Why Are We Still Arguing About Masks?
All this time later, their utility is in doubt.
Photos of the Week: Lava Field, London Fox, Leatherback Turtle
A deadly train crash in Greece, the northern lights above Stockholm, an uphill race in Austria, fighting and survival in Ukraine, a traditional sled race in Slovakia, and much more
Big Cities Are Ungovernable
Lori Lightfoot’s failed bid for reelection is a sign that America’s mayors are in jeopardy.
The States That Reopened First
Plus: How Fox News misled its viewers
Conspiracy Theories Have a New Best Friend
Generative AI programs like ChatGPT threaten to revolutionize how disinformation spreads online.
A Blanket of Snow for California
A collection of unusually snowy scenes from California, Nevada, and Arizona
Creed III and the Power of a Worthy Opponent
Michael B. Jordan’s directorial debut gives new energy to old sports-movie formulas.
Radio Atlantic: What AI Means for Search
How transformative are the new AI search tools? Are they a new Skynet or just a new Clippy?
The Movie That Helped Kazuo Ishiguro Make Sense of the World
The Nobel Prize–winning author’s work has long had a symbiotic relationship with cinema. His Oscar-nominated film, Living, is the logical next step.
Does Trump Stand a Real Chance to Repeat 2016?
The “party decides” theory faces its biggest test.
The Aftermath of a Mass Slaughter at the Zoo
Last year, a fox broke into a bird enclosure in D.C. and killed 25 flamingos. The zoo refused to let him strike again.
New York’s Rats Have Already Won
I thought having a rat czar would be an easy win for the city. I was wrong.
What Ballet Taught Me About My Body
Dance helped me stop focusing on how I look and start thinking about what I feel.
How to Find Joy in Your Sisyphean Existence
Life is full of boring, futile, absurd tasks. You’ll be happier if you can laugh at it all.
The Moral Case Against Equity Language
What’s a “justice-involved person”?
What Happened to the Recession?
Atlantic writers explain why the forecasters got it wrong—at least for now.
The FBI Desperately Wants to Let Trump Off the Hook
He just won’t allow it.
Daisy Jones and the Trap of the Love Triangle
How could a show about a chart-topping band care so little about the making of their music?
18 Readers on Their Relationship With Religion
An outpouring of replies on faith, community, and finding one’s home
How Do You Stop Lawmakers From Destroying the Law?
Mexico’s president is destroying democracy from the inside.