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Isabel Fattal

Isabel Fattal

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How Being Busy Became a Status Symbol

“If time is a luxury, why don’t we flaunt it?” This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of...

20.04.2024 7

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A Before-and-After Moment in the Middle East

A conversation with Graeme Wood about where Netanyahu could go from here This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you...

16.04.2024 4

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What Rereading a Book Can Reveal

Culture and entertainment musts from Rose Horowitch This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest...

14.04.2024 40

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The Future of Chocolate

Savor your favorites while you can. This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark...

13.04.2024 30

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Into the Unknown

Our writers’ journeys into new communities, ways of thinking, and ways of being This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our...

06.04.2024 8

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What Restaurant Behavior Says About a Person

Dining out can be an opportunity to see a human being at their hungriest, their showiest, or their most human. This is an edition of The Wonder...

30.03.2024 20

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The Inner World of the Teen

Their stage of life defies clear categorization. This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of...

23.03.2024 30

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How America Stopped Trusting the Experts

A conversation with Tom Nichols about American narcissism, the pandemic, and declining trust This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter...

23.03.2024 20

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How to Teach the Thrill of Reading

Attention spans, attitudes, and education all affect the way we read. This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors...

16.03.2024 20

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The Mysteries Around Us

A collection of Atlantic weekend reads on the enigmas in our midst This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors...

09.03.2024 9

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How Anti-Semitism Threatens American Democracy

A conversation with Franklin Foer about our April cover story This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the...

05.03.2024 10

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A 17th-Century Nun’s Feminist Manifesto

Culture and entertainment musts from Gisela Salim-Peyer This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest...

03.03.2024 40

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Can Anyone Learn to Sing?

How the singing voice actually works, and what humans can create when we sing together This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in...

02.03.2024 10

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The Politics of Noise and Silence

“Silence was more than the absence of noise; it was an aesthetic to be revered,” Xochitl Gonzalez wrote in 2022. This is an edition of The...

24.02.2024 10

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Nine Stories to Read Today

Plus: Many presidents wrote books. Were any of them any good? This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the...

19.02.2024 5

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How to Disagree Better

Our writers’ perspectives on arguing and communicating in healthier ways This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our...

17.02.2024 10

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Why Productivity Makes Us So Anxious

Our writers’ most helpful insights on getting things done without stressing about them too much. This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a...

10.02.2024 30

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How Relationships Grow, and How They Break

Reading about others’ experiences can help us navigate the complexities of love and care. This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in...

03.02.2024 10

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Why ‘Adulthood’ Is Impossible to Define

The markers of “growing up” are constantly evolving. This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set...

27.01.2024 10

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Can Netanyahu Outlast This War?

A conversation with Yair Rosenberg about the prime minister’s failures and what might be next for the Israeli government This is an edition of The...

25.01.2024 10

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How Winter Wear Has Changed

In some ways, dressing for inclement weather is harder than it used to be. This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our...

20.01.2024 10

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What Boredom Actually Means

The virtues and frustrations of being bored This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to...

13.01.2024 2

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How We Talk

Texting, calling, voice notes, group chats: Humans’ relationship to the phone is constantly evolving. This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a...

06.01.2024 10

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A Better Way to Make New Year’s Resolutions

In the quest for personal change, the method matters. This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of...

30.12.2023 10

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What Comes Next in Gaza and Israel?

Our writers think through the possible futures that await the region. This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through...

28.12.2023 10

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X Is Elon Musk’s Lonely Party Now

Our Atlantic Daily writers discuss the future of the platform. This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the...

27.12.2023 10

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Why the Holiday Movie Endures

Plus: 20 movie families to spend your holidays with This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of...

23.12.2023 10

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The Fate of Your Holiday-Season Returns

Their future doesn’t look too bright. This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to...

16.12.2023 10

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How to Love Winter a Little More

It’s about how you dress but also how you think. This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of...

09.12.2023 8

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What the Act of Crying Can Offer

“I think about tears as a doorway: an invitation to be fully human and to connect with others.” This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a...

02.12.2023 6

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The Joys of Carole Lombard, Zadie Smith, and High-School Movies

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

26.11.2023 7

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Walton Goggins, Zadie Smith, and Lauryn Hill

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

19.11.2023 10

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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. This is an edition of The Wonder...

18.11.2023 10

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A Cathartic Watch

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

12.11.2023 9

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What We Do With Our Faces

Why do Americans smile so much? This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your...

11.11.2023 9

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An Album About Fatherhood and Healing

Entertainment musts from Vann R. Newkirk II This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of...

05.11.2023 8

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What Really Happens When You’re Sick

There’s an odd power in understanding the science behind colds and other illnesses. This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which...

04.11.2023 10

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The Old-Fashioned Charm of The Golden Bachelor

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

29.10.2023 7

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A Halloween Reading List for Adults

Channeling the joy of the most childish holiday This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories...

28.10.2023 3

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The Perfect Book for Spooky Season

Entertainment musts from Rachel Gutman-Wei This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the...

22.10.2023 8

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The Pleasures of Amateur Photography

Revisiting an ode to the camera from the Atlantic archives This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the...

21.10.2023 6

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A Masterpiece of Cringe

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

15.10.2023 6

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“The Month of Painted Leaves”

An ode to October This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover...

14.10.2023 8

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Hamas’s Attack Confounds Middle-East Experts

Even those who understand the fundamentalist group best are struggling to understand what they are trying to achieve. This is an edition of The...

10.10.2023 90

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Five Observations About the War in Israel

Big questions from our writers to help illuminate the latest Yesterday, Hamas launched a multifront attack that shocked Israel, infiltrating the Gaza...

08.10.2023 30

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Supermarkets Are More Than Stores

The everyday wonder of food shopping This is an edition of The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day,...

07.10.2023 10

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Biden’s New Student-Debt Strategy

How the return of student-loan payments will affect Americans—and what the administration is trying to do about it This is an edition of The...

06.10.2023 60

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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,...

01.10.2023 10

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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...

30.09.2023 9

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A Dark and Paranoid American Fable

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

24.09.2023 6

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