Why Calling Loved Ones by Their Name Is Strangely Awkward

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/20/25 at 6:45am

Please dont make me say my boyfriends name

Trump Returns to the Scene of the Crime

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/20/25 at 5:00am

On January 6 2021 Trumps supporters attacked scores of police officers as the president stood by

Dave Chappelles Sincere Plea on Saturday Night Live

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/19/25 at 4:00pm

The four-time host took a break from punching down to deliver a timely message

Where Were You the Night TikTok Died

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/19/25 at 12:39pm

The party endedfor a moment anyway

LA Is Coated in Ash

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/19/25 at 11:11am

No one knew exactly how to deal with it

The Millworkers Wife

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/19/25 at 11:00am

A poem for Sunday

Pornography Shouldnt Be So Easy for Kids to Access

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/19/25 at 6:30am

The risks associated with childhood exposure to such material are real and worthy of special attention

Revenge of the Hotel Guys

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/19/25 at 6:30am

For Hamas armed struggle is looking like a dead end Its future in Gaza now depends on the diplomacy of its civilian politburo

The Tragedy of the Classified Documents Case

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/19/25 at 6:00am

The failure of this particular prosecution is not the most serious or influential But it might be the most maddening

A True-Crime Reading List

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/19/25 at 6:00am

Spend time with tales of an audacious prison break a mobsters downfall and more

Trump Triggers a Crisis in DenmarkAnd Europe

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/18/25 at 1:30pm

What a single phone call from the president-elect did to an unswerving American ally

How the United States Learned to Love Internet Censorship

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/18/25 at 10:10am

America was once seen as the home of the free internet That era is now over

Bidens Farewell

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/18/25 at 9:24am

And what to expect from Trumps inaugural address

How Americans Drink

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/18/25 at 9:23am

Perspectives on moderate alcohol consumption have flip-flopped over the decades

Emergency Powers Are About to Be Bent Beyond Recognition

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/18/25 at 6:30am

Trumps proposed actions would be a staggering abuse of these statues

David Lynch Was LAs Strangest Weatherman

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/18/25 at 6:30am

There are many reasons to mourn the gloriously weird filmmaker but I will never forget his COVID-era LA weather reports

California Is Like a Driver Thats Had Five Car Accidents

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/18/25 at 5:36am

The fires around Los Angeles are getting under control But inevitably another fire will start

Sodas Rebound Moment

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/17/25 at 5:58pm

Discouraging soda drinking has been a public-health aim for decades But the beverage is still embedded in American life

Lets Not Fool Ourselves About TikTok

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/17/25 at 3:54pm

America wont miss the app

TikTok Will Never Die

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/17/25 at 3:43pm

Even with a ban its algorithms influence will live on

No Biden Cant Change the Constitution

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/17/25 at 2:08pm

The presidents declaration that the Equal Rights Amendment is the law of the land doesnt make it so

The Diplomatic Spy

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/17/25 at 1:05pm

Bill Burns has played an unusual role for a CIA director

Bidens Antitrust Revival Wont Be Easy to Undo

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/17/25 at 12:00pm

The outgoing president has put competition policy on a different courseone more broadly in line with what Americans believe in

How Does a Real Person Become a Character

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/17/25 at 11:30am

Two novels take different approaches to bringing the dead back to life

The GoFundMe Fires

The Atlantic [Feed] on 1/17/25 at 10:41am

For now Los Angeles has no choice but to crowdfund its way out of destruction

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