Date: January 15th 2024 7:14 pm
This week's New York Times Magazine cover story is about a beluga whale who has escaped from captivity. And today's Los Angeles Times covers the Korean dog meat ban with far more thoughtfulness than we have seen from most outlets.
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The New York Times Magazine, which is released every week as a section of the Sunday New York Times, this week has a photo of a beautiful beluga whale on the cover and the caption, "How do you solve a problem like Hvaldimir?"

The in-depth story, on page 22, tells us that the whale, who admirers have named Hvaldimir, apparently escaped from the Russian Navy. The piece follows efforts to rehome him in some sort of whale sanctuary, as the open seas are dangerous for a lone beluga and his comfort with humans is also dangerous: ...Continue Reading





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