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The Classic Cars of My Youth

Enough with Boomer nostalgia for shiny chrome and mad speed. Let’s celebrate a generation of old automobiles to suit our more sober, constrained...

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Rich Cohen

Love Is Not Always Song, but the Swelling

A poem for Sunday in the throat before a cry. It is my father, changing his god because my mother asked. After the baptism, his curly hair wet and...

yesterday 10

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Athena Nassar

A ’90s Blockbuster That Holds Up

Entertainment musts from Olga Khazan This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day,...

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Isabel Fattal

A Crucial Barrier Against Hurricanes Is at Risk

Sand dunes can protect the coastline from the effects of climate change. But they’re vulnerable to intense storms. This article originally appeared...

yesterday 8

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Amanda Leslie

A Satanic Rebellion

Social justice collides with the Satanic Temple. The last time Lucien Greaves got into this much trouble over a photograph, he had his genitals...

yesterday 4

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Helen Lewis

NFL, Meet Taylor Swift

The celebrity-gossip-industrial complex is about to crash into the savagery of sports media. Cover your eyes. Has Taylor Swift ever been more...

yesterday 4

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Devin Gordon

The Supreme Court Cases That Could Redefine the Internet

What does freedom of speech actually mean on social media? We’re about to find out. In the aftermath of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol,...

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Caroline Mimbs Nyce

Low Stakes, High Drama

Some of our writers’ most entertaining—and controversial—opinions on everyday matters This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter...

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Isabel Fattal

Humans Can No Longer Ignore the Threat of Fungi

Climate change could make fungal diseases more potent and widespread than ever before. This article was originally published by Undark Magazine ....

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Shreya Dasgupta

An Octogenarian Horror Villain Still Racking Up Scares

The long-running Saw franchise is back, and finally putting its most defining antagonist in the spotlight. Hollywood’s biggest horror franchises...

previous day 8

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David Sims

Kevin McCarthy’s Stunning About-Face

The speaker made a last-minute reversal to avert a government shutdown. It could cost him his job. For weeks, Speaker Kevin McCarthy seemed to face...

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Russell Berman

How the U.S. Ended Up on the Brink of Government Shutdown

Watch the full episode of Washington Week With The Atlantic, September 29, 2023 The American government on the brink of shutdown: With the federal...

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The Editors

Should Democrats Stick With Biden?

Plus: controversy over a talk about racial color-blindness Welcome to Up for Debate. Each week, Conor Friedersdorf rounds up timely conversations...

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Conor Friedersdorf

A Final Chapter Unbefitting an Extraordinary Legacy

One lesson of Dianne Feinstein’s career: Stay in your job too long, and you risk losing control of the finale. Senator Dianne Feinstein, who died...

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Mark Leibovich

New York City Is in Its Tropical-Weather Era

New York City is seeing rainfall patterns that look more like Miami’s or even Singapore’s, a city official said at The Atlantic Festival. New...

friday 1

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Nancy Walecki

This Week in Books: History Scares Authoritarians

A new book looks at the “underground historians” of China who are resurfacing moments from the past that authorities would prefer be forgotten....

friday 20

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Gal Beckerman

It’s Okay to Like Barry Manilow

Besides, you probably know all the words. This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the...

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Tom Nichols

The GOP’s New Obsession With Attacking Mexico

Republicans decry “endless” conflicts. So why are they talking about waging war in Mexico? Today’s Republican Party has made a turn toward...

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Gil Barndollar

The Vanishing She-cession

Mothers of young children are fueling a post-pandemic employment rebound The year was 2020, and schools abruptly closed. Kids Zoomed into...

friday 9

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Olga Khazan

Good Luck Getting Into the Club

Nightlife cover charges can be arbitrary and humiliating—yet people still accept them. In the past two years, Reuben A. Buford May, a sociology...

friday 7

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Michael Waters

The Science of Consciousness Is Having a Rumble

An academic open letter turns into a free-for-all. For years now, Hakwan Lau has suffered from an inner torment. Lau is a neuroscientist who...

friday 1

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Ross Andersen

Photos of the Week: Andean Bear, Burial Chamber, Secret Heart

Photos of the Week: Andean Bear, Burial Chamber, Secret Heart Alan Taylor 12:30 AM ET 35 Photos In Focus Fencing at the 2022 Asian Games in China,...

28.09.2023 8

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Alan Taylor

The Underground Historians of China

A new book explores the Chinese filmmakers, writers, and artists who are trying to uncover a past that the authorities would rather forget. Late...

28.09.2023 30

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Han Zhang

Group-Chat Culture Is Out of Control

The most social social media these days is … texting. And it’s gotten overwhelming. Here’s just a sample of group chats that have been messaging...

28.09.2023 6

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Faith Hill

Basil the One-Eyed Opossum Is the Perfect Zoo Animal

Move over, giant pandas! This week was a bittersweet one at the zoo. Visitors to the Smithsonian National Zoological Park, with their...

28.09.2023 1

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Elaine Godfrey

Could Ozempic Derail the Body-Positivity Movement?

