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What I Lost When I Gave Up My Catholicism

Can the Church bring back the formerly faithful?

The Writer Fueled by Life’s Randomness

Rabih Alameddine, who won the National Book Award last month, has described his idiosyncratic approach as “childish rebelliousness.”

Get Ready to Start Hearing About Aileen Cannon Again

The Florida-based judge is likely to once again play a central role in politics in the new year.

ChatGPT Needs More Cowbell

AI struggles to write a good jingle.

Claudia Sheinbaum’s Impossible Dilemma

The threat of U.S. strikes on cartels could upend a century of delicate relations with Mexico.

The Sound of a Charlie Brown Christmas

Growing up, my holidays were profoundly shaped by the soundtrack to a classic animated special.

Trump Is Suddenly Looking a Lot Smaller

The president is no longer dominating his party or the country in the way he once did.

The Epstein Files Only Get Worse

America is in for a confusing, troubling holiday.

Companies’ ‘Wrapped’ Features Keep Getting Weirder

Metro stops, LinkedIn DMs, and other mundane data points are being packaged for the end-of-year trend.

Atlantic Trivia on Table Tennis and Imaginary Lines

And did you know that twice a year, Hawaiʻi makes shadows disappear?

The Phone-Based Retirement Is Here

Do your parents have a screen-time problem?

America’s Schools Are Less Divided Than You Think

Teachers are generally much more concerned about doing right by their students than they are about angering parents and community members.

Cancel Culture’s Boomerang Effect

How we got to a place where free speech means whatever conservatives want to say

Distance and Perspective

Day 23 of the 2025 Space Telescope Advent Calendar

House Republicans Aren’t Having Any Fun

They’re blaming their leader, House Speaker Mike Johnson.

The 20 Best Podcasts of 2025

The shows that deserve a spot in listeners’ rotations

What the U.S. Could Learn From an Irish Theater

For 100 years, Ireland’s Abbey Theatre has shown that a publicly funded troupe can deliver cultural riches and hard truths.

I Bought ‘GLP-3’

You’re not supposed to be able to buy the world’s most powerful weight-loss drug, but some people have found a way.

The Importance of Critical Thinking in a Zombiefied World

Why romantasy is crucial to understanding Apple TV’s hit show Pluribus

J. D. Vance Fails a Simple Moral Test

The vice president welcomes anti-Semites into the Republican coalition.