7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (492+ words) If you are older than 25, you probably haven’t heard of “Agartha.” When I asked whether this was an Agartha reference, the White House press office responded by email that “4 people had to Google what Agartha is and we’re still not…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (176+ words) More and more people have spotted them this season, but no one knows exactly why—or what to do. Read: The blockbuster that captured a growing American rift Read: Inside the dangerous, secretive world of extreme fishing When I asked…...

8+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1527+ words) The Atlantic’s Helen Lewis on the Riyadh Comedy Festival, why comedians are attracted to conspiracy theories, and the rise of the right-wing comedy-podcast industrial complex. Plus: the importance of NATO and David’s reflections on Edith Wharton’s Autres Temps. Subscribe here:…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (1807+ words) Maya MacGuineas on the looming exhaustion of the Social Security Trust Fund and whether America will ever have a responsible federal budget. Plus: another ICE shooting and A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel. Subscribe here: Apple Podcasts | Spotify…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (132+ words) A weight-loss medication eased Serena Williams’s comeback. Experts can’t agree on whether that counts as doping. Before Serena Williams picked up her racket at London’s Andy Murray Arena last week, two questions hung over her return to tennis. The second…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (359+ words) The former president’s son tearfully met with the podcaster, who once called him a “degenerate.” But why was he there? Why did he recently reactivate his account on X? And what’s next for the man many Republicans have loved to…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (127+ words) The vice president is worried that the U.S. is running low on weapons. In closed-door meetings, J. D. Vance has repeatedly questioned the Defense Department’s depiction of the war in Iran and whether the Pentagon has understated what appears to be the drastic…...

5+ mon, 5+ hour ago   (62+ words) The Atlantic The car industry says it has an answer for drivers wary of going electric. Read: The hybrid-car dilemma Read: The backlash against car prices is here This article originally misidentified the Ram 1500 REV as the first extended-range electric…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (45+ words) The Atlantic Silicon Valley is in a frenzy over bots that can build themselves. Read: Do you feel the AGI yet? Read: AI agents are taking America by storm Read: Inside the dirty, dystopian world of AI data centers...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (234+ words) The Atlantic Stardust sold geoengineering to investors. Now it needs to sell it to the public. The documents are grand in their language and intricate in details. But neither document addresses the two key questions facing this initiative: What kind…...