Dream Scenario Doesn’t Transcend a Great Premise
Nicolas Cage’s new movie has some fun with the collective unconscious, but it struggles to follow through on its delightful concept.
Maybe Don’t Drive Into Manhattan
The real cost of all this traffic
‘We Do Not Want to Deal With Customers Like You!’
A family-owned restaurant has had enough of one-star reviews.
My North Star for the Future of AI
The most powerful companies in the world are shaping what artificial intelligence will become—but they’ll never get it right without the ethos and values of university scientists.
It’s a Miracle Anyone Stays in Love
Fingernails, now on Apple TV+, is a mischievous brainteaser that challenges our preconceived notions of commitment.
The Unabashed Jewishness of Barbra Streisand
In her new memoir, Streisand describes the risks involved in making Yentl.
America’s Most Dangerous Anti-Jewish Propagandist
Making sense of anti-Semitism today requires examining Henry Ford’s outsize part in its origins.
Eight Books That Explain How the World Works
Technologies such as skyscrapers, airplanes, and sewage systems are fundamental—and confusing. These titles explain how they actually work.
‘How Much Can This Child Take?’
After Hamas’s attack, Jon Polin and Rachel Goldberg wait for news of their son.
A Knife Fight in a Phone Booth
I learned the grim reality of urban combat in Falluja.
Trump Plots Against His Enemies
Inauguration Day could be a national disaster.
AI Search Is Turning Into the Problem Everyone Worried About
Google, are you sure no country in Africa starts with a K?
How Is Child Marriage Still Legal in the U.S.?
An archaic practice gets support from surprising places.
Even the Oppressed Have Obligations
Not every act of resistance is justified.
Nikki Haley Offers an Alternate Reality
In New Hampshire, Republican voters weary of Donald Trump’s histrionics and legal troubles saw a cool, calm candidate they liked.
These Teens Got Therapy. Then They Got Worse.
The kids are not all right, and frustratingly, we don’t really know how to help them.
Introducing: How to Keep Time
Co-hosts Becca Rashid and the Atlantic contributing writer Ian Bogost examine our relationship with time and what we can do to reclaim it.
Donald Trump’s Gift to Adam Schiff
For the California lawmaker, MAGA outrage has been good for business.
An Album About Fatherhood and Healing
Entertainment musts from Vann R. Newkirk II
Tick Season
A poem for Sunday