How the British Broke Their Own Economy
With the best intentions, the United Kingdom engineered a housing and energy shortage.
America’s Cultural Revolution
What Trump’s takeover of the Kennedy Center really means
The Tiny Film That Dominated the Oscars
Anora swept the awards, proving that Hollywood’s biggest night could still recognize indie movies.
Conan O’Brien Understood the Assignment
The Oscars host was silly and serious by turns—and delightfully in control of the evening.
What It Takes to Make Shane Gillis Funny
Sometimes, you need the SNL writers’ room.
Amphigory
A poem
The Man Who Would Remake Europe
Germany’s incoming leader is an unlikely force for change.
The Rise of the Anti-Fan
Artists are transforming the pop culture they can’t stand into impressive original works of their own.
Seven Stories About Buzzy New Movies
Read our writers’ takes on the film that mattered most last year, the Emilia Pérez controversy, and more.
DEI Has Lost All Meaning
We can’t debate its merits when we don’t agree on what it is.
What College Football and the Oscars Have in Common
My father-in-law likes one; I like the other. They’re more similar than I realized.
‘It Feels Like It’s Chaotic on Purpose’
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency laid off a team whose purpose was to make the government more efficient.
The Key Mismatch Between Zelensky and Trump
What the world saw at the White House on Friday was not just a realignment of America’s foreign policy, but a clash of two incompatible styles.
The Fallout From Trump and Zelensky’s Meeting
Panelists discuss what’s next for the war in Ukraine.
The Egg Is a Miracle
Atlantic articles on why eggs are shaped the way they’re shaped and why they taste the way they taste
Migrants Prepare to Lose Their American Lives
In one Chicago neighborhood, this Trump term feels different.
The Washington Post Is Dying a Death of Despair
The demise of an independent press in the United States might not look much like what readers expect.
Is DOGE Sure It Wants to Fire These People?
Elon Musk and his team are endangering Americans in many ways.
Merle Oberon Was Way, Way Ahead of Her Time
The actor is often erased from narratives of racial progress in Hollywood. That should change.
When You’re MAGA, They Let You Do It
Why Trumpworld is just fine with Andrew Tate’s violent misogyny
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