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Getty / Adeshola Makinde / The Atlantic The Fleeting Promise of a Peaceful Ethiopia
A new prime minister was met with overwhelming optimism that he would help stem the country’s long-standing tensions. But military violence in the Tigray region dispels any hope of a unified republic.
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Chris Pizzello / Getty And the Best Oscars Acceptance Speech Goes to …
When Youn Yuh-jung collected her latest trophy for Minari, she showed everyone why she keeps winning.
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Amazon Studios Who Wants to Watch Black Pain?
More Black storytellers are turning to the horror genre to unpack the traumas of racism. But some viewers are growing tired of these stories.
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Will Heath / NBC The Surprising Comedic Genius of Daniel Kaluuya
The actor has risen to fame largely for tackling meaty, dramatic roles. But his SNL performance proved he’s also a formidable comic.
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Rhonda Graam / HBO The Final Word on Tina Turner
The HBO documentary Tina gives the singer the last say on a life that was, for long periods, out of her own hands.
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Getty / Adam Maida / The Atlantic The Atlantic Daily: A Playlist for Spring Cleaning
’Tis the season for … cleaning! Let this hour-long playlist help you bring some sparkle—or at least a sing-along—to your home.
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Anthony Barboza / Getty Literature’s Original Bad Bitch Is Back
Sister Souljah, the author of The Coldest Winter Ever, a formative work of “street lit,” returns with a sequel after 22 years.
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Seacia Pavao / Netflix The Many Cruelties of I Care A Lot
The Netflix neo-noir isn’t just about a merciless scammer; it’s about the broken bureaucracies that enable her abuse.
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MICHELLE MISHINA KUNZ / New York Times / … A Novel That Captures the Allure of the Scam
Chang-rae Lee’s My Year Abroad is a sprawling study of consumption—and how far people are willing to go to satisfy their hunger.
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IFC Films When the FBI Spied on MLK
The bureau’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. reflects a paranoia about Black activism that’s foundational to American politics.
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David Strick / Redux The Emotional Miseducation of Tiger Woods
A new HBO documentary zeroes in on the immense psychological toll it took for the legendary golfer to go from prodigy to phenom.
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The Atlantic D.C. Statehood Is More Urgent Than Ever
“The real fraud is that we call ourselves a democracy yet deny the people of our capital political representation.”
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Paolo Pellegrin / Magnum The Atlantic Daily: 9 Recipes That Brought Us Comfort in 2020
Writers and editors share the recipes, habits, and cooking lessons that have helped us make it through the year, one meal at a time.
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David Lee / Netflix Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and the Liberating Power of Music
Netflix’s new adaptation of August Wilson’s play understands the singular magic of the blues.
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HBO / Everett The Year of Ambitious TV Watching
In 2020, tackling 121 episodes of a single show was no longer as daunting as it once seemed.
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Charlie Maignan The 16 Best Albums of 2020
A selection of the most illuminating music to come out of a dark year, handpicked by our staffers
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The 15 Best TV Shows of 2020
The year’s most distinct and worthwhile series
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Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post / Getty When Your Hometown Team Gets a New Identity
Black fans of the Washington Football Team are adapting to a new future for their beloved franchise—and reckoning with its past disregard of Native Americans.
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Patrick Zachmann / Magnum The Atlantic Daily: Our Guide to Cooking in Isolation
Cooks and non-cooks alike from around our newsroom share their best tips for navigating this strange Thanksgiving.
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@crayzrah / @trejokes / @_therealnesha_ / TikTok / … Forget SNL. The Best Election Satire Is on TikTok.
The app’s young creators are outshining mainstream political comedy—and tapping into a longer tradition of Black American humor.
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