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The U.S. and Iran Might Actually Have a Deal
The two sides say they are close to an agreement to end a war that has left everyone badly bruised....
Leave Your Airplane-Window Shades Open
Only watching movies on the plane takes away from whatever magic is left in air travel....
Don’t Even Try to Play This Album in the Background
Olivia Rodrigo’s biggest asset is her ferocity—and her new record doubles down on those big, messy feelings....
What to Read When You’re Wondering What’s Out There
This novel is nominally about an interstellar voyage. It’s actually about sex, love, God, and the problem of evil....
Jomboy on Robot Umpires and the Future of Baseball
How MLB turned balls and strikes into a spectacle...
Six Surprisingly Human Stories About Aliens
These stories about extraterrestrials all resonate here on Earth....
Photos of the Week: Basilica Blessing, Tree Tunnel, Parrot Prediction
Scenes from the French Open in Paris; a pro-wrestling match at a public library in California; celebrations in Brazil fo...
The Kennedy Center Is a Metaphor for De-Trumpification
You can remove Trump’s name but not the damage he’s done....
Why 60 Minutes Shouldn’t Ignore the Accusations of Bias
Scott Pelley’s recent interview reveals why the show should take critiques of its work seriously....
The Work That Goes Into ‘Effortless’ Style
Andrew Sean Greer’s new novel is deeper than it looks....
The Atlantic Festival Returns to New York City September 17–19; Initial Tickets on Sale
Three days. Big ideas. Today’s boldest thinkers....
Pete Hegseth, Cornball in Chief
The secretary of defense is a fountain of corny performances and rhetoric....
America’s Go-To Climate Scientist
Daniel Swain has become a ubiquitous explainer of America’s extreme weather. ...
The Rebellious Origins of American Sports
From the beginning, patriotism and play have been inextricably linked....
A World Cup for a Divided Continent
This year’s World Cup was framed as a festival of North American unity. Instead, the tournament is testing how much of t...
Bad Ideas About Juvenile Crime That Won’t Go Away
Harsher penalties for teen offenders deny them the chance to become better adults....
Republicans vs. the Fourteenth Amendment
Professor David W. Blight on President Trump’s war on the Fourteenth Amendment. Plus: Brexit at 10 years and 1873 by Lia...
Photos From Around the North Pacific
A collection of images of the varied shorelines, communities, and wildlife found along the Temperate Northern Pacific re...
Anatomy of a Trump Insult
His already infamous interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker was a rare up-close portrait of a presidential meltdown....
A Moment of Truth for American Grass
U.S. scientists have spent years prepping for the World Cup—and trying to keep bad turf from ruining it....
Your Search Results Are Getting Sloptimized
How companies are gaming the chatbot internet...
The Parasite Threatening America’s Cows
The return of the screwworm is making the beef industry’s problems worse....
A Turning Point for Conservative Women
Some sounded vaguely feminist; another doesn’t want women to vote...
The Best Headlights in the World Are Illegal in America
Driving at night doesn’t have to be so blinding....
The Revolutionary Gordon Wood
The historian who recovered the radicalism of the American founding died on Saturday....
Obama Writes His Own Story
The new Obama Presidential Center, in Chicago, is inspiring—and departs from other presidential libraries in a crucial, ...
Spielberg Hasn’t Abandoned Hope for Humanity
The director’s Disclosure Day is an alien allegory for the current moment....
Airfare-Prediction Apps Can’t Handle a Summer Like This One
The normal patterns of price changes may no longer hold true....
Marjane Satrapi’s Rebellious Life
The author of the best-selling graphic memoir Persepolis, who died last week, made defiance into a lifelong project....
What Donald Trump Will Never Understand About Fighting
Mixed martial arts has a lot to teach the president....
So You Want a Coat of Arms
Why America, a country founded on rejecting aristocratic traditions, secretly loves them...
Skip Jill Biden’s Book and Read Hunter Biden’s Social-Media Posts Instead
The two have very different approaches to dealing with recent history, and only one is working....
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