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The Biden Campaign’s Losing Battle

Beating up on the media is Trumpian and ineffective.

Why Are People So Weird About Plus-Ones?

An extra invite to a wedding has never been loaded with this much meaning.

Can Humans and Koalas Coexist?

Koalas are threatened by climate change, cars, and chlamydia. Can Australia find a way to protect its most beloved animal?

The Magic of Old-Growth Forests

Photographing some of the oldest—and largest—living organisms on the planet

How to Be Immortal Online

The end of endings may be upon us.

What the Failure of American Communism Should Teach the...

Ideological fervor is no substitute for popular support.

Before Juneteenth

A firsthand account of freedom’s earliest celebrations

Between a Rock and a Hard Place in the South China Sea

A remote outpost of the Philippines in the South China Sea is on the front line of potential geopolitical conflict.

The First Three Months

What I saw inside the government’s response to COVID-19

The Motivated Ignorance of Trump Supporters

Trump supporters can’t claim they didn’t know

Most Life on Earth Is Dormant Right Now

Cells can go from wide awake to fast asleep in an instant.

A Small Island Amid Major Tension

A remote outpost of the Philippines in the South China Sea is on the front line of potential geopolitical conflict.

<em>House of the Dragon</em> Is Bolder, Nastier—And Har...

In Season 2, the show comes close to being great. But it keeps making the same mistake.

The Perfect-Length Movie

Culture and entertainment musts from Evan McMurry

The Overlooked (But Real) Possibility of a Big Democrat...

Both moderates and progressives are pushing the Biden campaign to get more ambitious.

When Are Trump Supporters Complicit?

Trump supporters and the power of motivated ignorance.

Night Terrors

Published in The Atlantic in 1995

The Eerie Silence Over Brexit

How did the biggest argument in British politics simply … vanish?

My Encounter With the Fantasy-Industrial Complex

Online conspiracy theorists turned me into “CIA Renee”

How I Became ‘CIA Renee’

What happened when online fantasists turned my long-ago college internship into a cloak-and-dagger story

The Quest to Make Flying More Comfortable

Being on a plane is not likely to feel great—no matter what you bring aboard with you.

Stingrays Are a Bigger Threat Than Sharks

But scientists have found a way to step on them without getting stung.

How to Step on a Stingray Without Getting Stung

Their attacks are more preventable than scientists once thought.

The Humbling of Narendra Modi

Indian voters handed him a victory that feels more like defeat.

An All-American Hot-Dog Controversy

What happens when you combine franks, the Fourth of July, a sponsorship dispute, and a Netflix special?

You Have Every Reason to Avoid Breathing Wildfire Smoke

The hazards are only becoming clearer; what the U.S. will do to protect people is not.

The Era of Inescapable AI

Apple’s latest move normalizes the controversial technology.

A Generation of AI Guinea Pigs

AI is quickly becoming a regular part of children's lives. What happens next?

Wildfire Smoke Is a Public-Health Emergency

The hazards are only becoming clearer; what the U.S. will do to protect people is not.

Kids Are Getting the Full Blast of Generative AI

Tech companies are creating a generation of AI guinea pigs.

For Hamas, Everything Is Going According to Plan

Why accept a peace proposal when the goal is “permanent war”?

What Writer’s Block Feels Like

Being stuck is a regular affliction when you do this work for a living, though it can affect anyone who just has to write an email...

One Satellite Crash Could Upend Modern Life

The Big One in orbit might take many forms. All of them could be disastrous.

The Most Influential Climate-Disaster Thriller of All T...

Twister captivated America and sparked a subgenre. Its director thought it could never be remade. Can Twisters conjure the energy ...

Rachel Cusk’s Lonely Experiment

First she abandoned plot in her fiction; now characters must go.

Americans Are Mad About All the Wrong Costs

Don’t complain about the cost of a Big Mac. Complain about the cost of a house.

The Real Problem With Prices

Don’t be mad about the cost of a Big Mac. Be mad about the cost of a house.

The ‘Jimmy Clean Hands’ Election

Criticizing Trump without trying to stop him is meaningless.

The Harlem Renaissance Was Bigger Than Harlem

How Black artists made modernism their own

A Novel Without Characters

Rachel Cusk’s lonely experiment

Tornado Watch

How Lee Isaac Chung reimagined Twister, one of the biggest climate-disaster thrillers of all time

Boston Should Rename Its Airport for Bill Russell

It’s high time the city properly recognized its greatest sports champion, a civil-rights hero who endured horrific racism during h...

Photos of the Week: River Violin, Stuffed Bear, Laser R...

Blackout conditions in parts of Ukraine, whale watching on the Australian coast, flooding in parts of southern Florida, fencers in...

The “Jimmy Clean Hands” Election

Criticizing Trump without trying to stop him is meaningless.

<em>Bridgerton</em> Faces the Limits of Romantic Fantas...

The result is a wittier, more biting show in Season 3.


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