The medical miracle could reverse our progress on accepting bodies of all sizes. The medical story about Ozempic is straightforward and satisfying....

28.09.2023 1

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Hanna Rosin

Watch: Nancy Pelosi, Kerry Washington, and Antony Blinken at The Atlantic Festival

Editor in Chief Jeffrey Goldberg and The Atlantic’s Clint Smith speak with leaders in culture and politics. The Atlantic Festival brings together...

28.09.2023 1

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Editors 

Why the Press Can’t Tell a Campaign Rally From a Picket Line

Donald Trump is not, in fact, supporting striking autoworkers. There’s an expression reporters use, that you’ve “reported yourself out of a...

28.09.2023 1

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Adam Serwer

The 24-Year-Old Who Outsold Oprah This Week

The Shadow Work Journal has exploded on TikTok as an inexpensive mental-health tool, even as experts question its approach—and the author’s...

28.09.2023 3

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Caroline Mimbs Nyce

Iran’s Influence Operation Pays Off

The emails look bad When news comes out that someone has suffered an email breach, my first instinct is to pity them and practice extreme charity....

28.09.2023 1

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Graeme Wood

America’s Eyes Are on Unions

The UAW strike could energize labor activity in the U.S., but the stakes are high for union leaders. This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a...

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Lora Kelley

Eight Ways to Banish Misery

The philosopher Bertrand Russell knew something about unhappiness. He also knew how to overcome it. Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing?...

28.09.2023 1

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Arthur C. Brooks

The Best Thing About Amazon Was Never Going to Last

If shopping on the site feels different now, that’s because it is. My daughter needs a purple wig for school, and she needs it by this Friday. When...

27.09.2023 20

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Brian Barrett

Trump Disorganization

The courts are finally catching up to a man who has long behaved as though there would never be any consequences for his deceptions. “That is a...

27.09.2023 10

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David A. Graham

World of WearableArt 2023

World of WearableArt 2023 Alan Taylor 1:19 PM ET 20 Photos In Focus The annual World of WearableArt international design competition took place in...

27.09.2023 30

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Alan Taylor

Bakhmut, Before It Vanished

The world first heard of my hometown only after Russia destroyed it. “President Joe Biden has made a statement about the situation in Bakhmut”:...

27.09.2023 8

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Haiane Avakian

A Court Ruling That Targets Trump’s Persona

A New York judge’s decision undermines the former president’s image as a “deals guy.” This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter...

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Lora Kelley

A Food Fight at the Kids’ Table

The second GOP primary debate made Trump’s 2024 advantage clearer than ever. Suddenly, it just tumbled out: "Honestly, every time I hear you I feel...

27.09.2023 7

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John Hendrickson

Judicial Ethics in a Populist Age

The question isn’t why the Court has so many controversies, but why they generate so much more outrage than they used to. The contemporary...

27.09.2023 5

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David Lat

My Books Were Used to Train Meta’s Generative AI. Good.

It can have my next one too. When The Atlantic revealed last month that tens of thousands of books published in the past 20 years had been used...

27.09.2023 1

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Ian Bogost

A Surprisingly Relevant Blockbuster About Artificial Intelligence

Gareth Edwards’s new movie, The Creator, is wall-to-wall action, set in a future where AI has already failed to save the world. Gareth Edwards’s...

27.09.2023 2

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David Sims

Why Driverless Cars Are a Tough Sell

“Our century-long love affair with all things automotive dooms the driverless concept to a niche market,” one reader argues. Welcome to Up for...

27.09.2023 1

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Conor Friedersdorf

The Weirdos Living Inside Our Phones

Brian Jordan Alvarez’s ode to sitting makes him the latest comedian to wring ineffable joy out of a very viral, very silly song. We’ve just...

27.09.2023 2

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Spencer Kornhaber

Were Super Models a Blessing or a Curse?

A new four-part documentary on Apple TV celebrates the era of the fashion megastar without interrogating what it meant for the rest of us. Models,...

27.09.2023 2

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Sophie Gilbert

Alabama Strikes Out

Not even the Roberts Court is willing to brook open defiance to its rulings. Few things are more difficult than getting the Roberts Court to side...

27.09.2023 2

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Adam Serwer

New Cities Won’t Solve the Housing Crisis

The existing ones must The first urbanists were recorded in the pages of Genesis: “Come, let us build ourselves a city and a tower with its top in...

27.09.2023 2

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Jerusalem Demsas

The Banality of Bad-Faith Science

Not every piece of published research needs to be heartfelt. Do scientists lie? Let’s review the recent evidence. “I left out the full truth to...

27.09.2023 1

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Benjamin Mazer

The Man Who Created America’s Most Controversial Gun

Eugene Stoner wanted to design a modern rifle for the U.S. military. Today, it’s a weapon of choice for mass shooters. Eugene Stoner was an...

27.09.2023 5

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Zusha Elinson

American Democracy Requires a Conservative Party

But so far none is in sight. This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps...

26.09.2023 80

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Tom Nichols

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