What Are the Oscars for, if Not This?
This year’s ceremony managed to celebrate two equally beloved frontrunners.| The Atlantic
A Hilarious—And Poignant—Oscars Moment
The inaugural Academy Award for Best Casting was a memorable, and righteous, addition.| The Atlantic
The Clever Insight of the <em>SNL ‘</em>MAHAspital’ Sketch
A withering parody of The Pitt skewered Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s movement and questioned the healing properties of beef tallow.| The Atlantic
Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Tasty Medals
A multi-medal winner celebrates during a photo shoot.| The Atlantic
JOAN
A poem| The Atlantic
If You Hate Dubai
Dubai has welcomed residents from practically everywhere on Earth, and its openness stands in defiant contrast with Iran.| The Atlantic
The Cure for Snoring
A journey into my larynx| The Atlantic
When Mentally Ill Teenagers Ask to Be Put to Death
A Dutch psychiatrist gave lethal injections to patients with mental suffering, some of them teenagers. Does that make him a hero—or something else?| The Atlantic
Why Trump Got Sick of Ric Grenell
The outgoing president of the Kennedy Center leaves the institution renamed, nearly closed, and wildly unpopular.| The Atlantic
Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Golden Smiles
Five members of Team USA’s para cross-country team celebrate on the podium with their gold medals.| The Atlantic
Where Mamdani Has Refused to Moderate
The New York City mayor is not soft-pedaling his views on Israel.| The Atlantic
The Art of Taking Smart Risks
Good risk can bring joy to life, but Americans are up against forces that profit from the reckless kind.| The Atlantic
How the Conflict in Iran Is Impacting the Global Energy Market
Panelists on Washington Week With The Atlantic joined to discuss rising oil price, potential shortages, and more.| The Atlantic
Raving at the End of the World
The Oscar-nominated Sirāt explores the mixed experience of looking for transcendence on the dance floor.| The Atlantic
The Last Days of Franco
Montserrat Roig’s classic novel captures Barcelona on the cusp of unimaginable change.| The Atlantic
Salman Rushdie Doesn’t Want to Be Your ‘Free Speech Barbie’
Speaking with George Packer at the New Orleans Book Festival, the author was eager to return to the subject of fiction.| The Atlantic
Independents of America Unite!
Yes, trying to organize a group that’s averse to affiliation is hard. But independents’ uncoordinated approach is self-defeating.| The Atlantic
How America Learned to Love Barnes & Noble Again
Anti-chain animus is receding.| The Atlantic
One Situation After Another
Doomscrolling is over. Now, everyone is “monitoring the situation.”| The Atlantic
Everyone Now Has Trump’s Phone Number
The president’s personal iPhone has been lighting up.| The Atlantic
This Year’s Oscar Winners Will (and Should) Be…
The front-runners for some of the ceremony’s biggest prizes are far from certain.| The Atlantic
High Stakes, and a Low Bar, For Markwayne Mullin at DHS
Trump’s nominee has one big thing going for him: He’s not Kristi Noem.| The Atlantic
A Test for Trump’s Most Faithful
The longer the Iran war drags on, the more the president risks splintering a historically unified base.| The Atlantic
The Movie Star Hiding in Plain Sight
The actor Stellan Skarsgård has slowly cultivated one of Hollywood’s most impressive résumés.| The Atlantic
General McChrystal’s Dolly Parton Doctrine
The retired four-star general looked to “Jolene” to describe Trump’s second-term foreign policy.| The Atlantic
Today’s <em>Atlantic</em> Trivia: Authoritarianism
Test your knowledge—and read our latest stories for a little extra help.| The Atlantic
Well, That’s One Way to Sell Americans on Electric Cars
The U.S. has been wary of EVs. As the cost of gas soars, we’re now paying the price.| The Atlantic
Winter Paralympics Photo of the Day: Giant Slalom
A para-Alpine skier using outrigger skis makes a tight turn.| The Atlantic
Pete Hegseth’s Worrisome Press Briefing
If you want to believe the Iran war is going as planned, don’t listen to the defense secretary.| The Atlantic
How Not to Recommend a Book
Even for those who make a career out of loving books, sharing the right ones with the right people can take years of practice.| The Atlantic
Why Trump Didn’t Plan for the Strait of Hormuz
In wartime, the enemy always gets a vote.| The Atlantic
Anti-Semitism Is Becoming Mainstream
The Michigan attack shows that anti-Jewish terror is spreading.| The Atlantic
Why Is It So Hard to Make a Good Weather App?
