Hawk Tuah Wasn’t What It Seemed
What the meme of the year tells us about the state of online culture
What the meme of the year tells us about the state of online culture
The funniest people on the planet think there’s no funnier person than Albert Brooks.
New research suggests that the company makes the communities it operates in poorer—even taking into account its famous low prices.
Radical nationalists have infiltrated the country’s police and politics.
The family structure we’ve held up as the cultural ideal for the past half century has been a catastrophe for many. It’s time to figure out better ways to live together.
While America was fighting on the ground, the Federation was fighting in space.
No one has ever known so much about healthy eating and been less successful at following her own advice.
What the research says about the gender divide across the world
Science says lasting relationships come down to—you guessed it—kindness and generosity.
Trying to avoid suffering can paradoxically make it worse. You can train your mind to find a better way.
Airplanes aren’t made for this much luggage.
The meritocracy isn’t working. We need something new.
America’s most watched bishop, Robert Barron, is scouting out a new future for Christianity.
The shows that kept listeners refreshing their apps this year
Each of these titles is a perfect companion while the days grow imperceptibly longer.
The Netflix hit’s second season can’t quite break out of its own vicious cycle.
Atlantic staffers and readers share.
The Darién Gap was once considered impassable. Now hundreds of thousands of migrants are risking treacherous terrain, violence, hunger, and disease to travel through the jungle to the United States.
In such a densely packed city, space can feel zero-sum.