Photos: Keeping Cool During Heat Waves
Recent images of people and animals doing what they can to beat the heat
Elon Musk Really Broke Twitter This Time
The social network has never seen chaos quite like this.
A Slow Descent Into Devilish Difficulty
Our new print crossword puzzle puts a fresh narrative spin on a classic.
Five Books That’ll Fit Right Into Your Busy Schedule
These essay and short-story collections are easy to read at your own pace.
The Myth of the Galápagos Cannot Be Sustained
Tourism campaigns tout the archipelago as a diorama of prehistory. But that narrative could help degrade the islands even further.
The Psychic Toll of Class Mobility
Domenico Starnone explores the cost of familial estrangement.
Hip-Hop’s Midlife Slump
It’s been 25 years since Puff Daddy went to the Hamptons. What’s changed?
The All-Volunteer Force Is in Crisis
A half century after the induction of the last draftee, America’s military faces tough choices.
Can the Left Make Peace With a National Flag?
An unassuming English soccer team manager reclaimed patriotism from the far right.
The Last Place on Earth Any Tourist Should Go
Take Antarctica off your travel bucket list.
For the Lichens
Published in The Atlantic in 2011
A Gaping Hole in Cancer-Therapy Trials
Treatments aren’t widely tested on older patients—the very people who need them most.
The Best Background-Noise TV
Entertainment musts from Ian Bogost
When Domestic Life Is Like a Horror Story
An astonishing new novel captures the dichotomy at the heart of housework.
The Never-Ending Debate Over Who Deserves to Be Rescued
The Titan disaster raised a perennial question: How much should the government protect people who put themselves in harm’s way?
Why Republicans Keep Calling for the End of Birthright Citizenship
It’s about more than immigration.
How Long Will Canada Burn?
One thing is certain: More extreme smoke days are coming.
Friendship Advice That Might Surprise You
The case for moving away from your friends, and other unexpected pieces of wisdom from Atlantic writers
It’s Just Not Cool Anymore
Chewing gum is no longer a universal symbol of rebellion. Neither is much else.
Summer in the South Is Becoming Unbearable
Southerners are used to heat. We’re not used to this.