The Trends Atlantic Writers Love and Hate
Six answers to the question: “What’s a trend you wish would come back, and one you wish would go away?”
My Home Is a Horror of Unfinished Tasks
Why can’t I get anything done?
The Awfulness of Elite Hypocrisy on Marriage
The privileged classes would never dream of saying one form of family life is better than another. So why are they always married?
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.
Three Ways to Become a Deeper Thinker
You don’t have to become a Buddhist monk to realize the value of contemplating hard questions without clear answers.
The International Criminal Court Shows Its Mettle
International law has always been aspirational. The decision on Israel brings it closer.
The AI War Was Never Just About AI
Tech giants such as Google and Meta need something more than compelling chatbots to win.
A Horror Movie About an Atheist Who Won’t Shut Up
The hollowness at the center of Heretic
This Is What Happens to All the Stuff You Don’t Want
I ventured into the belly of the holiday-returns beast.
Photos of the Week: Doo Dah, Horse Play, Cloud Falls
An autonomous delivery robot in Barcelona, a heat wave in Australia, a triceratops auction in France, a lava flow in southwestern Iceland, Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, and much more
The Road Dogs of the American West
Survivalists, drifters, and divorcées across a resurgent wilderness
Throw Out Your Black Plastic Spatula
It’s probably leaching chemicals into your cooking oil.
Trains in Trouble
Once, some 20,000 trains traversed the United States, many of them elegant hotels on wheels. Now, most of the great passenger railroads have withered and died and they have been replaced by Amtrak, which has mammoth troubles of its own. Is there any hope for a rail travel revival?
Your Armpits Are Trying to Tell You Something
The best time to apply antiperspirant is right before bed. Seriously.
Taylor Swift Is a Perfect Example of How Publishing Is Changing
Swift is a symptom, not a cause, of the weakening bonds between celebrities and publishing houses.
25 Feel-Good Films You’ll Want to Watch Again—And Again
Anxious? Here are some of the best and most rewatch-friendly movies to soothe your mind.
Why We’re Banning Phones at Our School
Unfettered phone usage at school is hurting our kids and depriving them of connection. But it’s not too late to make a change.
What Breaking Up Google’s Search Monopoly Could Do to AI
The most powerful chatbot may not be the most successful one.
What Pete Hegseth Doesn’t Get About Women in Combat
Trump’s allies treat every change in social norms as a DEI project gone wrong.
A Guide for the Politically Homeless
Those left adrift by Trump’s rise must now engage in a new project.