The Worst Day of My Life Was the Day I Learned to Read

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/13/24 at 5:00am

The celebrated filmmaker Errol Morris delivered this speech on receiving the Hitchens Prize

The Unrelenting Shame of the Dentist

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/12/24 at 3:59pm

He seems reluctant to let my teeth go home with me

The Golden Age of Dictation

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/12/24 at 12:52pm

AI has drastically improved voice recognition Its a technology that researchers have long struggled with

Chocolate Might Never Be the Same

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/12/24 at 12:08pm

The cocoa shortage is making chocolate more expensivemaybe forever

The AI Revolution Is Crushing Thousands of Languages

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/12/24 at 10:53am

English is the internets primary tonguea fact that may have unexpected consequences as generative AI becomes central to daily life

An Oblique and Beautiful Book

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/12/24 at 10:00am

The Children's Bach is a striking picture of how ravaged a life can be when unmoored from any responsibility and of how necessary it is to t...

The Country That Tried to Control Sex

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/12/24 at 9:46am

Clair Willss memoir is a timely warning that sexual morality can be enforced only with violence

La Chimeras Scruffy Mysticism

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/12/24 at 8:54am

Alice Rohrwachers stunning new film is a deft balance of weariness and wonder

What Happened to Cow 13039

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/12/24 at 6:31am

The truth behind some of the most expensive certified humane milk in the country

A Home for Kidnappers and Their Victims

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/12/24 at 6:31am

Its been 10 years since 276 girls were dragged into the forest by Boko Haram

Before Facebook There Was BlackPlanet

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/12/24 at 6:00am

An alternative history of the social web

Irans Deadly Message to Journalists Abroad

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/12/24 at 6:00am

A stabbing in London has energized those it was likely meant to silence

The Woman Who Chased a Shredding Truck

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/12/24 at 6:00am

How Trump supporters like Salleigh Grubbs have transformed the Republican Party from the ground up

Tupperware Is in Trouble

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/12/24 at 6:00am

Were in a golden age for food storage So why is Americas paradigmatic container brand failing

Britain Confronts the Shaky Evidence for Youth Gender Medicine

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/12/24 at 5:00am

The Cass report challenges the scientific basis of medical transition for minors

Where the Future of Abortion Access Lies

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/11/24 at 5:40pm

Donald Trump recently tried to push responsibility onto the states whose approaches continue to vary widely

The US Is About to Uncover a Crisis in Drinking Water

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/11/24 at 1:35pm

New federal rules require public systems to measure and mitigate PFAS Maine is already learning how hard that can be

Welcome to the Golden Age of User Hostility

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/11/24 at 12:42pm

They dont make em like they used to

Six Cult Classics You Have to Read

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/11/24 at 11:00am

As word of mouth about a cult classic spreads and the titles readers become evangelists for it the book begins to spark with a special kind ...

The Golden Age of Dating Doesnt Exist

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/11/24 at 10:30am

Romance in America has never been easy

Why Talk of a Tech Bubble Is Overblown

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/11/24 at 6:30am

The stock markets sustained rally has led to fears but the doom-mongers are ignoring the economys strong fundamentals

Jungs Five Pillars of a Good Life

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/11/24 at 6:00am

The great Swiss psychoanalyst left us a surprisingly practical guide to being happier

A Childs-Eye View of 1970s Debauchery

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/11/24 at 6:00am

The brilliant novels of Helen Garner depict her generations embrace of freedom but also the sad consequences

Matt Gaetz Is Winning

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/11/24 at 5:00am

But whats the prize hes after

The Non-lessons of Curb Your Enthusiasm

The Atlantic [Feed] on 4/11/24 at 5:00am

Larry David ended the series in the most fitting way possible not with a bang but with a shrug

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