Seven Reads for a Summer Weekend

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/3/25 at 6:00am

Spend time with stories about teens forgoing a classic rite of passage the one book everyone should check out and more

Washingtons Quiet Work

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/3/25 at 5:00am

The American Revolution was won by dramatic deeds but also by decidedly undramatic efforts

This Is the News From TikTok

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/2/25 at 12:45pm

When young adults use the social-media outlet to keep up with current events what kind of information are they getting

Israel Under Pressure

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/2/25 at 11:02am

Will strains between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu force Israels hand

The Slacker Teen Who Was More Than Just a Punch Line

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/2/25 at 10:00am

As Theo Huxtable Malcolm-Jamal Warner captured the complexities of struggling to meet expectations

The Powerful Consistency of Mail Delivery

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/2/25 at 9:30am

How mail carriers manage to do a job that keeps the country running

The Culture Changed Marc Maron Stayed the Same

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/2/25 at 8:30am

The comedians style is still confrontational and opinionatedbut now his subjects are different

Trump Gets Rid of Those Pesky Statistics

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/1/25 at 6:03pm

The numbers were simply not patriotic enough

A MAGA Attorney Hired Epsteins Lawyer for His Valuable Experience

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/1/25 at 4:56pm

A firm that represents Pete Hegseth and once represented Donald Trump now employs the co-executor of the disgraced financiers estate

Trumps Irresponsible Nuclear Threat

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/1/25 at 4:54pm

The president is rattling a nuclear saber as a distraction

Trumps Self-Defeating Authoritarian Gambit

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/1/25 at 4:20pm

Firing the governments statisticians over bad jobs numbers wont make voters any happier with the economy

The Mystery of the Strong Economy Has Finally Been Solved

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/1/25 at 3:02pm

Turns out it wasnt actually that strong

Maybe an Action Hero Can Save Comedy

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/1/25 at 11:11am

In The Naked Gun the perennial tough guy Liam Neeson makes a perfect transition to farce

Turning a Hobby Into a Habit

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/1/25 at 11:00am

A casual pastime when practiced consistently can change a life

What to Read If You Want a New Hobby

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/1/25 at 10:00am

These practices can enrich our lives regardless of if were any good at them

Nicotine Is in Unchartered Territory

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/1/25 at 9:34am

Its long been obvious why cigarettes are bad The risks of alternatives like Zyn and Juul are much hazier

Photos of the Week Ice Factory Cattle Race Winding Path

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/1/25 at 8:00am

A robot-boxing match in Shanghai widespread flooding in China a train derailment in Germany abandoned buses in India a performing-dog show i...

Were Trying to Do the Best We Can Before We Die

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/1/25 at 8:00am

The people caring for others in Gaza are hungry too

Memoir of a Mailman

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/1/25 at 7:00am

A new book describes the challenges and joys of life as a letter carrier

Floodlines Part IX Rebirth

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/1/25 at 7:00am

A visit with Le-Ann Williams and her daughter Destiny 20 years after Hurricane Katrina

How American Power Should Be Deployed

The Atlantic [Feed] on 8/1/25 at 5:00am

Americas retreat and its threat to democracy

The Warped Idealism of Trumps Trade Policy

The Atlantic [Feed] on 7/31/25 at 5:36pm

The president once promised hed prioritize Americans bottom line above all else Hes abandoned that pledge

The Birth of the Attention Economy

The Atlantic [Feed] on 7/31/25 at 3:00pm

The rise of the cheap daily newspaper in the 19th century remade how Americans engaged with the world

The Man Who Was Too MAHA for the Trump Administration

The Atlantic [Feed] on 7/31/25 at 12:52pm

Vinay Prasad was supposed to be the guy who kept Big Pharma in check Now hes gone

Hamas Actually Wants a Famine

The Atlantic [Feed] on 7/31/25 at 12:20pm

Starvation only helps Hamas end the war in a way that advances its aims

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