In The December 2009 IssueBorders 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.
Advice What’s Your Problem?How to start your own advice column, whether to clean the hotel room before the maid arrives, and other conundrums. By Jeffrey Goldberg.
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Featured Archive Content
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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Travel Finding Peace in ColombiaA thrill seeker surrenders to South America’s scariest nation. By William Powers.
Drink The World on the RocksFor fans of the legendary cocktail writer Charles H. Baker, the contents of a drink are less compelling than the story behind it. By Wayne Curtis.
Moving Pictures Retching With the StarsThe addictive appeal of Dr. Drew Pinsky’s Celebrity Rehab By James Parker.
Music Sing to the Lord a New SongAmong the young believers at the new Christian-rock hot spot. By James Parker.
Travel A Hundred Miles on the Erie CanalCruising across upstate New York, at five miles per hour. By Rachel Dickinson. |
Travel A Hundred Miles on the Erie CanalCruising across upstate New York, at five miles per hour. By Rachel Dickinson.
Advice What’s Your Problem?Don’t smoke pot in the living room, and other advice. By Jeffrey Goldberg.
Moving Pictures Woodstock NationRevisiting the 1969 mass freak-out, and the documentary that captured it all. By James Parker.
Drink How the West Was DrunkThe natural habitat of the Picon Punch—among Basque shepherds, in the wilds of California—is its great appeal. By Wayne Curtis.
Travel The 12:39 to MatanzasA chocolate baron’s train shows tourists the real Cuba. By Michael Scott Moore. |