We asked the Dark Sky guy what it takes to get the forecast right.| The Atlantic
The Obvious Is Taking Its Revenge on Trump - The Atlantic
The reasons other U.S. presidents avoided war with Iran are becoming all too evident.| The Atlantic
The People Who Shun Super-Popular Pop Culture - The Atlantic
“The Pitt,” “Severance,” “Sinners,” you name it: For some reason, the more popular something is, the more likely I am to resist it.| The Atlantic
The Left Shouldn’t Demonize Homeowners
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Boredom Is the Price We Pay for Meaning - The Atlantic
When I became a father, I was forced to reckon with the emotion that consumed my days.| The Atlantic
Is 'Arrival' the Best 'First Contact' Film Ever Made? - The Atlantic
Two Atlantic writers on the very high highs, and (perhaps) the very low lows, of the genre| The Atlantic
Facebook Didn’t Sell Your Data; It Gave It Away - The Atlantic
In exchange for even more data about you from Amazon, Netflix, Spotify, Microsoft, and others| The Atlantic
Off-Facebook Activity Is Too Confusing to Be Useful - The Atlantic
Assume that every website you visit tattles on you to the social-media behemoth.| The Atlantic
Donald Trump Never Stopped Running for President - The Atlantic
Most commanders in chief run for the White House to get something done, but the incumbent has always been more interested in running for office than running the government.| The Atlantic
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David A. Graham is a staff writer at The Atlantic and an author of the Atlantic Daily newsletter.| The Atlantic
Facebook and the Cambridge Analytica Scandal, in 3 Paragraphs - The Atlantic
What it means for Facebook, for President Trump’s world, and for every American| The Atlantic
Donald Trump Was the 'Perfect Candidate' for Facebook - The Atlantic
A former member of Facebook’s advertising team argues that Team Trump paid far less for ads on Facebook than Hillary Clinton’s campaign.| The Atlantic
Russia's Troll Operation Was Not That Sophisticated - The Atlantic
“If the Internet Research Agency were a start-up media company, they probably would not be picking up a fresh round of venture capital.”| The Atlantic
Did Facebook Give Democrats the Upper Hand? - The Atlantic
Upending predictions, young voters made a strong showing at the polls. Did they go because "everybody's doing it," as they saw on Facebook?| The Atlantic
Sherry Turkle's Call to Reclaim Conversation - The Atlantic
The psychologist argues that replacing face-to-face communication with smartphones is ruining human relationships.| The Atlantic
When the Nerds Go Marching In - The Atlantic
How a dream team of engineers from Facebook, Twitter, and Google built the software that drove Barack Obama's reelection| The Atlantic
Only You Can Stop Facebook Hoaxes - The Atlantic
Facebook is cracking down on the fake news stories that plague News Feeds everywhere by asking users to separate fact from fiction.| The Atlantic
Why Are Upworthy Headlines Suddenly Everywhere? - The Atlantic
Their success isn't just about click bait. It goes to the heart of our largest tech companies.| The Atlantic
How Facebook Could Tilt the 2016 Election - The Atlantic
President Trump, stopped with one little button.| The Atlantic
Facebook's Failure in India - The Atlantic
The tech behemoth's stumble shows that the fight for an open web is more than an abstraction.| The Atlantic
The Facebook-Loving Farmers of Myanmar - The Atlantic
A dispatch from an Internet revolution in progress.| The Atlantic
Facebook Is Eating the Internet - The Atlantic
The state of the media in 2015 begins and ends with the tech giant.| The Atlantic
Facebook No Longer Likes the Word 'Users' - The Atlantic
You're not a Facebook user. You're just a person who uses Facebook.| The Atlantic
Even the Editor of Facebook's Mood Study Thought It Was Creepy - The Atlantic
"It's ethically okay from the regulations perspective, but ethics are kind of social decisions."| The Atlantic
Hillary Clinton: American Democracy Is in Crisis - The Atlantic
"Our democratic institutions and traditions are under siege. We need to do everything we can to fight back."| The Atlantic
The Lasting Trauma of Alex Jones’s Lies - The Atlantic
The systems that have for so long helped to enforce the notion of collective truth in America are no longer sufficient: Deception is everywhere. And it is dangerous.| The Atlantic
The Conspiracies Are Coming From Inside the House - The Atlantic
After 2016, Americans are alert to Russian election interference, but domestic influencers are spreading discord on their own.| The Atlantic
How Older People Can Save Tech—And America - The Atlantic
America needs more than innovation; it needs wisdom.| The Atlantic
Alex Jones, Megyn Kelly, and the Normalization of Conspiracy Culture - The Atlantic
People who share dangerous ideas don’t necessarily believe them.| The Atlantic
Why Conspiracy Videos Go Viral on YouTube - The Atlantic
It’s the paranoid style, mutated for platform politics.| The Atlantic
Jeffrey Epstein Case Gives Rise to Conspiracy Theories - The Atlantic
Nightmarish allegations against the well-connected financier show why so many Americans let their imagination run wild when it comes to elite corruption.| The Atlantic
Conspiracy Buffs - The Atlantic
The Atlantic covers news, politics, culture, technology, health, and more, through its articles, podcasts, videos, and flagship magazine.| The Atlantic
I Was a Teenage Conspiracy Theorist - The Atlantic
Want to know why wild conspiracism can be so irresistible? Ask a 14-year-old girl.| The Atlantic
