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A Classic Blockbuster for a Sunday Afternoon

Culture and entertainment musts from Jen Balderama

Trump’s New York Sentencing Must Proceed

An election is not a jury verdict, and winning an election doesn’t make you any less guilty.

Stop Looking at Your Therapist

The couch is there for a reason.

Even Worse Than <em>The Da Vinci Code</em>

Conclave treats Catholic theology as mere policy, like the membership rules at Augusta National.

Failed Elegy

It seems these days every poem is a failed elegyfor the world. Each one asks correctly, what gooddid writing this do? I cannot den...

The Many Sides of Charli XCX

On SNL, the singer who popularized the “brat” ethos showed that she can be goofy and versatile.

The Perverse Logic of Trump’s Nomination Circus

The sheer quantity of individually unqualified selections might make blocking any of them harder.

Making Government Efficient Again

An incoming Trump administration plans to ransack the civil service. But it needs reform, not demolition.

A Film Impossible to Have Mild Feelings About

Emilia Pérez is messy, excessive, and manipulative—and spectacular because of it.

Nick Cave’s Revised Rules for Men

On his new album, he seems to want to help men cope with feelings of insecurity and irrelevance.

The Inner Lives of Musicians

Learning where famous artists sleep and what they eat is like finally glimpsing the unknowable.

American Kakistocracy

Italy knows a thing or two about what the United States faces—but there are key differences between the two countries’ experiences...

What’s Behind Trump’s Controversial Cabinet Picks

Trump’s nominees share two main attributes: loyalty and loathing.

Is Wokeness One Big Power Grab?

Behind much social-justice discourse is a self-interested struggle for power.

Israel Is Fighting a Different War Now

The Israeli high command now sees all of its conflicts as elements of a single, multifront war with Iran.

What the Band Eats

Memories of the meals I ate growing up with the Grateful Dead

Photos of the Week: Blue Pond, Camel Fair, Embracing Pe...

Speed climbing in Saudi Arabia, wildfires in California and New Jersey, a blanket of smog in New Delhi, a celebration of rural lif...

<em>The Onion</em>’s Most Trenchant Headline

The satirical site’s announcement that it is acquiring Alex Jones’s Infowars created confusion—and perfectly captured the media wo...

What the Internet Age Is Taking Away From Writers

Authors tirelessly self-market online, but I find myself wishing that they still had the option to disappear.

Amazon Haul Is an Omen

Welcome to the slop era of online shopping.

Get Ready for Higher Food Prices

Trump vowed to lower food prices. His policies will almost certainly do the opposite.

RFK Jr. Collects His Reward

The conspiratorial and chaotic independent is poised to join the government that he claims is lying to you.

AI’s Fingerprints Were All Over the Election

But deepfakes and disinformation weren’t the main issues.

The Bluesky Bubble

This is a relapse, not a fix.

Alex Jones Just Went Somewhere Else

The Infowars founder is already broadcasting his conspiracy theories on a new site.

The RFK Jr. Effect

His views could damage Americans’ trust in public health—whether he is confirmed or not.

The Democrats Are Committing Partycide

In the future, even winning the former “Blue Wall” states won’t be enough for the party’s presidential nominees.

Republican Leaders Are More Afraid of Trump Than Ever

Trump’s ridiculous Cabinet nominations will provide senators with a new test.

The Not-So-Woke Generation Z

The same young people once derided as liberal snowflakes are moving to the right.

The Secret to Thinking Your Way Out of Anxiety

The way to live with uncertainty is to see it as opportunity instead.

Why the Gaetz Announcement Is Already Destroying the Go...

With his Cabinet picks, Donald Trump is causing a civil-service exodus that may hobble federal infrastructure for generations.

Trump Takes Aim at Republicans

Even as he fulminates against Democrats and bureaucrats, Trump’s most radical proposals are aimed at bypassing members of his own ...

Brace for the Storm

The first year of Trump’s new administration may be as dangerous as the last of his old.

The Real Reason Trump Picked Mike Huckabee as Ambassado...

And what it means for the future of Palestinians and Israelis

The Rise of the Troll

They may seem like pranksters on the margins, but what happens when the most powerful people on Earth are trolls?

Either Way, Matt Gaetz Wins

Trump’s pick for attorney general will get to burnish his MAGA-loyalist credentials whether or not the Senate confirms him.

The Democrats’ 2022 Error Message

Swing-state successes in the last midterms gave the party false optimism about 2024.

The Sanewashing of RFK Jr.

Let’s call a crank a crank.

What Crypto Wants From Trump

With a crypto-friendly president-elect and a Congress stacked with crypto supporters, the industry is getting closer to its ultima...

The Democrats’ Electoral College Squeeze

In the future, even winning the former “Blue Wall” states won’t be enough for the party’s presidential nominees.

How the Ivy League Broke America

The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.

Abandon the Empty Nest. Instead, Try the Open Door.

Adults whose kids have left home deserve a metaphor that emphasizes possibility.

<em>The Atlantic</em>’s December Cover Story: David Bro...

Trust in our current meritocratic system has plummeted, with large masses of voters turning instead to populist leaders including ...

Democrats’ Immigration Problem

A warning from Representative Ritchie Torres of New York

Don’t Give Up on the Truth

Striking out against injustice is always right; it always matters.


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