Nancy Walecki
Nancy Walecki is an associate editor at The Atlantic.
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My Snail Mucin Is Caught in a Trade War
Tariffs could upend America’s love affair with Korean skin care.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty. Who Wants to Live in the Palisades Now?
Los Angeles is planning to rebuild with fire in mind, but the landscape is still primed to burn.
Illustration by Tarini Sharma* The House Where 28,000 Records Burned
Charlie Springer spent a lifetime building his music collection. The Los Angeles fires incinerated it.
Illustration by Ian Woods* The Place Where I Grew Up Is Gone
And so is the man who made it magical
Photograph by Brian Van Lau for The Atlantic It’s Time to Evacuate. Wait, Never Mind.
I have received 11 alerts. As far as I can tell, they were all sent in error.
Illustration by The Atlantic ‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This’
The Palisades Fire is destroying places that I’ve loved.
Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times / Getty The Hurricanes That Caught America Off Guard
Less than a century ago, many New Englanders were in a similar position to the Appalachian communities devastated by Helene.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Bettmann / Getty. The Doctor Will Ask About Your Gun Now
More physicians are making gun safety part of routine visits. But should they be?
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Science Photo Library / Getty. Hurricanes Are Too Fast for Category 5
Climate change could double the risk of hurricanes with wind speeds greater than 192 miles an hour in the Gulf of Mexico.
Scott Kelly / NASA / Getty Spotify Doesn’t Know Who You Are
It’s okay if you’ve listened to Steely Dan 42,031 times this year. Really.
Illustration by The Atlantic. Source: Getty.
