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Pictorial Press Ltd / Alamy My Hero, Sly Stallone
He’s been teaching me how to age with humor.
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Zhang Yi / VCG / Getty U.S. v. Google
The Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit against the company goes to trial next week. Is the freewheeling heyday of America’s tech giants winding down?
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Chip Somodevilla / Getty American Democracy Perseveres—For Now
Antibodies against authoritarianism are still working, but the U.S. system remains under immense strain.
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Amanda Edwards / Getty How Jimmy Buffett Created an Empire
The musician knew how to translate the power of a loyal community into a successful business.
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Illustration by Paul Spella / The Atlantic. Source: … Great Reads From Our Editors
Spend time with a collection of excellent stories.
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Seo Ji Hyung / Netflix A K-Drama Without a Drop of Romance
Entertainment musts from Shan Wang
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Hitra / Getty The Beverage Universe Keeps Expanding
A writers’ roundtable about the business of drinks
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Alamy When Sci-Fi Anticipates Reality
The relationship between imagined futures and real technology goes both ways.
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Joe Raedle / Getty The Open Secret of Trump’s Power
The former president’s messaging is simultaneously wilder and clearer than ever.
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Justin Sullivan / Getty A Robotaxi Experiment
Caroline Mimbs Nyce discusses whether cities are ready for driverless cars.
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Klaus Vedfelt / Getty Talking the AI Talk
Corporate America is leaning into the most promising trend in tech.
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RGR Collection / Alamy The Source of TV as We Now Know It
Entertainment musts from Hanna Rosin
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Justin Sullivan / Getty Images What DVDs Gave Us
Sadness about the end of Netflix’s movie-by-mail service is about more than just nostalgia.
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Al Drago / Bloomberg / Getty The GOP’s Dispiriting Display
The Republican debate was a mess.
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Maryna Terletska / Getty The Book-Piracy Problem
A conversation with Damon Beres and Gal Beckerman about the ethics of using books to train AI, and whether bots can create real literature
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Matthew Hatcher / Bloomberg / Getty Debating Trump Is Pointless
Why American democracy will be better off this year with no Trump debates
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Illustration by The Atlantic The Price of Sauce
Campbell Soup Company’s acquisition of Rao’s Specialty Foods is a reminder of the power of high costs.
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Paul Drinkwater / TV Guide / NBC / … A TV Drama That’s Aged Surprisingly Well
Entertainment musts from Ellen Cushing
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Chip Somodevilla / Getty Rocking Out on the Campaign Trail
Last week, Vivek Ramaswamy joined a long line of political figures who have—sometimes endearingly, other times bafflingly—performed musical acts.
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Joe Raedle / Getty Why Republicans Would Welcome a Biden Challenger
A nasty Democratic primary would buoy Donald Trump’s chances.
