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Can Healthier Fast Food Really Save America?

Can Healthier Fast Food Really Save America?

David Freedman and Atlantic senior editor Corby Kummer discuss this month's cover story. More »

A Look Back at All Those Times the World Didn't End

A Look Back at All Those Times the World Didn't End

A brief history of apocalypse theories that didn't stand the test of time, from NowThis News.  More »

Around the World in Hand Gestures: A Video Guide

Around the World in Hand Gestures: A Video Guide

From greetings to graphic insults, NowThis News explores the many signs we use to communicate.  More »

The End of the Mall Rat: A Video Tribute

The End of the Mall Rat: A Video Tribute

A montage from NowThis News celebrates that pillar of teen culture: the shopping mall.  More »

Millennials vs. Earlier Generations:  A Scorecard

Millennials vs. Earlier Generations: A Scorecard

A look at how today's young people stack up against their parents, grandparents, and even great-grandparents.  More »

What Is Methane Hydrate?

What Is Methane Hydrate?

Also known as "flaming ice," this natural resource could radically change the energy conversation.  More »

Martin Luther King's 'Letter From Birmingham Jail'

Martin Luther King's 'Letter From Birmingham Jail'

Fifty years ago today, Martin Luther King wrote this landmark missive. It was republished several months later in The Atlantic. More »

The Lawsuits of Donald Trump

The Lawsuits of Donald Trump

Over the past decade, as William D. Cohan reports in the April Atlantic, the mogul has sued a book author, a Miss USA contestant, a comedian, and global financial institutions. A round-up of his most noteworthy recent suits More »

A Brief Visual History of Jordan in 134 Seconds

A Brief Visual History of Jordan in 134 Seconds

A whirlwind overview of 90,000 years in the region from NowThis News  More »

The Desperate, Crazy Plot Lines of Hollywood Rom Coms

The Desperate, Crazy Plot Lines of Hollywood Rom Coms

A montage from NowThis News explores the genre's epic decline. More »

The Science of Being Mean on Facebook

The Science of Being Mean on Facebook

NowThis News talks to Henry Lieberman, a researcher at MIT, about his quest to design an algorithm to combat cyberbullying.  More »

What Anthropology Can Teach Us About Marketing Phones in China

What Anthropology Can Teach Us About Marketing Phones in China

NowThis News explores the theme of Graeme Wood's Atlantic story "Anthropology Inc." More »

Obama's 2013 State of the Union Speech: Full Text

Obama's 2013 State of the Union Speech: Full Text

The following is the complete text of the president's address as prepared for delivery. More »

'Anesthesia Is Really More an Art Than a Science'

'Anesthesia Is Really More an Art Than a Science'

Considering the nature of consciousness in the frame of the phenomenon of patients feeling awake during general anesthesia, an Atlantic story was discussed on ABC's World News. More »

Coates and Colbert Talk About Obama's Second Act

Coates and Colbert Talk About Obama's Second Act

On Inauguration day, the Atlantic senior editor joined The Colbert Report to discuss the president's second term -- and Michelle Obama's new hairstyle. More »

The Year in Sports: The Most Epic Wins and Losses of 2012

The Year in Sports: The Most Epic Wins and Losses of 2012

Atlantic writers and staffers pick the most memorable events of the year, from the Super Bowl to Olympic table tennis More »

The Best Television Episodes of 2012

The Best Television Episodes of 2012

Atlantic writers and editors pick their favorite moments on 'Downton Abbey,' 'Louie,' 'New Girl,' and more More »

The Best Book I Read This Year

The Best Book I Read This Year

The Atlantic's editors and writers share their favorite titles—new, classic, or somewhere in between—from a year of reading. More »

Nobody Expects the Japanese Invasion: How Pearl Harbor Blindsided America

Nobody Expects the Japanese Invasion: How Pearl Harbor Blindsided America

Why was the U.S. so unprepared for the attack? Because Washington thought the Japanese believed Hawaii was alert and prepared. More »

Photos: Thursday Morning at the Washington Ideas Forum

Photos: Thursday Morning at the Washington Ideas Forum

A roundup of the most memorable moments from today's speakers, who included House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Grover Norquist, and Senator Marco Rubio. More »

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