Dinner Parties 101
Will a four-week online course turn us into certified party-hosting geniuses?
The ‘Permanently Orphaned’
Migrant families won their case against the government, but the damage can’t be undone.
The Era of Easy Money Is Over. That’s a Good Thing.
The end of artificially cheap money should herald a fairer, more sustainable economy. Americans just have to survive the transition.
This Is What Happens to All the Stuff You Don’t Want
I ventured into the belly of the holiday-returns beast.
The Bridge That Divides Italy
For longer than anyone can remember, those who dreamed big about ruling Italy also envisioned a bridge to Sicily—and failed to build it.
What Does the Working Class Really Want?
Vying for its crucial support, neither Democrats nor Republicans are focusing on the essential question.
The War Photographer Who Had to Do Something Else
Corinne Dufka wanted to prevent atrocities, not just document them.
The Type of Charisma That Saves a Holiday Party
If you have the gift of magnetism, use it for others’ benefit.
How to Keep Time: Look Busy
If time is a luxury, why don’t we flaunt it?
The Eerie Intensity of Adam Driver on Saturday Night Live
The actor offered an idiosyncratic antidote to bland winter cheer.
Weather
A poem for Sunday
Catch Up on a Year of Culture
A roundup of some Atlantic writing that guided our readers through the year in film, TV, and sold-out stadium tours
The Two Republican Theories for Beating Trump
Both strategies so far look insufficient to the challenge.
Modern Britain Is a Scene From Slow Horses
Inspired by Mick Herron’s satirical novels, the Apple series captures a nation beset by institutional failure, political corruption, and hopelessness.
Will Foreign-Policy Debates Decide Biden’s Fate?
Watch the full episode of Washington Week With The Atlantic, December 8, 2023
How to Love Winter a Little More
It’s about how you dress but also how you think.
Wood That Is See-Through Like Glass and Stronger Than Plastic
Transparent wood could soon make its way into touch screens, skyscraper windows, and car dashboards.
‘We Only Need Some Metal Things’
Will America abandon Ukraine?
Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos Get Honest With Each Other
The duo behind the fantastical film Poor Things talk sex, trust, and self-discovery.
The Joy of Underperforming
The idea of life having “seasons” has become a common way of talking yourself through a sudden upheaval.