~best-of-the-atlanti | Bookmarks (1127)
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Can One Man Hold Syria Together?
A former jihadist has remade himself in a bid to remake a scarred and divided country.
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An ‘Impossible’ Disease Outbreak in the Alps
In one tiny town, more than a dozen people were diagnosed with the rare neurodegenerative disease...
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America Is Watching the Rise of a Dual State
For most people, the courts will continue to operate as usual—until they don’t.
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When the KKK Came to D.C.
Revisiting a 1925 march through the eyes of Black newspapers
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Elon Musk’s Soap Operas for Conspiracy Buffs
Online fantasies are now an excuse to take apart the government.
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What the JFK File Dump Actually Revealed
A bunch of people’s Social Security numbers
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The Careless People Won
A controversial new book about Facebook serves as a field guide for the DOGE era.
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The Beauty and Weirdness of the E-bike
The machines can add joy to one’s life, but they’re not for everyone.
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Comedy’s Most Erudite Buffoon
Conan O’Brien has built a comedy career on committing to his own, dissonant bit.
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The Danger of a Flood of Anti-Trump State Lawsuits
What’s legal for the goose is also legal for the gander.
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What It Really Means to ‘Give Infectious Disease a Break’
The Trump administration isn’t just dismantling protections against illnesses. It’s inviting them right in.
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The Danger of a Too-Open Mind
Perhaps being persuadable is overrated—at least if it means “coming to accept the unacceptable.”
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What Shakespeare Got Right About PTSD
A new production of Othello foregrounds what its earliest audiences recognized: the psychological costs of war.
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Musk Comes for the ‘Third Rail of American Politics’
Donald Trump promised to protect social security. Elon Musk didn’t.
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Photos of the Week: Hare Boxing, Tea Terrace, Giant’s Causeway
A rally race in Kenya, tornado damage in Mississippi, a marine ranch in China, a bright-green...
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The 'Severance' Twist I Can’t Forgive
The Season 2 finale emphasized the show’s most philosophical queries, but one element was hard to...
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The Kennedy Center Performers Who Didn’t Cancel
When does quitting count as resistance, and when is it surrender?
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A Rapper for the Ketamine Era
Playboi Carti sounds like he isn’t saying much. But there’s a story to his music.
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Chuck Schumer Is Cautious for a Reason
Under fire from his own party, the Senate Democratic leader ponders the source of his political...
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A Warning for Columbia University
Surrendering to the Trump administration’s $400 million ransom demand would be a disaster for higher education...
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The Supply Closet That Film Geeks Love
A trip to the Criterion Closet is a dream for directors, actors, and their cinephile fans.
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The Education of Elon Musk
The Reagan administration offers a cautionary tale about cost-cutting zeal crashing up against the reality of...
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To Make Someone Happy, Ask for Help
Generosity is like the circulation of the blood, healthiest and best when it goes around and...