The 2020 Election Will Be a War of Disinformation - The Atlantic
How new technologies and techniques pioneered by dictators will shape the 2020 election| The Atlantic
June 2020 Issue - The Atlantic
QAnon and conspiracies, the phantom papyrus, Russian election hacking, and the summer of Snowden. Plus sadcoms, the U.S. as failed state, and birds, with essays by Caitlin Flanagan, Thomas Lynch, Vann R. Newkirk II, and more.| The Atlantic
Instagram Is Full of Conspiracy Theories and Extremism - The Atlantic
As other social networks wage a very public war against misinformation, it’s thriving on Instagram.| The Atlantic
Why Trump Loves—And Depends on—Conspiracy Theories - The Atlantic
The president uses them for political and personal ends. The damage he’s wrought along the way won’t be easily repaired.| The Atlantic
Trump's Conspiracy Theories Got Him Into This - The Atlantic
Normally, conspiratorial thinking is a weapon for the weak. But Trump’s GOP wallows in paranoia even when it controls the White House.| The Atlantic
Kurt Andersen, The Atlantic
Kurt Andersen is the author of Evil Geniuses: The Unmaking of America: A Recent History.| The Atlantic
'Survivor,' 20 Years Later, Keeps Teaching Us to Trust No One - The Atlantic
How the mechanisms of reality TV taught us to trust no one| The Atlantic
Covfefe: The Real Meaning of a Trump Typo Turned Meme - The Atlantic
In the annals of revelatory Trump tweets, “covfefe” is the ultimate.| The Atlantic
What Can the Coronavirus Tell Us About Conspiracy Theories? - The Atlantic
Nearly a third of the people we polled believe that the virus was manufactured on purpose. Why?| The Atlantic
If Someone Shares the ‘Plandemic’ Video, What Do I Say? - The Atlantic
Experts provide scripts to help you push back as effectively as possible.| The Atlantic
Arthur C. Brooks, The Atlantic
Arthur C. Brooks is the author of From Strength to Strength and co-author of Build the Life You Want.| The Atlantic
The Murder of The Washington Post - The Atlantic
Today’s layoffs are the latest attempt to kill what makes the paper special.| The Atlantic
The Sports Section With Swagger - The Atlantic
My old corner of The Washington Post raised some of the best journalists in the business.| The Atlantic
Tying Allowance to Chores Could Kill Kids’ Motivation to Help Out - The Atlantic
Children naturally want to help at a very early age—but many families wait to conscript them until that desire has faded.| The Atlantic
The Great Resignation Is Accelerating - The Atlantic
A lasting effect of this pandemic will be a revolution in worker expectations.| The Atlantic
Let Your Kids Fail - The Atlantic
Early exposure to setbacks can help children confront later disappointments without falling apart.| The Atlantic
A Word for Our Troubled Times - The Atlantic
Too many people are living fragmented lives.| The Atlantic
What Do You Think of Barry Bonds Now? - The Atlantic
He was baseball’s ultimate slugger—and its biggest heel. Two decades after the steroid scandal that upended his career, America still doesn’t know what to do with him.| The Atlantic
Why William Grimes Wrote to John Quincy Adams - The Atlantic
What William Grimes wanted John Quincy Adams to know about freedom on the 50th anniversary of the country’s founding| The Atlantic
SEPARATION LOST - Alexandra Petri tries to be the government and discovers that we fly together or we crash.
Who’s watching all of the airplanes? I play the simple games for aspiring air-traffic controllers that NASA (not the FAA, curiously) hosts on its website. These games offer all the fun of basic trigonometry, plus an ominous announcement, if you get the math wrong, reading, “SEPARATION LOST”—an aviation reference for occasioning a mid-air collision.| Aram ZS | Digital Garden
The Dangerous Munitions Mismatch Between America and Iran - The Atlantic
The United States has only so many expensive missiles to send after Iran’s cheap and plentiful arms.| The Atlantic
A Very Stable War - The Atlantic
J. D. Vance says this Middle East entanglement can’t be dumb—because Trump is smart.| The Atlantic
Revealed: The Authors Whose Pirated Books Are Powering Generative AI - The Atlantic
Stephen King, Zadie Smith, and Michael Pollan are among thousands of writers whose copyrighted works are being used to train large language models.| The Atlantic
The Elite College Students Who Can’t Read Books - The Atlantic
To read a book in college, it helps to have read a book in high school.| The Atlantic
The Sickening Fairy Tale of Yasmin Hanani - The Atlantic
“Industry” is making a point about how power works in a world of interconnected crime.| The Atlantic
The Edge of Mathematics - The Atlantic
Terence Tao, the legendary mathematician, explains the promise of generative AI.| The Atlantic
It Is Expensive to Be Poor - The Atlantic
Minimum-wage jobs are physically demanding, have unpredictable schedules, and pay so meagerly that workers can’t save up enough to move on.| The Atlantic
Is ‘America First’ Over? - The Atlantic
Trump promised to stop wars. His grip on his base is being questioned now that he’s started one.| The Atlantic
Iran’s Likeliest Near Future - The Atlantic
Iran’s Islamic Republic may endure, but in a very different form.| The Atlantic
Destigmatizing Drug Use Has Been a Profound Mistake - The Atlantic
Blue America needs to send a stronger, more consistent message that hard drugs should be shunned.| The Atlantic
Why Khamenei Is Dead - The Atlantic
The best-planned defenses don’t count for much if the people you trust to run them are ready to sell you out.| The Atlantic
High-End Construction Really Does Help Everyone
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