Murdered by My Replica?
Margaret Atwood responds to the revelation that pirated copies of her books are being used to train AI.
The Rules of Flaking on Plans
Atlantic writers explain how to do it kindly and gracefully.
A Genetic Snapshot Could Predict Preterm Birth
Doctors are trying out a simple blood test to screen for some common pregnancy complications.
New York Is Full
And it’s the housing market’s fault.
Online Ratings Are Broken
Companies aren’t asking for your feedback. They’re begging you for data.
Gran Turismo Is Luxuriously Familiar
Behold: a video-game adaptation, a coming-of-age tale, and an inspirational sports biopic, in one sleek package.
What DVDs Gave Us
Sadness about the end of Netflix’s movie-by-mail service is about more than just nostalgia.
What Trump Brings Out in Americans
Plus: Will the Hunter Biden story spell trouble for Democrats?
This Week in Books: I Want to Know What Love Is
A new book argues that love has been “stolen away from the poets.”
Is Salsa Gazpacho?
Is gazpacho salsa?
The Women Writers Who Destroyed Their Own Work
The act can be the result of a fevered impulse—or a display of ferocious will.
A Crush Can Teach You a Lot About Yourself
There’s no harm in fantasies, even if you know they’ll never come true.
The Mug Shot Is a Warning
Donald Trump’s booking photo was supposed to be an exercise in humility. He turned it into a threat.
The Raunchy Teen Comedy Gets a Queer Twist
The bawdy new film Bottoms marries the boisterousness and misanthropy of its predecessors, with mixed results.
Trump’s Mug Shot Gives His Haters Nothing
Just like that, he was restored to his accustomed place in the Republican dogpile.
You’ve Had a Good Run, Liam Neeson
In Retribution, the septuagenarian plays a man stuck in a vehicle he can’t escape—an apt metaphor for his late-career pivot to action films.
I Was a Hostage in Iran. The Deals Are Part of the Problem.
Tehran should not get cash rewards for taking innocent prisoners.
The New Old Age
What a new life stage can teach the rest of us about how to find meaning and purpose—before it’s too late
Photos of the Week: Smoky Skies, Lazy Day, Mug Shot
Wildfires in Greece and Canada, paddleboarding in Maine, an anti-terror exercise in South Korea, flooding in Southern California, a T-Rex race in Washington State, and much more
The First GOP Debate Makes It Obvious Where the Republican Party Is Headed
No one can escape Trump’s long shadow.