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photo of mural painting with family at table flanked by images of people working

Books

Sondheim’s Confessions

David Hajdu

March 20, 2026

Collage of three photos of the same man at different ages on a field of mauve with musical notation behind it.

Books

The Washington Post’s Leaders Missed the Point

John Williams

February 20, 2026

A vertical row of books surrounded by books in horizontal arrangements

Time-Travel Thursdays

Does Writing Have to Be Hard?

Jake Lundberg

February 19, 2026

Time-Travel Thursdays

Ballet’s New Iron Curtain

Sara Krolewski

February 5, 2026

Culture

This Is Not the Kennedy Center

Lily Meyer

February 4, 2026

Image of the audience at the Kennedy Center

The Atlantic Daily

Trump Made a Bad Bet on the Kennedy Center

David A. Graham

February 2, 2026

Art

The Secrets of Indigenous Art

Susan Tallman

March 2026 Issue

large abstract painting with layers and swirls of dots in yellow, green, white, and brown

Books

What Does Life After Ambition Actually Look Like?

Lily Meyer

January 29, 2026

Painting of woman with her head resting on her forearms, looking at a book open on the table

Technology

The Accidental Winners of the War on Higher Ed

Ian Bogost

January 29, 2026

A stained-glass window depicting the Amherst College seal

Culture

The Sciencewashing of Everyday Life

Ellen Cushing

January 22, 2026

A purple illustration of shopping bags with molecules over them

Culture

How Bad Bunny Did It

Spencer Kornhaber

February 2026 Issue

black-and-white image of Bad Bunny wearing glasses and an NFL-football crown on red background

Culture

A Deeply Personal Film, but Not in the Way You Might Think

Shirley Li

January 5, 2026

Ideas

The Problem With Letting AI Do the Grunt Work

Nick Geisler

December 30, 2025

Illustration showing a ladder, but the bottom of the ladder is pixelated

Culture

The Sad Dads of Hollywood

Susie Goldsbrough

December 28, 2025

Illustration of Paul Mescal, George Clooney, and Stellan Skarsgård on a blue background

Culture

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

Talya Zax

December 23, 2025

Culture

The Art of Airing Your Dirty Laundry

Anna Holmes

December 16, 2025

The Atlantic Daily

An Absurdist Film About the American Dream

Álex Maroño Porto

December 14, 2025

Julio Torres sits at a desk with a comically large lightbulb and pushpin

Culture

Frank Gehry’s Best Work Was Not His Flashiest

Carolina A. Miranda

December 8, 2025

Books

The Long History of the Hamnet Myth

James Shapiro

December 1, 2025

A black-and-white sketch of two men wrestling at a doorway, with a ghostly knight standing to the right

Culture

Make Culture Weird Again

W. David Marx

November 25, 2025

Culture

The 2025 Atlantic Gift Guide

November 19, 2025

Books

A Generational Portrait That Actually Says Something New

Bekah Waalkes

November 17, 2025

a diptych featuring a silhoutte in a painting studio and a woman holding a camera

Books

Patti Smith’s Family Secrets

Amy Weiss-Meyer

December 2025 Issue

detail of black-and-white photo of dark-haired woman in room with tapestries hanging on wall

The Atlantic Daily

Seven Heist Movies for Your Weekend

Stephanie Bai

October 26, 2025

Culture

The Worst Art Thief in America

Shirley Li

October 23, 2025

Ideas

My Life in Ambigrammia

Douglas Hofstadter

October 3, 2025

Culture

A Truly Great Statue of a Sports Hero

Sally Jenkins

August 30, 2025

A photo-illustration of a statue of Arthur Ashe set against a green background

Culture

If the University of Chicago Won’t Defend the Humanities, Who Will?

Tyler Austin Harper

August 26, 2025

photo illustration of a bust and a graduation cap

Books

Why So Many MIT Students Are Writing Poetry

Joshua Bennett

August 15, 2025

Abstract illustration featuring swipes of red, blue, pink, and black.

Art

The Woman Who Perfected Flower Painting

Zachary Fine

September 2025 Issue

detail from still-life oil painting of flowers and grapes with butterfly and stone arch in background

Ideas

A Love Letter to Music Listings

Gabriel Kahane

July 27, 2025

Magazine page folded like a map with a holes cut out in the shape of a movie camera, music note and paintbrush

Time-Travel Thursdays

Who’s Afraid of Being Middlebrow?

Shan Wang

July 10, 2025

Technology

Nobody Cares If Music Is Real Anymore

Ian Bogost

July 4, 2025

Distorted image of a rock band in silhouette, seen on a monitor

Book Recommendations

What to Read When You’re Ready to Say No

Melissa Febos

June 9, 2025

A painting of a woman sitting on a bed looking out the window

Books

How to Look at Paul Gauguin

Susan Tallman

July 2025 Issue

Painted stylized self-portrait of man's face with dark hair and mustache, surrounded by vines, fruit, and orange and yellow fields of color.

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Sondheim’s Confessions

The Washington Post’s Leaders Missed the Point

Does Writing Have to Be Hard?

Ballet’s New Iron Curtain

This Is Not the Kennedy Center

Trump Made a Bad Bet on the Kennedy Center

The Secrets of Indigenous Art

What Does Life After Ambition Actually Look Like?

The Accidental Winners of the War on Higher Ed

The Sciencewashing of Everyday Life

How Bad Bunny Did It

A Deeply Personal Film, but Not in the Way You Might Think

The Problem With Letting AI Do the Grunt Work

The Sad Dads of Hollywood

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

The Art of Airing Your Dirty Laundry

An Absurdist Film About the American Dream

Frank Gehry’s Best Work Was Not His Flashiest

The Long History of the Hamnet Myth

Make Culture Weird Again

The 2025 Atlantic Gift Guide

A Generational Portrait That Actually Says Something New

Patti Smith’s Family Secrets

Seven Heist Movies for Your Weekend

The Worst Art Thief in America

My Life in Ambigrammia

A Truly Great Statue of a Sports Hero

If the University of Chicago Won’t Defend the Humanities, Who Will?

Why So Many MIT Students Are Writing Poetry

The Woman Who Perfected Flower Painting

A Love Letter to Music Listings

Who’s Afraid of Being Middlebrow?

Nobody Cares If Music Is Real Anymore

What to Read When You’re Ready to Say No

How to Look at Paul Gauguin