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Winners of the 2026 Sony World Photography Awards Open Competition

February 17, 2026

An antlered deer roars among others, seen at a distance, silhouetted against a red sun.

Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: Soaring Through the Dark

February 13, 2026

A crowd looks up as a snowboarder makes a high jump in the dark sky above them.

Winter Olympics Photo of the Day: Wipeout on the Ice

February 10, 2026

Three speed skaters slide and fall as they crash into one another at the end of a race, as one other remains standing, crossing the finish line.

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Why Trump Wants a Weaker Dollar

February 4, 2026

The U.S. dollar with bar graphs on top

The Snow Monsters of Mount Zao

January 19, 2026

A stand of small trees, all completely covered by thick frost and snow, at night, lit by multi-colored lights

America vs. the World

March 2026 Issue

a black-ink Rorschach-test style illustration of Donald Trump's face made from the outlines of the continents, set on an orange background

Tiny Cars: ‘AMAZING!!!’

December 9, 2025

A tiny Japanese covertible

Winners of the 2025 International Landscape Photographer of the Year

December 3, 2025

A broad view of an alpine valley and stony mountains with trees and grass a golden color.

Elon Musk’s Worthless, Poisoned Hall of Mirrors

November 24, 2025

The Matcha Problem

November 17, 2025

An illustration of a cafe filled with matcha products, with a phone screen in the corner also showing matcha drinks

The President’s Most Annoying Buddy

Vivian Salama, Ashley Parker, and Michael Scherer

November 11, 2025

Red, white, and black collage of images of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

Nine Movies That Break Down How Fear Really Works

The Atlantic Culture Desk

October 29, 2025

Stills from "Who Framed Roger Rabbit," "Pet Sematary," "Batman," "Scream," "The Blair Witch Project," "Battle Royale," and "Saw"

Trump Teaches Canada What It Means to be a U.S. Ally Now

October 28, 2025

Graphic illustration of two hands pulling a rope in opposite directions, to the point that the thinned rope is about to snap.

In Search of an 11th-Century Novelist in Kyoto

August 22, 2025

A photograph of the woods in Kyoto

The Writer’s Way

A Tale of Sex and Intrigue in Imperial Kyoto

October 2025 Issue

Picture of Kyoto at night

So, About Those Big Trade Deals

August 8, 2025

Photo of Donald Trump shaking hands with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen

The Atlantic Daily

The One Place Where Nuclear War Isn’t Abstract

July 10, 2025

A photo of the nuclear bomb and the aftermath in Hiroshima

He Spent His Life Trying to Prove That He Was a Loyal U.S. Citizen. It Wasn’t Enough.

August 2025 Issue

Illustration with black sketch of a man in a military uniform, on a dark-orange background.

National Security

The Nuclear Club Might Soon Double

August 2025 Issue

Black-and-white illustration of a globe that has three red dots on its upper-right side, surrounded by seven concentric circles of missiles in orbit.

The Making of Kurt Vonnegut’s Cat’s Cradle

August 2025 Issue

A black stipple portrait of Kurt Vonnegut, over a light-brown background.

The Birth-Rate Crisis Isn’t as Bad as You’ve Heard—It’s Worse

June 30, 2025

Illustration of fading baby bottles

What Are Emoji?

August 2025 Issue

A graphic showing a thinking emoji with a thought bubble above it containing another thinking emoji.

The Novelist Who Learned to Write Anger—And Its Aftermath

June 3, 2025

a black and white photo of a figure in a field of mustard plants

Worse Than Signalgate

Timothy W. Ryback

April 11, 2025

Picture of the Zimmermann telegram with a photo of him on top

To Be Happier, Stop Resisting Change

Arthur C. Brooks

April 3, 2025

A large bow with a smiling man standing in for the arrow to be fired

A Country Imperfectly Pulling Itself Together

March 24, 2025

A photograph of a coastal disaster over photographs of the ocean

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The Pentagon’s DEI Panic

March 7, 2025

Photo of the Enola Gay plane

Sun and Wood Can Be a Powerful Combination

Hannah Kirshner

February 8, 2025

a person holds wood under solar panels

The 13 Best TV Shows of 2024

Sophie Gilbert, Hannah Giorgis, and Shirley Li

December 12, 2024

Miniature people standing and sitting on couches surround a TV with a pixelated screen

When Haruki Murakami Takes His Own Magic for Granted

November 27, 2024

A black-and-white photo of a spotlighted spool of corrugated paper unwinding in artful shapes, surrounded by darkness.

The Sense That Most Defines a Culture

November 24, 2024

a color photo of a place setting at a restaurant laid over a black and white photo of a noodle maker

He Was the World’s Longest-Held Death-Row Inmate. He Was Also Innocent.

Robert F. Worth

December 2024 Issue

A black-and-white illustration of an older man in a collared shirt and v-neck sweater sitting in a high-back chair.

War Is Coming. Will Our Next President Be Ready?

Frederick Kempe

October 22, 2024

A black-and-white photomontage of Donald Trump on the left and Kamala Harris on the right.

The Truth About Lithium Might Never Come Out

October 4, 2024

A collage of advertisements for lithia water from the early 1900s

Why the Markets Are Melting Down

August 5, 2024

A photo of two people silhouetted against a digital display that shows falling stock indexes

The Case for Miniatures

Gisela Salim-Peyer

April 20, 2024

"Masterpieces in Miniature," a model-art gallery that features 80 original miniature works of art