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American Zoetrope / Album / Getty A Baffling Movie Backed by Godfather Money
Culture and entertainment musts from Andrew Aoyama
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sjvinyl / Alamy Two of the Weirdest Albums of the 1970s
Peek behind the disco music, and you’ll find Richard Burton fighting Martians and Keith Moon warbling the Beatles.
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kutaytanir / Getty What the White House Is Doing on Reddit
The move is about the site’s evolution, but also that of the broader social-media environment.
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World History Archive / Alamy A Great President, and His Opposite
Even those who believe they understand George Washington’s legacy will be surprised by the degree to which Donald Trump is so obviously his opposite.
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Alex Wong / Getty Why Trump and Harris Are Turning to Podcasts
A conversation with Helen Lewis on how independent podcasters became the new mainstream
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Justin Merriman / Bloomberg / Getty The Phony Populism of Trump and Musk
They are plutocrats masquerading as ordinary Americans.
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Illustration by Gabriela Pesqueira / The Atlantic Advice for Those Who Are a Mystery to Themselves
Do you suffer from spiritual fatigue, uncontrollable moods, or compulsive idiocy?
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fstop123 / Getty The Trouble With Party Invites Today
In our scattered social-media age, gathering people can feel like an exercise in IT management.
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Melissa Sue Gerrits / Getty Why Helene Caught So Many Residents Off Guard
As the process of rebuilding begins, many survivors face an expensive obstacle: a lack of flood insurance.
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Anna Moneymaker / Getty What Lies Beneath a “Cordial” Debate
J. D. Vance put a sheen on Trumpism, and Tim Walz’s niceness unwittingly helped him succeed.
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Win McNamee / Getty Trump’s Economic Message Is Slipping
What was once his winning campaign issue is now a toss-up.
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David McNew / Getty The Election’s No-Excuses Moment
Voters know all they need to know—especially about Trump.
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Stella / Getty Six Songs That Sound Like Middle School
Our writers and editors select tracks that bring them right back to those awkward, glorious years.
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Victor J. Blue / Bloomberg / Getty An Era of Shamelessness in American Politics
Eric Adams is the latest public figure to frame accusations of wrongdoing as a targeted attack.
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Grant Baldwin / Getty MAGA Means Never Having to Say You’re Sorry
The GOP wants to be consequence-free.
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Evelyn Hockstein / AFP / Getty 331 Days of Failure
A conversation with Franklin Foer about why diplomacy in the U.S. and the Middle East has so far ended in chaos
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Brandon Bell / Getty Trump and His Allies Are Still Trying to Change Election Rules
In the final stretch of the race, Republicans are attempting to tilt election law to benefit Donald Trump.
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Chip Somodevilla / Getty The MAGA Scramble to Defend Mark Robinson
Those still on the North Carolina gubernatorial nominee’s side are pulling from a grab bag of weak tactics.
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Illustration by Ben Hickey Six Sunday Reads
Spend time with stories about taking a break from dating, why people aren’t having kids, the insurrectionists next door, and more.
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FabrikaCr / Getty The Tupperware Trap
The company’s bankruptcy filing is a reminder that being first isn’t always enough.
