Black Success, White Backlash
Black prosperity has provoked white resentment that can make life exhausting for people of color—and it has led to the undoing of policies that have nurtured Black advancement.
Pete Davidson Might Be the Comedic Hero We Need Now. No, Really.
The SNL alum returned to host the show’s much-anticipated return—and was somehow the perfect choice for it.
Explaining Pain
A poem for Sunday
How Starbucks Perfected Autumn
The pumpkin spice latte has defined fall for 20 years.
A Masterpiece of Cringe
Entertainment musts from Kate Cray
Biden’s Test in the Middle East
Watch the full episode of Washington Week With The Atlantic, October 13, 2023
Students for Pogroms in Israel
By excusing murder and kidnapping, activist groups have already changed campus politics in America.
A Poet Reckons With Her Past
In a striking new memoir, the Jamaican writer Safiya Sinclair attempts to make peace with her Rastafari childhood and the island that shaped her.
‘The Month of Painted Leaves’
An ode to October
The Galápagos Got Back Its Giant Tortoises—And a Whole Lot More
The reptiles’ return is reshaping an entire ecosystem.
Only Wes Anderson Could Have Adapted Roald Dahl This Way
The director’s renditions of the famed author’s short stories ask us to think actively—even skeptically—about what we’re seeing.
Inside Gaza’s Last Catholic Parish
My conversation with a friend sheltering in Gaza
The Source of America’s Political Chaos
The election of 2016 is still poisoning our politics.
If You’re Worried About the Climate, Move Your Money
How you consume matters to the planet. How you invest does too.
Trump’s Only Real Worldview Is Pettiness
The presidential candidate is pro-Israel or anti-Israel depending on his personal grudges.
Anatomy of a Fall Is a Gloriously Disorienting Thrill Ride
Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or–winning film is an emotional puzzle that will keep you guessing.
This Week in Books: Madonna Is the Blueprint for a Diva
Mary Gabriel’s new biography reveals the star’s indelible position in pop.
Online Betting Has Gone Off the Deep End
What are the odds this story wins a Pulitzer?
Computers Are Learning to Smell
AI could revolutionize our understanding of one of the most mysterious human senses.
The Good Luck of a Hard Life
How growing up with a pair of dice in one hand and a pistol in the other prepared Rich Paul for success