Everything I Thought I Knew About Nasal Congestion Is Wrong
Start with this: You really have two noses.
This Halloween, Let’s Really Think About Death
Christmas, Thanksgiving, and the Fourth of July commemorate events. Halloween memorializes the occasion of death.
The Simple Truths of Nate Bargatze on SNL
The show leaned into the comic’s understated humor, to refreshing effect.
The Old-Fashioned Charm of The Golden Bachelor
Entertainment musts from Sarah Laskow
A Greek Statue
Published in The Atlantic in 2007
‘I Am a Practicing Catholic and I Am a Proud Jew’
Newly opened Vatican files detail the desperate circumstances of Italian Jewish families under Fascism—including the family of the prominent American jurist Guido Calabresi.
How a Muslim Movie Star Triumphed in Hindu-Nationalist India
Under Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist government, a Muslim movie star’s success has taken on a larger significance.
The Viral Threat Almost No One Is Thinking About
Flu viruses and coronavirus started the last few pandemics. Could the next one be a paramyxovirus?
What Mike Johnson’s Rise Tells Us About the GOP
Watch the full episode of Washington Week With The Atlantic, October 27, 2023
A Halloween Reading List for Adults
Channeling the joy of the most childish holiday
Spiders Might Be Quietly Disappearing
But scientists won’t know for sure unless we get over our ick factor.
Where Is Mike Johnson’s Ironclad Oath?
How America treats those who flirt with rebellion
What Financial Engineering Does to Hospitals
Investors borrowed money to buy health-care institutions and enrich themselves.
Why AI Doesn’t Get Slang
And why that’s a good thing
Sam Bankman-Fried Struggles to Explain Himself
The former FTX executive made the risky choice to take the stand in his own case. Will his verbal gymnastics serve him?
The Decolonization Narrative Is Dangerous and False
It does not accurately describe either the foundation of Israel or the tragedy of the Palestinians.
The Israel-War Email That College Presidents Should’ve Sent
Plus: When should people try to better the world through their job?
The Huge Multistate Lawsuit Against Meta Isn’t Serious Enough
Attorneys general from 33 states filed a joint lawsuit against Meta on Tuesday, alleging that it deliberately addicts kids and teens to its products through “FOMO” and JoJo Siwa.
The Science Behind Basketball’s Biggest Debate
Playing in the NBA really is harder now.
Stop Doomscrolling About Israel and Palestine—Read These Books Instead
The Atlantic’s books editor prescribes these titles as antidotes to the quick and dirty ways people are communicating on social media.
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