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Technology

The Rating Game

The spread of Internet rankings and reviews is freeing consumers to focus on the decisions that matter. By Kevin Maney.

Food

Fixing Lunch

Tony Geraci is determined to get healthy food to the kids in Baltimore's public schools. By Corby Kummer.

Travel

Where Birds Rule the Earth

In Russia’s vast far east, most of the people are gone, but feathered inhabitants are abundant. By Rachel Dickinson.

Moving Pictures

Sex and the Single Wizard

The peculiar challenge of adapting Harry Potter for the screen. By James Parker.

Advice

What's Your Problem?

By Jeffrey Goldberg.

Featured Archive Content

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The Call of the Slopes

Atlantic articles from the '30s through the '50s comment on the development and appeal of skiing as a sport

Chimpanzee Trouble

In 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 Test

As 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

lamentations"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)

The Lonely Passion

A Sex and the City writer looks for love. By Caitlin Flanagan (December 2003)

An Atlantic Scandal

A 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)

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Moving Pictures

SpongeBob's Golden Dream

The mysterious allure of the fry cook from Bikini Bottom. By James Parker.

Globalization

American Sushi

U.S. chefs are bringing Japan’s trademark cuisine back to its roots. By Trevor Corson.

Drink

Cold Fusion

Ice—the most neglected of cocktail ingredients—can ruin a drink or make it come alive. By Wayne Curtis.

Travel

Beijing’s Almost-Perfect Hotel

The Opposite House is an idealistic island in a country that rarely worries about details. By James Fallows.

Cinema

From Russia, With Self-Loathing

Meet Agniya Kuznetsova, the It Girl for a poorer, darker, angrier Russia. By Peter Savodnik.

Advice

What's Your Problem?

Accept succession, and other advice. By Jeffrey Goldberg.

Sketchbook

Facebook Group: World Leaders

Hugo Chávez and Hu Jintao are now friends. By Sage Stossel.

Sketchbook

Facebook Group: World Leaders

Hugo Chávez and Hu Jintao are now friends. By Sage Stossel.

Sport

The Empty Arena

If you build it, they might not come. By Bruce Schoenfeld.

Publishing

How Historical Fiction Went Highbrow

Paperback writers pass the torch to Joyce Carol Oates and Gore Vidal. By Jay Parini.

Food

Lambs to the Slaughter

Shoppers are finding more ways to buy humanely raised meat from close-to-home farms. By Corby Kummer.

Travel

Yosemite's Rock Stars

Fifty years ago, climbers conquered the “unclimbable” El Capitan; today climbers and visitors are still seduced by Yosemite granite. By Lynn Ferrin.

Moving Pictures

The Sorcery of Alan Moore

How pop culture fell under a comic-book writer’s strange spell. By James Parker.

Advice

What's Your Problem?

Tolerate cheese and other advice. By Jeffrey Goldberg.

Technology

Television Outside the Box

Are you ready for 3-D TV? By Josh Levin.

 

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Dispatch

Hollywood Does the Financial Crisis

From The International to Drag Me to Hell to Public Enemies, the movie industry is turning to the financial meltdown for inspiration—with uneven results. By Alyssa Rosenberg.

Dispatch

Let the (2016) Games Begin!

Which sports have the best shot at attaining medal status—and which cities may be pulling ahead in the bid to host? The real competition starts long before the opening ceremonies. By Hampton Stevens.

Sage, Ink

Iran-I-am

By Sage Stossel.

Slideshow

Currency Exchange

Michael Bierut analyzes the world’s best and worst banknote designs.

The Puzzler

Home Game

By Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon.

Dispatch

Archie's Wedding Mistake

Riverdale’s favorite teen grows up—and chooses heiress Veronica over girl-next-door Betty. What a jughead! By Alyssa Rosenberg.

Roundtable

Eminem, Meet Obama

A genre that once thrived by flipping off authority now has a place on the president's iPod. Where does rap go from here? By Alyssa Rosenberg, Hua Hsu and Gautham Nagesh.

Dispatch

Playing it Safe at Cannes

Why this year's international film festival may fall short as a proving ground for innovation and adventure in moviemaking. By Will Di Novi.

The Puzzler

Splitsville

By Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon.

Dispatch

The Fanboys of Summer

From Star Trek and Transformers to X-Men and Terminator, four sci fi blockbusters show that Hollywood has found its inner geek. And that’s a good thing. By Alyssa Rosenberg.

Sage, Ink

Containment Strategy

By Sage Stossel.

Dispatch

Jeopardy! Smackdown

IBM is building a computer that can master Alex Trebek’s show. Genius Ken Jennings wants a crack at it. By Chris Good.

Dispatch

Skip the Prom, Play Pro Ball

High school junior Jeremy Tyler wants to play in the NBA. The best way to get there: drop out and head to Europe. By Stefan Fatsis.

Dispatch

State of Play: A Portrait of the Journalist as a Fallible Man

For a Hollywood star vehicle, State of Play offers an unusually nuanced look at the life of the investigative reporter. By Alyssa Rosenberg.