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A Playbook for Defeating MAGA
“What I really want you to do is pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot. In the meantime, the GOP’s first-ever…
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The Election Deniers’ Long Game
PoliticsThe Election Deniers’ Long GameRight-wing activists have slowly taken control of a significant part of America’s local election apparatus. The country isn’t prepared for what they might do.By Toluse…
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Don’t Watch <em>The Shards</em>. Read It.
The biopic writes itself: While still a college undergraduate, Ellis strikes it big with his debut novel, 1985’s Less…
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The Real Legacy of Lonnie Bunch
CultureThe Real Legacy of Lonnie BunchThe Smithsonian secretary protected an American institution from more than…
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Six Movies to Get You in the Fall Mood
Autumn in New York is the backdrop of When Harry Met Sally, but that doesn’t fully account for the place that Nora…
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The Meaning of the Lindsay Clancy Mistrial
IdeasThe Meaning of the Lindsay Clancy MistrialEveryone has a theory. But what if this case means nothing at all?By…
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An Inflection Point for Prediction Markets
According to the prediction-market company Kalshi, that was the plan—the firm alleged that he made roughly $17,000 by…
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The President’s Focus
Last night on Washington Week With The Atlantic, panelists joined to discuss Donald Trump’s recent focuses, and…
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Analysts Warn U.S. Economy Becoming Overly Dependent On...
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Photos: Drone Attacks on Russia’s Wildberries Warehouses
PhotographyPhotos: Drone Attacks on Russia’s Wildberries WarehousesOver the past month, Ukrainian drone attacks inside…
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Trump’s Current Naval Fixation
He loves the way that steam propels fighter jets off the decks of aircraft carriers, and he laments that the Navy has…
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The area known as Tornado Alley continues to shift...
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The American West Is Quietly Having a Terrible Fire Season
PlanetThe American West Is Quietly Having a Terrible Fire SeasonMore land has burned so far this year than in any year…
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Alan Dershowitz Won’t Forget What Larry David Did to Him
IdeasAlan Dershowitz Won’t Forget What Larry David Did to HimHe has new friends on Martha’s Vineyard. But his tales of…
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Ozu in Color (Every Frame a Painting)
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The Poet Laureate of Pinterest
CultureThe Poet Laureate of PinterestIn defense of Mary OliverBy Hillary KellyNW Orchard, LLC courtesy of the Library…
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Don’t Expect Russians to Protest the War
It launched drones deep into Russian territory, hitting some of the country’s biggest oil refineries and causing a…
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Photos of the Week: Mudflat Trot, Waterfall Jump, Pole Vault
Rescue teams are still working to find more survivors, as time grows short. Count Binface’s main opponent in the…
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A Cold War Movie That Gives Too Much Credit to Ronald Reagan
IdeasA Cold War Movie That Gives Too Much Credit to Ronald ReaganThe Brink of War, a new film about the Reykjavik…
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The Dystopia of Modern Singlehood
CultureThe Dystopia of Modern SinglehoodThe plot of One Night Only is extremely silly. It also contains a grain of…
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“Draw any shape and hear it as a drum.”...
The article discusses a unique feature that allows users to draw shapes and hear them as drum sounds. This innovative…
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Airplane Wi-Fi Is Great Now!
HealthAirplane Wi-Fi Is Great Now!Oh no.By Nancy WaleckiMatteo Giuseppe Pani / The AtlanticAugust 13, 2026, 12:07 PM…
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Craig Mod wrote about his recent adventures using LLMs:...
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The Internet-to-Hollywood Pipeline Isn’t What It Seems
CultureThe Internet-to-Hollywood Pipeline Isn’t What It SeemsThe film industry is looking online for its next big hit,…
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Tehran Has to Make a Choice
But one country was surely on everybody’s mind: the Islamic Republic of Iran.Iran has positioned itself as the most…
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Ocean Photographer of the Year 2026 Finalists
A free diver is surrounded by a school of sardines, which part to form a halo as they move around her.© Daniela…
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Tron: Legacy (Recording Sessions) by Daft Punk
A fan-assembled album of the recording sessions for Tron: Legacy by Daft Punk and Joseph Trapanese has been…
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Music’s Most Mysterious Profession
The article examines the role of orchestral conductors, highlighting common misconceptions that they are either…
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The Watchdogs Are Barking Themselves Hoarse
President Trump hosted a dinner for investors in his $TRUMP meme coin at a Virginia golf club, drawing protests that…
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Are Raccoons Evolving Into Pets?
An article explores how urban raccoons are becoming more accustomed to human environments, illustrated by a Long…
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How Ukraine Became a ‘Model Ally’
GlobalHow Ukraine Became a ‘Model Ally’The country Trump once disdained as a burden has become a military…
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How Trump’s Priorities May Impact The Midterms
President Donald Trump is concentrating on renovation projects in Washington, D.C., such as the Reflecting Pool and…
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The Color Recession May Be Permanent
IdeasThe Color Recession May Be PermanentConsumers are so afraid of getting colors wrong, they don’t use them at…
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The Thrill of Letting Pop Culture Consume You
They’ve already proved to be an urgent voice on the matter: Their first feature, the low-budget We’re All Going to the…
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Another Ill-Advised Trump Paint Job
Eisenhower Executive Office Building is inane, which is why historic preservationists have sued over the project. With…
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Surfing Alaska’s Turnagain Arm (home to a twice-daily...
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Trump Tests the Definition of <em>Insider Trading</em>
Launched this weekend, it provides users a raw feed of “market-moving” posts from the “highest-ranking Truth Social…
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Suddenly, Communists Are Everywhere
National SecuritySuddenly, Communists Are EverywhereThe Trump administration would like you to worry like it’s 1979.By…
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Domestic-Abuse Allegations in the Age of Trump
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Trump Blames America First
The FBI’s preliminary assessment indicates that Iranian-linked hackers may have conducted a coordinated cyberattack on…
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The One Town That Wants a Data Center
TechnologyThe One Town That Wants a Data CenterThe YIMBYism of Jay, MaineBy Ethan BrooksPart of the former…
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The Far Right Is Distorting Ceuta
So closely did this incident resemble the “invasion” that MAGA and its European friends have long said is under way…
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Taking Care of the Father Who Broke My Heart
IdeasTaking Care of the Father Who Broke My HeartI barely knew him. But in the last years of his life, he needed me.By…
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A Rodeo That Reminds Me of Home
Today’s special guest is Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, a staff writer who’s covered the fight over who runs elections in…
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Another Trump Case Falls Apart
They found that damage was consistent all around the pool, even in the middle, “where a vandal would not likely…
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OpenAI Just Hired One of the World’s Best Mathematicians
TechnologyOpenAI Just Hired One of the World’s Best MathematiciansLast week, Jacob Tsimerman won a top math prize. The…
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