~best-of-the-atlanti | Bookmarks (1059)
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Melania Really Doesn’t Care
Her new memoir is a master class in how selective attention and empathy can insulate someone...
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The Woman Who Would Be Steinbeck
John Steinbeck beat Sanora Babb to the great American Dust Bowl novel—using her field notes. What...
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A Great President, and His Opposite
Even those who believe they understand George Washington’s legacy will be surprised by the degree to...
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Hurricane Milton Made a Terrible Prediction Come True
This monster storm has matched early forecasts for a season of major hurricanes.
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Photos: Florida Braces for Milton's Wrath
Images of Florida residents preparing themselves for Hurricane Milton—their second hurricane in less than two weeks
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Six Books for People Who Love Movies
Writing can share the thrill of movies by dissolving the physical limitations of the page.
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The Trump Believability Gap
Voters detest the things that Trump wants to do. But they just don’t believe he’ll follow...
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The Attacks on Hillel Must Stop
I have been heartbroken and horrified in recent months as the organization has become a regular...
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The Atlantic’s November Cover Story: Tom Nichols on How Donald Trump Is the Tyrant George Washington Feared
October 9, 2024, 7:17 AM ET This election is the moment of truth. In The Atlantic’s...
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The Most Dramatic Shift in U.S. Public Opinion
The size and speed of the immigration backlash over the past four years are nearly unheard-of.
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The Moment of Truth
The reelection of Donald Trump would mark the end of George Washington’s vision for the presidency—and...
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What I Learned Serving on a January 6 Jury
He’s guilty. So why do I feel so bad after voting to convict?
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Why Trump and Harris Are Turning to Podcasts
A conversation with Helen Lewis on how independent podcasters became the new mainstream
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A Nobel Prize for Artificial Intelligence
The award should not feed the AI-hype cycle.
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Women Can Be Autocrats, Too
Mexico’s new president follows her predecessor’s authoritarian path.
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AI’s Penicillin and X-Ray Moment
The Nobel Committee officially recognizes artificial intelligence’s godfathers in the pantheon of human achievement.
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I Love Secrets Too Much
Whenever a friend tells me something, I blab about it to other people. Why can’t I...
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They Were Made Without Eggs or Sperm. Are They Human?
Embryo models are getting remarkably realistic.
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Alan Hollinghurst’s Lost England
In his new novel, the present isn’t much better than the past—and it’s a lot less...
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Milton Is the Hurricane That Scientists Were Dreading
Climate change set up the Gulf of Mexico to birth a storm this strong, this fast.
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In Defense of Marital Secrets
Lauren Elkin’s Scaffolding suggests that total honesty can take a relationship only so far.
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Israel and Hamas Are Kidding Themselves
Both think they’re winning, but they’re in for a rude awakening.
