2023 Space-Telescope Advent Calendar

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/1/23 at 8:25am

Every day until Monday December 25 this page will present a new incredible image of our universe from one of two space telescopes

Expelling George Santos Was a Mistake

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/1/23 at 7:26am

Forcing the New York representative out of the House after a conviction would have been justified pushing him out beforehand is not

We Hardly Knew George Santos

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/1/23 at 6:29am

The Republican representatives brief congressional career was finished by a decisive vote to expel him He was a performer until the end

HBD GPT

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/1/23 at 6:24am

Reconsidering the chatbot that changed everything

Is That Elephant Carbon-Neutral

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/1/23 at 5:52am

Even wild animals might aggravate climate change

What a Classical-Music Critic Reads

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/1/23 at 5:15am

Anthony Tommasini the former chief classical-music critic for The New York Times recommends books and music

Ron DeSantiss Mad-Bull Strategy

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/1/23 at 4:00am

Debating Gavin Newsom made very little sense for the flailing Republican candidateexcept as an exercise in huffing snorting and lunging at a...

So Your Song Blew Up on TikTok Now What

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/1/23 at 2:00am

The 29-year-old singer-songwriter Amaarae made the most acclaimed album of the year But shes not exactly a staryet

A Movie About Our Endless Obsession With Tabloid Scandals

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/1/23 at 2:00am

Todd Hayness May December is a beautiful terrible nesting doll of a film with a uniquely twisted core

Inflation Is Your Fault

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/1/23 at 1:41am

If people are so mad about high prices why do they keep buying so many expensive things

Kissingers Inhuman Diplomacy

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/1/23 at 1:31am

His blindness to suffering was in the end both a moral failure and a strategic one

The Persistent Myth That Most Americans Are Miserable at Work

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/1/23 at 12:00am

One could make the argument that actually American workers are happier than theyve been in decades

Meet the Super SPAC

The Atlantic [Feed] on 12/1/23 at 12:00am

The political group No Labels is creating a shell campaign It will acquire a candidate later

Photos of the Week Origami Mosaic Ice Web Monkey Festival

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/30/23 at 6:30pm

The Loy Krathong festival in Thailand a funeral service for Rosalynn Carter in Georgia an eruption of Mount Etna in Sicily hostage and priso...

The Murky Shoplifting Narrative

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/30/23 at 1:03pm

Perceptions of an increase in retail theft are fueling changes to policy and the experience of shopping

You Should Root for the Cybertruck

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/30/23 at 12:19pm

The world needs weirder EVs

One Year In ChatGPTs Legacy Is Clear

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/30/23 at 9:33am

The technology is less important than the ideas it represents

A Masterful Depiction of Male Cruelty

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/30/23 at 8:06am

For decades Claire Keegan has been exploring the shabby way the world treats women

Spotify Doesn't Know Who You Are

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/30/23 at 7:33am

Its okay if youve listened to Steely Dan 42031 times this year Really

Henry Kissingers Real Legacy

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/30/23 at 7:25am

The Atlantics writing and reporting on one of the most controversial and influential foreign-policy thinkers of the past 50 years

Something Big Just Happened at COP

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/30/23 at 7:13am

Wealthy countries might finally pay for the climate change they caused

The Agony and Ecstasy of Leonard Bernstein

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/30/23 at 6:47am

Bradley Coopers Maestro is a wonderful look at the composer that dives headfirst into his brilliant work and complicated inner life

Netanyahus Odd Embrace of Elon Musk

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/30/23 at 5:59am

The Israeli prime minister is playing a seedily transactional game

Sick Season Will Be Worse From Now On

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/30/23 at 1:00am

Living with one more very deadly respiratory virus means exactly that

Three Ways to Tell If Research Is Bunk

The Atlantic [Feed] on 11/30/23 at 1:00am

Here are some rules for deciding whether a new social-science finding is really useful to you

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