William Shakespeare

March 17, 2026

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Culture

The Marathon Moby-Dick Reading Is a Radical Act

James Parker

January 27, 2026

A reader takes the helm at the Moby-Dick Marathon reading, held at the New Bedford Whaling Museum.

Culture

The Sad Dads of Hollywood

Susie Goldsbrough

December 28, 2025

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Culture

The Importance of Critical Thinking in a Zombiefied World

Maris Kreizman

December 23, 2025

Trivia

Atlantic Trivia on Protons, Neutrons, and Santa’s Little Demons

Drew Goins

December 19, 2025

Culture

A Daring New Take on Shakespeare’s Most Famous Soliloquy

Shirley Li

December 15, 2025

Trivia

Atlantic Trivia on the Hittites, Hitchcock, Comics, and More

Drew Goins

December 5, 2025

Books Briefing

Debate Your Favorite Books of the Year

Emma Sarappo

December 5, 2025

Books

The Long History of the Hamnet Myth

James Shapiro

December 1, 2025

A black-and-white sketch of two men wrestling at a doorway, with a ghostly knight standing to the right

Culture

The Limits of the Year’s Most Heartbreaking Film

David Sims

November 27, 2025

Newsletters

Atlantic Trivia on Showgirls, Poetry, Baseball, and More

Drew Goins

November 7, 2025

Books

The Stubborn Myth of the Literary Genius

Isaac Butler

November 3, 2025

Illustration using two photos of bearded men, William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe

Time-Travel Thursdays

What Should You Let Your Kids Read?

Shirley Li

May 15, 2025

Two kids read a book together in the grass

Ideas

The Key to Critical Self-Awareness

Arthur C. Brooks

April 17, 2025

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Books

What Shakespeare Got Right About PTSD

James Shapiro

March 21, 2025

Two old drawings, one of a man in front of columns and one of mounted soldiers in battle, with a red cross over the two

Ideas

Firing the ‘Conscience’ of the Military

Paul Rosenzweig

March 3, 2025

A photo splice of a black-and-white image of Donald Trump pointing (left) beside a painting of Jack Cade's rebellion (right).

Books Briefing

Why We Celebrate When Copyright Expires

Boris Kachka

January 10, 2025

Ideas

The Right Way to Say the Unsayable

Arthur C. Brooks

September 19, 2024

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Books

An Antidote to the Cult of Self-Discipline

Hillary Kelly

July 1, 2024

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Ideas

Sleep More and Be Happier

Arthur C. Brooks

November 9, 2023

An illustration of a person sleeping on a mattress of worries.

Ideas

Hands Off Shakespeare

Eliot A. Cohen

October 24, 2023

Culture

The Everyday Genius of Shakespeare in Love

Megan Garber

July 11, 2023

Cut-out of Joseph Fiennes as William Shakespeare in "Shakespeare in Love," against a bright-blue backdrop

Books

A Hamlet for Our Age of Racial Reckoning

James Shapiro

June 18, 2023

Actor in green light kneeling on ground with a knife

Newsletters

Putting Shakespeare on Trial in His Own Anti-Semitic Play

Yair Rosenberg

June 12, 2023

Books Briefing

The Gift of Rereading

Nicole Acheampong

March 17, 2023

A pedestrian figure enters and exits a revolving door made of book pages.

Culture

All of Shakespeare’s Plays Are About Race

Daniel Pollack-Pelzner

March 10, 2023

A depiction of a scene from "The Merchant of Venice" circa 1700 with characters' races blotted out

Ideas

Why I Read King Lear Each Advent

Mark Labberton

December 23, 2020

Books

The Books Briefing: The Writers Who Don’t Work Alone

Kate Cray

August 7, 2020

Culture

Shakespeare Wrote His Best Works During a Plague

Daniel Pollack-Pelzner

March 14, 2020

Culture

Shakespeare and Company

The Editors

June 8, 2019

Culture

Shakespeare Didn’t Write Alone

David Scott Kastan

June 8, 2019

Culture

The Hidden Women Writers of the Elizabethan Theater

Phyllis Rackin

June 8, 2019

Culture

Shakespeare Wrote Insightfully About Women. That Doesn’t Mean He Was One.

James Shapiro

June 8, 2019

Culture

Keep Questioning Shakespeare’s Identity

Mark Rylance

June 8, 2019

Culture

The Logical Gymnastics of Shakespeare Biography

David Ellis

June 8, 2019

The Conversation

Letters: The Meaning of Shakespeare's Identity

June 8, 2019

Sections

The Print Edition

The Human Skill That Eludes AI

The Marathon Moby-Dick Reading Is a Radical Act

The Sad Dads of Hollywood

The Importance of Critical Thinking in a Zombiefied World

Atlantic Trivia on Protons, Neutrons, and Santa’s Little Demons

A Daring New Take on Shakespeare’s Most Famous Soliloquy

Atlantic Trivia on the Hittites, Hitchcock, Comics, and More

Debate Your Favorite Books of the Year

The Long History of the Hamnet Myth

The Limits of the Year’s Most Heartbreaking Film

Atlantic Trivia on Showgirls, Poetry, Baseball, and More

The Stubborn Myth of the Literary Genius

What Should You Let Your Kids Read?

The Key to Critical Self-Awareness

What Shakespeare Got Right About PTSD

Firing the ‘Conscience’ of the Military

Why We Celebrate When Copyright Expires

The Right Way to Say the Unsayable

An Antidote to the Cult of Self-Discipline

Sleep More and Be Happier

Hands Off Shakespeare

The Everyday Genius of Shakespeare in Love

A Hamlet for Our Age of Racial Reckoning

Putting Shakespeare on Trial in His Own Anti-Semitic Play

The Gift of Rereading

All of Shakespeare’s Plays Are About Race

Why I Read King Lear Each Advent

The Books Briefing: The Writers Who Don’t Work Alone

Shakespeare Wrote His Best Works During a Plague

Shakespeare and Company

Shakespeare Didn’t Write Alone

The Hidden Women Writers of the Elizabethan Theater

Shakespeare Wrote Insightfully About Women. That Doesn’t Mean He Was One.

Keep Questioning Shakespeare’s Identity

The Logical Gymnastics of Shakespeare Biography

Letters: The Meaning of Shakespeare's Identity