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Special Issue: The Civil War

Civil War Special Issue
From Twain to Hawthorne to Stowe, The Atlantic looks to its archives to mark the war's 150th anniversary.
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SpaceX Dragon's Pathbreaking Flight, by the Numbers SpaceX

SpaceX Dragon's Pathbreaking Flight, by the Numbers

It took over seven years to build, was in space nine days, and arrived home today.

Americans Have No Idea How Few Gay People There Are Wikimedia

Americans Have No Idea How Few Gay People There Are

Surveys show a shockingly high fraction think a quarter of the country is homosexual.

A Decade Later, 'The Wire' Feels Dated, and That's a Good Thing HBO

A Decade Later, 'The Wire' Feels Dated, and That's a Good Thing

The HBO show is a valuable artifact from the post-9/11, pre-social media revolution era.

10 Years After Civil War, No Peace for Sierra Leone's Kids Mike Seamans

10 Years After Civil War, No Peace for Sierra Leone's Kids

Children as young as three continue to toil in mines, hoping to earn a few pennies for food.

Hey Voters: President Obama's Kill List Is What Matters Reuters

Hey Voters: President Obama's Kill List Is What Matters

Don't be distracted by Romney's wealth or Obama's pot smoking.

How to Go From Kinkade to Rothko in 18 Easy Steps

What happens if you layer each of Instagram's filters on top of each other on a single picture?

Sex-Selective Abortion Persists in America

But a House bill to ban it is the wrong way to solve the problem.

The First Great Pretty-Girl-Attacked-By-Aquatic-Beast Film

Chatting with Julie Adams, who helped set the formula followed by the new Piranha 3DD

How 'Natural' Is Stevia?

It may be sweet and calorie-free, but extracting that flavor from a plant requires serious chemical interventions.

Why Are Democrats Losing the Wisconsin Recall?

Republicans are confident Gov. Scott Walker will survive next week's attempt to oust him.

Now You Can Track the Tweets Politicians Tried to Delete

Remember that time John McCain mocked "Vlad" Putin? So does the Internet.

Why Asian-Americans Have the Worst Long-Term Joblessness

They're the best educated ethnic group in the U.S., which should mean less unemployment.

St. Louis Museum's Legal Victory Raises Ethical Questions

Should American institutions hold onto dubiously acquired artifacts?

The Fraught Mobile Politics of Amercia [Sic]

Will voters care about the Romney campaign's sloppy spelling? No. But it does show the political dangers of Apple's controlled world.

Aretha Franklin's Platinum Year

An argument why, at age 70, she's the best female vocalist in pop music history

Why Are So Few Civilians Killed by Drones?

Because under Obama, strike victims are presumed to be terrorists.

Stephanie Cutter's Comeback

John Kerry's 2004 loss nearly ended her career. But now she's back and working for President Obama.

Watch This: An Illinois Lawmaker's Epic Freak-Out

Furious about pension reforms, state Rep. Bost punches paper and invokes a prophet.

Meet Google+ Local, Zagat-Fueled Competition for Yelp

The service, unveiled this morning, will help people find restaurants.

Mario Batali on 'Sadistic' TV and Martha Stewart on Raising Chickens

Highlights and insights from live interviews with two food world icons

Why We Should Be in a Race for Prevention, Not Cures

Taking better care of ourselves will go far to ease America's financial healthcare burdens.

The Biggest Story in Photos

The Unreal World

May 31, 2012
The Design Essentials of the Perfect Pair of Pointe Shoes
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David H. Freedman on smartphone apps and the perfected self, Mark Bowden on being in the dumb kids' class, James Parker on Glenn Beck, Isaac Chotiner on P. G. Wodehouse, and more

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