In The March 2010 Issue
Music Management Secrets of the Grateful DeadWhy business professors, ethnomusicologists, sociologists, and (of all things) management theorists are suddenly taking the Grateful Dead very seriously. By Joshua Green.
The Great Grocery SmackdownWill Walmart, not Whole Foods, save the small farm and make America healthy? By Corby Kummer.
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Featured Archive Content
Flashbacks: Elvis One More TimeIn the years since his death, two Atlantic contributors have looked back at Elvis and his music, offering insight into who he was, and what Americans saw in him.
The Call of the SlopesAtlantic articles from the '30s through the '50s comment on the development and appeal of skiing as a sport
Chimpanzee TroubleIn the days when he would make himself a nightcap and sit down to watch TV with his keepers, a chimpanzee named Oliver was hailed as the missing link. Today he lives alone. By James Shreeve (October 2003)
How to Beat a Drug TestAs drug tests have become more sophisticated over the years, entrepreneurs have developed increasingly inventive ways of beating them. (May 2005)
Laws Concerning Food and Drink; Household Principles; Lamentations of the Father
The Lonely PassionA Sex and the City writer looks for love. By Caitlin Flanagan (December 2003)
An Atlantic ScandalA tale of one of the most notorious journalistic forgeries of the twentieth century.
What Happened to the Girl Scouts?A look at the surprisingly incendiary politics of the Girl Scout Handbook. By Ben H. Bagdikian (May 1955) |
"Of the beasts of the field, and of the fishes of the sea, and of all foods that are acceptable in my sight you may eat, but not in the living room. Of the hoofed animals, broiled or ground into burgers, you may eat, but not in the living room. ... (February 1997)Recently in the Atlantic
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Profile The ListenerGeorge Noory, America’s most popular late- night radio host, chronicles our national anxieties, from Vampires and shadow people to the Bilderbergs. By Timothy Lavin.
Travel Paris Under GlassExploring the city’s historic, and seductive, shopping arcades. By Lynn Yaeger.
Bugs Beetle ManiaA scientist, a pool hustler, and an avant-garde composer fight a fearsome insect invasion. By Jim Giles. |
Bugs Beetle ManiaA scientist, a pool hustler, and an avant-garde composer fight a fearsome insect invasion. By Jim Giles.
Moving Pictures The Clock is Ticking for Jack BauerFox’s 24 is exquisite nonsense. But can its limerick logic survive in the post-Cheney era? By James Parker.
Borders The Tijuana of the CaspianAt the border between Azerbaijan and Iran, everything’s for sale: sex, booze, tattoos—and maybe some revolutionary fervor. By Peter Savodnik.
Animal Husbandry The Great Guinea Hen MassacreGood intentions collide with dumb birds on a small farm in Pennsylvania. By Mark Bowden.
Moving Pictures Double-X FilmsNot just chick flicks, the movies of Nora Ephron and Nancy Meyers defy categorization and provide a sentimental education for everyone. By James Parker. |