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From talking foxes to a flying witch, see The Atlantic’s writers and editors picks for animated movies that have stuck with them long after the first watch: theatlantic.com/newsletters/…
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“The Bear” has often proved to be the opposite of a comfort watch—but the finale of its fifth season takes a break from stress, Shirley Li argues. She examines what the show’s surprisingly gentle conclusion reveals about the legacy of “The Bear”: theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
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France has been slow to recognize that many buildings are ill-equipped to endure rising temperatures—a reality that has left millions of people suffering with no recourse, Henry Grabar reports. theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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The paleo diet has a forgotten origin story that suggests maybe people should eat manatee, among other weird kinds of meat, David Merritt Johns reports: theatlantic.com/health/2026/…
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The comedy legend Mel Brooks turns 100 today. @AdrienneLaF on how he’s given the rest of us a blueprint for living well: theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
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“Desire’s what’s the matter / with our lives”
Read “Dark Matter,” a new poem by Maya C. Popa: theatlantic.com/books/2026/0…
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Just how real should Colonial Williamsburg be? Telling the full story of the town’s past is an easy way to make a lot of people mad, @clintsmithiii argued in The Atlantic’s “Unfinished Revolution” issue last year.
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In the age of AI, what will determine someone's personal success? @DavidBrooks224 argues that, rather than being about how smart someone is, the answer has more to do with one's relationship to mental effort: theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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Liberal societies need to show they can win without destroying their own values from within, @simonmontefiore argues: “That is how democracy triumphed after 1945—and why it is now under threat.” theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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A new book traces America’s present-day political divisions to a slave ship and the Mayflower. James Traub on whether two vessels really explain the country’s history: theatlantic.com/magazine/202…
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Tony Carruthers was strapped to a gurney for his scheduled execution, but as his attorney watched, she knew something was going terribly wrong, Elizabeth Bruenig writes. She reports on the bloody and brutal reality of lethal injections: theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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Debates about air-conditioning availability in France reveal a fundamental divide about how America and Europe address discomfort, @thomaschattwill argues: theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
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Donald Trump is eager to seize the Smithsonian, @ClintSmithIII writes. He profiles the institution’s leader, Lonnie Bunch, and explores how he’s managed to survive the chaos—for now. theatln.tc/zQX4OMo6
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“Instagram Plus is social media’s newest low—a company preying on our most pathetic impulses, for the price of a small iced coffee,” @anniejoyw8 argues: theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0…
Instagram Plus Is a New Low
Drive yourself crazy for the low price of $3.99 a month!
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Just how real should Colonial Williamsburg be? Telling the full story of the town’s past is an easy way to make a lot of people mad, @clintsmithiii argued in The Atlantic’s “Unfinished Revolution” issue last year. theatlantic.com/magazine/arc…
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The comedy legend Mel Brooks turns 100 today. @AdrienneLaF on how he’s given the rest of us a blueprint for living well: theatlantic.com/culture/2026…
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From talking foxes to a flying witch, see The Atlantic’s writers and editors picks for animated movies that have stuck with them long after the first watch: theatlantic.com/newsletters/…
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First a fight with friends and then one with allies, topped off with a grievance-filled speech—@JonLemire and @russellberman report on how a single day demonstrated President Trump’s shift from unpredictable to chaotic: theatln.tc/jHWNFsvD
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The Reflecting Pool episode captures most of Trump’s governing pathologies—without any of the normal attendant consequences, @jonathanchait argues. theatln.tc/VmSQIMfl
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The winners of New York's primary elections exposed a reality for America's two most powerful Democrats: They are no longer the dominant force in their own hometown, @russellberman argues. theatlantic.com/politics/202…
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