Has Anyone Noticed That Trump Is Really Old?
He’s younger than Biden, but not by much.
Christopher Nolan on the Promise and Peril of Technology
A conversation with the director
No, You Shouldn’t ‘Date ’Em ’Til You Hate ’Em’
First impressions can be unreliable. That doesn’t mean you need to slog through a boring romance.
Inside the Chaos at OpenAI
Sam Altman’s weekend of shock and drama began a year ago, with the release of ChatGPT.
Jason Momoa’s Manliness Overwhelms SNL
Confronted with its hunky host, the show resorted to simplistic gender categories.
Walton Goggins, Zadie Smith, and Lauryn Hill
Entertainment musts from Conor Friedersdorf
An Unlikely Source of Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
Wildfires are making the Alaskan tundra leak methane.
The Other Ozempic Revolution
Weight-loss drugs affect identities and relationships as much as waistlines.
How the Hillbillies Remade America
A massive and forgotten migration reshaped the liberal approach to poverty and realigned America’s political parties.
Trump’s Apocalyptic Rhetoric
Watch the full episode of Washington Week With The Atlantic, November 17, 2023
Another ‘Rapid Unscheduled Disassembly’ for Elon Musk
SpaceX’s Starship blew up again, and NASA’s moon clock is ticking.
What Humans and Nature Get From Each Other
It’s not a coincidence that America is getting both lonelier and more indoorsy, an Atlantic writer argues.
It’s Not That Hard to Stop Birds From Crashing Into Windows
Chicago’s glass skyscrapers are a menace for birds. They don’t have to be.
The Women Who Saw 9/11 Coming
Many of the CIA analysts who spotted the earliest signs of al-Qaeda’s rise were female. They had trouble getting their warnings heard.
The Sudden Fall of Sam Altman
What it means that the world’s most powerful AI executive is out of a job
The Daily Responsibility of Democracy
Being adults in a time of juvenile politics is hard but necessary.
The Debate Over What Happens Next in the Middle East
Plus: What foreign-policy matters are most important to you and why?
Don’t Cry for Jim Harbaugh
Being punished for an alleged cheating scandal doesn’t make you a persecuted underdog.
Revisiting Hidden Pasts at the National Book Awards
This year, the awards honored books that resurface previously suppressed history.
Hospitals Have Gotten Too Nice
Medical centers are offering fancy food and rebranding health as a “journey.” How about helping us feel better instead?
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