A Weekend Reading List
Read about the secretive world of extreme fishing, new approaches to aging, and more.
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Our editors compiled a list of seven absorbing reads for your weekend. Spend time with stories about the secretive world of extreme fishing, new approaches to aging, and more.
Your Reading List
The Army of God Comes Out of the Shadows
By Stephanie McCrummen
Tens of millions of American Christians are embracing a charismatic movement known as the New Apostolic Reformation, which seeks to destroy the secular state.
America Needs to Radically Rethink What It Means to Be Old
By Jonathan Rauch
As 100-year lifespans become more common, the time has come for a new approach to school, work, and retirement.
Inside the Dangerous, Secretive World of Extreme Fishing
By Tyler Austin Harper
Why I swim out into rough seas 80 nights a year to hunt for striped bass
By Ellen Cushing
We’re not doing it as much as we used to. You can be the change we need.
Read These Six Books—Just Trust Us
By Tajja Isen
Each title richly rewards readers who come in with little prior knowledge.
By Derek Thompson
“Every drink takes five minutes off your life.” Maybe the thought scares you. Personally, I find comfort in it.
By Matthew Schnipper
Many guys are bad at messaging their friends back—and it might be making them more lonely.
The Week Ahead
- Season 2 of The Recruit, an action series about a young CIA lawyer who becomes embroiled in an international conflict (streaming on Netflix on Thursday)
- Dog Man, an animated film in the Captain Underpants universe about a police officer who is fused with his dog in a lifesaving surgery (in theaters Friday)
- The Sirens’ Call, a book by the MSNBC host Chris Hayes about how attention became the world’s most endangered resource (out Tuesday)
More in Culture
- “Dear James”: My sad, sad friend talks only about herself.
- The Oscars have left the mainstream moviegoer behind.
- David Lynch captured the appeal of the unknown.
- A horrifying true story, told through mundane details
- Dave Chappelle’s sincere plea on Saturday Night Live
Catch Up on The Atlantic
- MAGA is starting to crack.
- The attack on birthright citizenship is a big test for the Constitution.
- “January 6ers got out of prison—and came to my neighborhood.”
Photo Album
Take a look at these photos of the week, featuring the U.S. vice president’s son on Inauguration Day, two Thai actors who registered their marriage after Thailand’s same-sex-marrige law went into effect, and more.
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