Two More Americans Dead in the Iran War

Source: YouTube Summary Two more Americans have given their lives in the service of their country. They died in an Iranian attack on a Jordanian air base; several more U.S.…

Movies and the Attention Span

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What Trump’s Speech Could Mean For Future Elections

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How to Watch Lionel Messi

Source: YouTube Summary Lionel Messi on the soccer field takes the short, trotty steps of a dachshund in the park. Such diminutive, mincy movements are part of his mystique: He…

Who Is Dua Lipa’s Banned-Books Library Actually For?

The pop star Dua Lipa is known for her dance-floor hits, for her turn as a mermaid in Barbie, for always seeming to be on vacation. Lately, though, she’s cultivated…

The U.S. is Blowing Billions on the Wrong Weapons

In the interwar period, some military officers did not believe the combustion-engine vehicle would replace the horse for combat operations. Cavalry officers from around the world, including the United States…

Silicon Valley Has Lost Its Biggest Advantage

The AI boom has showered some of the nation’s most prominent companies in market value. OpenAI and Anthropic are now the two most valuable private companies in the world. Google,…

Cyclosporiasis Is Solved! Right?

Produce lovers of the Midwest, rejoice! It seems that parents can stop fretting about serving their kids berries, Redditors can stop trying to do their own epidemiological investigations, and I…

Just Ask the Dinosaurs How Bad Air Quality Can Get

The air quality this week is bad. Smoke from Canadian wildfires has turned the sky orange in Philadelphia. It has veiled the Statue of Liberty in Manhattan. In Detroit, which…

Atlantic Reads: The Small Stuff With Ian Bogost

The Atlantic contributing writer Ian Bogost sat down with the senior editor Chris Suellentrop to discuss Bogost’s new book, The Small Stuff: How to Lead a More Gratifying Life. Bogost…