Helen Lewis
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KGC-09 / STAR MAX / IPx 2019 via ... Meghan, Kate, and the Architecture of Misogyny
Policing correct female behavior keeps all women in their place.
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Derek Brumby / AlexRoz / shutterstock / The ... The Twitter Electorate Isn’t the Real Electorate
Social media is distorting our sense of mainstream opinion.
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For subscribers: A ‘swan’ song from a global pop sensation
This is The Atlantic’s weekly email to subscribers—a close look at the issues our writers are watching, just for you.
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Andrew Milligan / WPA Pool / Getty Images Harry and Meghan Won’t Play the Game
Their decision to “step back” from the royal family reflects their distaste for the British press.
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Illustration by The Atlantic* The State of the National
How Britain’s biggest theater reflects the country’s identity crisis.
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Katalin Vermes / Netflix Why The Witcher Is Better Than Game of Thrones
Netflix’s new fantasy drama—full of elves and magic swords—is cheerfully silly.
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Alberto Pezzali / AP The Lessons of Jeremy Corbyn’s Defeat
Labour’s crushing loss in the British election poses a stark question about its future: Will Corbynism survive without Corbyn?
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Western Mail and Echo / Mirrorpix / Mirrorpix ... Why Nationalists Fail
The Welsh independence movement lags far behind the Scottish version. Why?
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Jack Taylor / Getty Images Why British Jews Are Worried by Jeremy Corbyn
Has denying the reality of anti-Semitism become a left-wing loyalty test?
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Dylan Martinez / Reuters Boomers Are Not Okay
Older voters warp their countries’ policies because of their political power. One British politician has a plan to end that dominance.
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Mark Harrison / BBC What Jeffrey Epstein Offered Prince Andrew
An oblivious interview exposes the two-tier world in which Jeffrey Epstein flourished.
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Luke MacGregor / Reuters Ask Your (Male) Colleagues What They Earn
Samira Ahmed’s case against her employer, the BBC, illustrates the value of transparency in closing the gender pay gap.
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Jan Versweyveld Broadway’s Dirty Secret
Ivo Van Hove’s success shows how much American commercial theater relies on European state funding.
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Handout via Reuters The Last Chance to Stop Brexit
An election set for December will define Britain’s path: whether it will, improbably, stay in the European Union or depart on Boris Johnson’s terms.
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National Portrait Gallery A New Exhibition Shows Women as Artists, Not Muses
Pre-Raphaelite Sisters, at London’s National Portrait Gallery, moves female creatives from the margins of a historical era and puts them at the center.
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Jessica Taylor / Handout via Reuters Brexit and the Failure of Journalism
Poor coverage of Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union risks creating a democratic deficit and storing up resentment for the future.
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Culture Club / Getty / Katie Martin / ... Restoring the Sex and Rage to Jane Austen
A new wave of adaptations is uncovering a hidden side of the novelist.
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Anadolu Agency / Getty Another Nail in Boris Johnson’s Brexit Coffin
The country’s effort to leave the European Union has trapped its politicians in a web of obligations.
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Hannah Mckay / Reuters Can Brexit Be Stopped?
The Liberal Democrats are gambling on the realignment of British politics to do so.
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Alberto Pezzali / AP Why a ‘Brexit Election’ Will Make Things Worse
A national vote in the run-up to Britain’s deadline to withdraw from the European Union will be dangerous.
