The Undying Myth Behind Hamnet

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/1/25 at 7:30am

The belief that his sons death inspired Shakespeare to write Hamlet is itself inspired by an enduring compelling and highly questionable the...

The End of Soft Power in Washington

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/1/25 at 7:00am

David Rubenstein was the quintessential symbol of wealth and influence in the capital Then Donald Trump returned to the White House

The People Outsourcing Their Thinking to AI

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/1/25 at 6:30am

Rise of the LLeMmings

Trump Has Never Been More Isolated

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/1/25 at 5:00am

Even Trumps allies worry that he has become out of touch with what the public wants

The New German War Machine

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/1/25 at 4:55am

After World War II Germany embraced pacifism as a form of atonement Now the country is arming itself again

The Eloquence

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/30/25 at 10:00am

A poem

Growing Up at the Movies

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/30/25 at 6:00am

Adventures with sharks talking dolphins and my father

Five Books to Read on Your Next Flight

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/30/25 at 6:00am

These stories will help pass the time while you travel

The World Still Hasnt Made Sense of ChatGPT

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/30/25 at 6:00am

OpenAIs chaos machine turns three

Why the Gulf Monarchs Shower Trump With Gifts

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/30/25 at 5:00am

Until now no president had yielded to royal temptations from abroad

What Is RFK Jr After

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/29/25 at 8:49am

On Washington Week With The Atlantic Michael Scherer joins a discussion about his story on the HHS secretarys plans to remake Americas publi...

How Terror Works

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/29/25 at 8:00am

A 1947 German novel explores the sometimes corrosive sometimes energizing nature of fear

How to Change Your Sleep Patterns

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/29/25 at 8:00am

Altering your habits one bit at a time is possibleif you have a good reason to do so

Colleges Are Preparing to Self-Lobotomize

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/29/25 at 6:00am

The skills that students will need in an age of automation are precisely those that are eroded by inserting AI into the educational process

Americas Slide Toward Simulated Democracy

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/28/25 at 2:41pm

How our public sphere has drifted from reality to a simulated democracyand what it might take to pull it back

The Strange Appeal of a Wannabe Alpha Male

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/28/25 at 8:00am

The comedian Tim Robinson has figured out how to make abrasive men sympathetic

The Only Screen Your Kid Should Have

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/28/25 at 7:00am

A smartwatch isnt capable of doing that much harm It can also do a lot of good

The Era of Custom Weight-Loss Drugs Is Coming

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/28/25 at 7:00am

The next-generation GLP-1 plus drugs will be tailored to the health needs of individual patients

Black Friday Nostalgia

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/28/25 at 6:00am

If were going to worship consumerism and consumption lets at least do it together

Ukraine Says It Wont Give Up Land to Russia

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/27/25 at 1:36pm

Ukraines chief negotiator in an exclusive interview says conceding sovereign territory is off-limits in peace talks

A Terrible and Avoidable Tragedy in DC

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/27/25 at 9:00am

Trump was warned that members of the military could be attacked

The Right Attitude to Gratitude

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/27/25 at 7:00am

Being thankful is the ultimate win-win If the person being thanked feels happy the person doing the thanking feels happier still

Hamnet Is Miserable and Proud of It

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/27/25 at 7:00am

ChloƩ Zhaos film depicts the inspiration for Hamlet as a relentlessly woeful tale

Who Would Win

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/27/25 at 6:30am

Why kids cant get enough of these battles to the death

How Alison Roman Does Thanksgiving

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/27/25 at 6:00am

A conversation with the chef about her new book Something From Nothing

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