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Cinematic / Alamy The ‘American Tolstoy’ of TV Shows
Culture and entertainment musts from Rogé Karma
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Amy Sussman / Getty Why Beyoncé Keeps Reinventing Herself
A conversation with Spencer Kornhaber about all that Beyoncé takes on in her new album
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Bloomberg / Getty Don’t Let Trump Exhaust You
This election is about fortitude and endurance.
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The Atlantic A Great Day for The Atlantic
For the third consecutive year, the American Society of Magazine Editors has bestowed upon The Atlantic its top prize.
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Sarah Stier / Getty The Big Money of College Basketball
Major promotional deals and gambling are reshaping the economics of the game.
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Drew Angerer / Getty Supporting Trump Means Supporting a Culture of Violence
The former president is encouraging threats against his enemies—again.
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David Lee / Prime Video An Unconventional Spy Show
Culture and entertainment musts from Sarah Zhang
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Natalia Kolesnikova / Getty Evan Gershkovich’s Year in Captivity
The U.S. journalist is in prison because Vladimir Putin has made no pretense about using Americans as human bargaining chips.
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Michael M. Santiago / Getty Sam Bankman-Fried’s Losing Game
He made wild bets during his time at the top of the crypto industry. Now he’s facing consequences for treating it all like a game.
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Ashley Cooper / Getty How Climate Change Is Making Allergy Season Worse
A conversation with Yasmin Tayag about rising pollen counts and the allergy apocalypse
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Scott Olson / Getty Trump’s Lucky Break
A New York appeals court threw him a lifeline—but the road ahead is long.
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Contributor / Getty Russia’s Tragedy, Putin’s Humiliation
Expect wild claims from supporters of the humiliated dictator.
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PictureLux / The Hollywood Archive / Alamy The Joys of Chronic Rewatching
Culture and entertainment musts from Stephanie Bai
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Spencer Platt / Getty How America Stopped Trusting the Experts
A conversation with Tom Nichols about American narcissism, the pandemic, and declining trust
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Jetta Productions Inc / Getty Is the Shorter Workweek All It Promises to Be?
Working fewer hours might not cure all that ails the American worker.
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SAUL LOEB / Getty Trump’s Dangerous January 6–Pardon Promise
The convicted rioters are criminals, not hostages.
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Peter Dazeley / Getty How America Got Scammed
Modern fraudsters are taking advantage of social isolation and insecurities—and Americans of all ages are falling prey.
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Anadolu / Getty Putin’s Nuclear Theatrics
The Kremlin continues its clumsy nuclear games with threats to send Russian weapons to Belarus.
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Yulia Reznikov / Getty The Smart Way to Order Good Wine
Culture and entertainment musts from Charlie Warzel
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PictureLux / The Hollywood Archive / Alamy The TV Shows That Don’t Solve Their Mysteries
True Detective was the last straw: I’m done with the mystery-box genre.
