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What Jada Pinkett Smith’s Critics Don’t Understand

For describing her seemingly unconventional marriage as she saw it, she has become the villain.

SNL Didn’t Need Subtitles

With Bad Bunny as host, the show was defiantly bilingual—and all the better for it.

The Perfect Book for Spooky Season

Entertainment musts from Rachel Gutman-Wei

The Mowing That Woke My Daughter

A poem for Sunday

AI Takes on Expiration Dates

The fight against food waste is getting high-tech.

Too Many People Own Dogs

If you love dogs, maybe don’t get one.

The End of Netanyahu

He sold Israelis a story about their safety. It turned out not to be true.

Netanyahu’s Attack on Democracy Left Israel Unprepared

The prime minister brought about a situation in which all the options are bad.

A Paralyzed House Complicates Biden’s Plans for Israel

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Forget the Bomb and Help Iranians Fight Their Regime

All the other options have failed.

The War in Gaza Is Getting Remixed in Real Time

Unconfirmed atrocities are turning into memes.

Calls for a Cease-Fire—But Then What?

On Thursday, President Joe Biden called for religious tolerance and military aid for Israel. On Friday, thousands of Muslim Americans protested against him.

The Pleasures of Amateur Photography

Revisiting an ode to the camera from the Atlantic archives

Humans Are Ready to Find Alien Life

We finally have the tools we need. Now scientists just need to watch and wait.

What Taylor Swift Knows

Swift’s concert film suggests that she understands the power of the group experience.

Another Domino Falls in Georgia

Fani Willis got a new guilty plea. What could it mean for Trump?

The Real Reason You Should Get an E-bike

It’ll cut your emissions. It’ll also make you happier.

This Week in Books: Louise Glück Wrote With Authority

The poet loved using myth, history, and legend in her verse.

The Inflection Point

A speech that may well define Biden’s presidency

If You Ever Speak in Public, Follow This Advice

Or, how Bob Barker ruined my wedding