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SNL Has Its Black Mirror Moment

A memorable sketch tackled what happens when embracing AI ends up disappointing Grandma.

Abecedarian With Sensodyne

A poem

Tell Students the Truth About American History

We owe it to Americans of all ages to be honest about the country’s past, including its contradictions.

Pennies Are Trash Now

The government has no plan for America’s 300 billion pennies.

The End to the Government Shutdown

Panelists joined to discuss how moderate lawmakers brokered a deal with Senate Republicans.

Five Stories That Aren’t What They Seem

A reading list of twisted tales and unraveled mysteries

Why Can’t I Just Watch Sports on Television?

It shouldn’t be this hard to be a fan.

RFK Jr.’s Cheer Squad Is Getting Restless

My weekend with America’s biggest anti-vaxxers

We’re Thinking About Young Adulthood All Wrong

Twenty-somethings aren’t delayed or doomed.

The Nick Fuentes Spiral

The reckoning with the white-nationalist influencer’s rise is only getting messier.

Why Trump Gets Away With It

The institutional checks that got the country through Watergate are far weaker now.

America Is Taking the Train

Airport chaos is leading people to ride the Amtrak. Will they stick with it?

Michael Wolff’s Unsatisfying Explanation for Cozying Up to Epstein

The writer insists that it’s normal to “ingratiate” oneself with sources—even if that means serving as a de facto media adviser to the late sexual predator.

Atlantic Trivia on MTV, Pasta, Perfume, and More

And did you know that Harry S. Truman’s middle name was just the letter S?

Galaxy Brain: The Internet Is a Misery Machine

Hank Green on outrage, creativity, and what, exactly, went wrong with the internet

A Great Author’s Ongoing Struggle

Vladimir Nabokov’s leap away from Russian, his native language, was not an instantaneous, effortless transformation.

Photos of the Week: Dachshund Day, Flying Fish, Wānaka Tree

Holiday light shows across Europe, smog-filled skies in India, fall colors in Turkey, an appearance by Father Christmas in Germany, and much more

The President Who Cried Hoax

Republicans went after Epstein only when it was politically useful.

Something Feels Different About the Economy

Human brains were not meant to think about trillions of dollars.

Four Simple Questions for Marjorie Taylor Greene

A few recent breaks with her party do not negate a lifetime of conspiracies.