fat S.O.B.’”—CHRIS CHRISTIE “I stand ready to work with you, Mr. President, to build consensus, take active steps and move China-U.S. relations forward in a positive direction.”—CHINA’S PRESIDENT XI JINPING TO JOE BIDEN “OFF THE COURT, I THINK I’M A VERY NICE MAN, A NICE PERSON. ON THE COURT, I HAVE A MEAN STREAK.”—Retired NBA star Dwayne Wade on breaking Kobe Bryant’s nose in the 2012 All-Star Game “I’m just embarrassed that I didn’t make my marriage…

WHEN THE FIRST BOEING 737 MAX PLANE CAME OFF THE PRODUCTION LINE IN DECEMBER 2015, IT WAS THE beginning of a highly anticipated new line of aircraft for the storied company. It incorporated the latest technology and was billed by Boeing as “deliver[ing] the highest efficiency, reliability and passenger comfort in the single-aisle market.” Tragically, that promise came to a glaring halt with two back-to-back disasters in which flight control software known as the Maneuvering Characteristics Augmentation System (MCAS) incorrectly gauged the aircrafts’ angles of ascent and prevented the pilots from manually overriding it. In total, 346 people on board Lion Air flight 610 on October 28, 2018 and Ethiopian Air flight 302 on March 10, 2019 were killed after only about 13 minutes and 6 minutes in the air,…

CORPORATIONS AREN’T JUST IMPERSONAL machines for making money; they are also members of the communities where their employees, customers and neighbors live and work. Some, of course, take their environmental and social responsibilities as citizens of the country and of the world more seriously than others. Just as with people, companies can be bad neighbors or good neighbors, grudging or generous, helpful or unhelpful to those around them. To highlight those corporations that step up, Newsweek has partnered with global research and data firm Statista for our third annual list of America’s Most Responsible Companies. This year we have expanded our list to include 500 of the largest public corporations. The businesess on our list are in dozens of different industries and vary widely in size. But they all share…

Why did you choose to write this book? How did you get involved in researching it? PETER ROBISON: I was the beat reporter for Bloomberg News covering Boeing 1998 to 2002, a consequential period in the company’s history. It had just purchased McDonnell Douglas, a defense contractor and failed commercial-jet builder that had always pushed more aggressively than Boeing for shareholder returns. The McDonnell Douglas executives took on powerful roles at the combined company, and people from Boeing considered it a reverse takeover. This culminated in a 40-day engineers’ strike in 2000, the largest white-collar walkout in U.S. history. Their differences over money were vanishingly small—one engineer told me at the time that Boeing’s proposed cuts in medical benefits would cost him $300 a year. The engineers framed their strike…

1936 The November 28 cover—Newsweek’s first with royals—shows King Edward VIII; Prince George VI; and Queen Mother Mary before Edward abdicated in December. 1939 When King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited the United States from June 7 to 12, it was the first time a British monarch ever stepped foot in the U.S. 1953 Queen Elizabeth II’s official coronation was on June 2, at the age of 27, almost a year after she ascended to the throne following her father’s death. 1969 Prince Charles was officially named the heir apparent to the British throne at his investiture ceremony on July 1, when he was crowned the Prince of Wales. 1981 Charles and Diana’s $2 million wedding at St. Paul’s Cathedral on July 29 was, at the time, hailed as…

Chocolate and Churros SPAIN A local favorite, this sweet treat has been served at “chocolaterías” for centuries. Deep-fried dough, crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, dipped in a cup of thick hot chocolate—what’s not to love? It’s a snack popular with both the morning breakfast crowd and late-night clubgoers after an evening of dancing. (See #5 on following spread) Babka EASTERN EUROPE Babka is a sweet, braided cake, woven with layers of dark chocolate—or the “lesser” option of cinnamon, as immortalized by Elaine in a Seinfeld episode—and often topped with a crumbly streusel. The dish’s name means “little grandmother,” thought to be because the shape of the original cake resembled Eastern European grandmothers’ pleated skirts.  (See #10 on following spread) 01 Valentine’s Day Kisses PENNSYLVANIA In 1907, chocolatier…