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Syd Wong / Paramount Plus The Best Background-Noise TV
Entertainment musts from Ian Bogost
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Mario Tama / Getty Air Travel Is a Mess Again
After chaos last summer and winter, flights had been running relatively smoothly—until storms hit the Northeast this past week.
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Scott Legato / TAS23 / Getty Images for … Why Live Music Costs So Much
In our weird economic moment, concert tickets remain a priority for many Americans—even as prices reach astronomical heights.
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Mandel Ngan / AFP via Getty The Court Is Conservative—But Not MAGA
Does Moore v. Harper shift the dominant narrative about the Roberts Court?
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Chesnot / Getty Silicon Valley’s Elon Musk Problem
Musk has moved the goalposts for other tech CEOs, mainstreaming combativeness and populist appeals.
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Getty What Russia’s Whirlwind Crisis Could Mean for Putin
Atlantic writers explain how to make sense of the weekend’s events.
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Eric Bouvet / Getty Finding Common Cultural Ground With Your Kids
Entertainment musts from Franklin Foer
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The Atlantic How Obligations Can Fuel Happiness
The hosts of our podcast How to Talk to People offer advice on making small talk and finding connection.
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Ocean Gate / Handout/ Anadolu Agency /Getty How a Trip to the Titanic Went So Wrong
What we know so far about a tragic expedition
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Rafael Henrique / LightRocket / Getty Reddit Gave Its Moderators Freedom—And Power
A series of recent protests reveal just how much the site depends on its moderators’ free labor.
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Wojciech Grzedzinski / Anadolu Agency via Getty Putin Talks Tough While Ukraine Makes Gains
Ukraine’s counteroffensive is on the move, but so are Putin’s nuclear weapons.
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Associated Press Six Essential Reads to Understand Juneteenth
Spend time with beautiful pieces of writing that highlight the fortitude of Black Americans.
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Courtesy of HBO The Case for Postponing Must-See TV
Entertainment musts from Maya Chung
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The Atlantic / Barbara Alper/Getty Why It Matters Who Caused Inflation
Disentangling the many drivers of the trend is difficult, but who we blame for it also shapes what we do about it.
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Drew Angerer / Getty J. D. Vance and the Yahoo Caucus
His campaign was terrible, but his first year as a senator is worse.
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Nicolas Tucat / AFP via Getty What the Teen-Smartphone Panic Says About Adults
The research paints a murky picture, but perpetual hand-wringing says plenty about adult biases.
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Stephanie Keith / Getty Images The United States v. Donald Trump
It’s important to understand why exactly the former president was arrested today.
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Scott Olson / Getty The Right Response to Threats of Political Violence
Trump’s sycophants in the GOP are stepping up their efforts to spread fear in American politics, and they deserve the public’s scorn.
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First Look Pictures / Everett Collection A Zany Nightlife Comedy
Entertainment musts from Kelli María Korducki
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U.S. Department of Justice via Getty Trump’s Indictment Reveals a National-Security Nightmare
Republicans are trying to gaslight America about the former president’s astounding recklessness.
