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What People Don't Get About My Job: The Graphic Designer

What People Don't Get About My Job: The Graphic Designer

"The vast majority of designers make ugly things for incompetent people." More »

About My Job: 'Being a Stay-at-Home Dad Is Like Unemployment'

About My Job: 'Being a Stay-at-Home Dad Is Like Unemployment'

And the doctor: "I wish people understood how much you have to really love others to be a physician." More »

On Our Radar This Week: Jay-Z & Kanye West, PGA Championship ...

On Our Radar This Week: Jay-Z & Kanye West, PGA Championship ...

A look at the things we're most excited about watching, reading, browsing, and listening to More »

What People Don't Get About My Job: The Counselor

"'Wow, you work with people with mental retardation and autism, that must be hard.' And it is." More »

What People Don't Get About My Job: The Retail Clerk

What People Don't Get About My Job: The Retail Clerk

The customer is always right? How absurd. More »

Learn to Behave Like a Chimpanzee With Andy Serkis

Learn to Behave Like a Chimpanzee With Andy Serkis

The motion-capture actor discusses his inspiration for his role in 'Rise of the Planet of the Apes' More »

What People Don't Get About My Job: I Worked at FEMA

What People Don't Get About My Job: I Worked at FEMA

"The agency can't enter a state without a governor's request, so many times FEMA's 'slow response' is actually a governor's slow response." More »

What People Don't Get About My Job: The Bass Player

What People Don't Get About My Job: The Bass Player

"I'm making their backsides wiggle and bringing us all together in funky communion." More »

What People Don't Get About My Job: The Construction Worker

What People Don't Get About My Job: The Construction Worker

"People see a man with a shovel in his hand working on a job site and think he's lazy." More »

On Our Radar This Week: Shark Week, 'Jersey Shore,' Fountains of Wayne

On Our Radar This Week: Shark Week, 'Jersey Shore,' Fountains of Wayne

A look at the things we're most excited about watching, reading, browsing, and listening to More »

Watch: Inside Wilco's Solid Sound Festival

Watch: Inside Wilco's Solid Sound Festival

A video of the Massachusetts festival known for its off-beat, low-key charm More »

On Our Radar This Week: 'Entourage,' Kelly Rowland, 'Swamplandia!' ...

On Our Radar This Week: 'Entourage,' Kelly Rowland, 'Swamplandia!' ...

A look at the things we're most excited about watching, reading, browsing, and listening to More »

'The Pie May Have Saved the Whole Day for the Murdoch Family'

'The Pie May Have Saved the Whole Day for the Murdoch Family'

Appearing on CNN's Piers Morgan Tonight, The Atlantic's James Fallows discusses the their testimony before Britain's Parliament on Tuesday More »

News of the World: The Greatest Crisis in Britain in a Generation?

On CNN's Reliable Sources, The Atlantic's James Fallows and The Washington Post's Erik Wemple discuss the News Corporation scandal More »

On Our Radar This Week: 'Breaking Bad,' 'Another Earth,' the World Series of Poker

On Our Radar This Week: 'Breaking Bad,' 'Another Earth,' the World Series of Poker

A look at the things we're most excited about watching, reading, browsing, and listening to More »

On Our Radar This Week: 'Harry Potter,' George R.R. Martin, 'Alphas' ...

On Our Radar This Week: 'Harry Potter,' George R.R. Martin, 'Alphas' ...

A look at the things we're most excited about watching, reading, browsing, and listening to More »

New Ideas, Social Media, and Long-Form Journalism

New Ideas, Social Media, and Long-Form Journalism

Atlantic editor in chief James Bennet sits down with PlumTV's Oliver Sharpe and Ken Adelman at the Aspen Ideas Festival More »

On Our Radar: 'Treme,' Brian Eno, 'Project Nim,' the Women's World Cup

On Our Radar: 'Treme,' Brian Eno, 'Project Nim,' the Women's World Cup

A look at the things we're most excited about watching, reading, browsing, and listening to this week More »

Day 6: Images From Aspen

Day 6: Images From Aspen

A visit from Bill Clinton is a highlight during the festival's sixth day More »

Day 5: Images From Aspen

Day 5: Images From Aspen

Artists and policy makers gather for the fifth day of the festival More »

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Early Monsoon Rains Flood Northern India

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