Putin’s ‘Rabble of Thin-Necked Henchmen’
Who will succeed Russia’s longest-serving ruler since Stalin? Not even the handpicked elite can say.
They Ate at My Table, Then Ignored My People
As a Palestinian food writer, I believed culinary exchange could build empathy. In so many cases, that hasn’t happened.
The TV Shows That Don’t Solve Their Mysteries
True Detective was the last straw: I’m done with the mystery-box genre.
Choosing America’s Greatest Novels
The Atlantic assembled a list of 136 works of fiction that we consider to be the most significant of the past 100 years.
Crows Are the New Pigeons
They’re flocking to cities for the same reasons people do.
How Long Should a Species Stay on Life Support?
Decades into their recovery program, black-footed ferrets still don’t have a clear-cut path to leaving the endangered-species list.
D.C.’s Crime Problem Is a Democracy Problem
Homicides have risen in the nation’s capital while falling elsewhere. One key difference: D.C. residents can’t elect their own D.A.
The Earthquake That Could Shatter Netanyahu’s Coalition
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox don’t serve in its armed forces. That’s getting harder than ever to justify.
The Real Lessons of the Alabama IVF Ruling
The regulation of the fertility industry is strangely underdeveloped, leaving parents, children, clinics, and practitioners lacking even basic information, protections, and boundaries.
The Wonder and Danger of Nature
Four seasons, six children in photographs
Photos of the Week: Bridal Carry, Ostrich Hug, Godzilla Oscar
X-ray analysis of an 18th-century violin in France, the launch of a SpaceX rocket in Texas, white-water canoeing in New Zealand, Ramadan prayers in Indonesia, and much more
A Civil-War Movie With No One Worth Cheering
Alex Garland’s new film imagines a United States torn asunder, and denies any easy explanations about why.
The Hidden Toll of Surviving Layoffs
The workers who remain deal with stress, guilt, and a changed workplace.
The Persistent Mystery of Protein Intake
Scientists still aren’t sure how much we actually need.
Winners of the British Wildlife Photography Awards 2024
Some of this year’s amazing winners and runners-up
The Most Powerful Rocket in History Had a Good Morning
SpaceX’s latest Starship mission flew farther than before—and tested technology that could elevate humankind’s spacefaring status.
The Eternal Scrutiny of Kate Middleton
Why people feel entitled to the Princess of Wales’s whereabouts
Supreme Betrayal
A requiem for Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment
We’re Already Living in the Post-Truth Era
You don’t need to see a fake image for it to affect your mind.
Of Course America Fell for Liquid Death
How is a company that sells canned water worth $1.4 billion?
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