Horror for Kids
How Goosebumps outlasted Harry Potter by terrifying fourth-graders and mocking their parents… More »
James Parker is an Atlantic contributing editor.
How Goosebumps outlasted Harry Potter by terrifying fourth-graders and mocking their parents… More »
The Atlantic's entertainment columnist makes his predictions for 2012… More »
How R.E.M.’s almost-utterances allowed listeners to find their own meaning… More »
A new film adaptation of John leCarré’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy prompts a look at the various incarnations of his greatest character, George Smiley.… More »
It’s the rare star who can withstand the predatory cameras of TMZ on TV.… More »
A new short story by the author, "Herman Wouk Is Still Alive," is featured in the May 2011 issue of The Atlantic… More »
Dark and disturbing, the music is honest about human nature… More »
Justin Bieber found teenybop perfection with an insolent naturalness, a shimmer of religious transcendence, and a mastery of social media. Can he make the moment last?… More »
In SportsCenter, ESPN’s increasingly arcane and anarchic highlights program, the fan still finds solace—even order—in chaos.… More »
Inside the home—in Dummerston, Vermont—where the recorder of Empire created his most-classic tales… More »
Miscast in the age of viral humor, the late-night star remains eternally freaky—and oddly reassuring.… More »
As Johnny Knoxville and friends release their newest film, has everyone finally wearied of their absurdist, violent, and sublime daredevilry? Or is it now in our cultural DNA?… More »
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