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Alan Varajas / EyeEm / Getty / The ... The Advice That Most 2020 Commencement Speakers Won’t Give
Here’s the speech that graduates need to hear.
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The Atlantic The 1798 Poem That Was Made for 2020
“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” is taking on new meaning during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Pavel Popov An Ode to Running in the Movies
What makes Harrison Ford such a great cinematic sprinter, and why does Tom Cruise always pump his arms like that?
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Jillian Freyer Homeless in a City Buffeted by Plague
Boston’s most vulnerable citizens are experiencing a drastic reduction in places to eat, places to sit, places to use the bathroom, places to be safe, places to be.
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A Coronavirus Prayer
James Parker reads a prayer for these trying times.
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Gabriel Zimmer The Coronavirus Prayer
A pandemic that won’t last forever and ever, amen
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Till Lauer An Ode to Driving in America
A Brit learns to love Dunkin’, classic-rock radio, and the open road.
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Princeton University Library The Secret Cruelty of T. S. Eliot
Before she died, Emily Hale donated love letters she had received from the author while his wife was ill. Now public, the writings reveal his quiet duplicity.
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Maria Spann Ode to Social Distancing
A poem for Tuesday
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Miguel Porlan An Ode to Fallibility
Instant replay is ruining sports.
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Kevin Cummins What Happened When the Sex Pistols Threw a Christmas Party
A new book showcases a collection of photos that captures the band’s last concert in England—they were in their pomp, on their mission, and fully charged.
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Luci Gutiérrez An Ode to Cold Showers
Fling wide the plastic curtain, take a breath, and step right in.
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The Atlantic Three Authentic Writers Have Occupied the Oval Office
On the literary merits of presidential writing
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Radio Times A Book That Honors a Complicated Figure
A recent work by the late critic Clive James about his literary idol, Philip Larkin, artfully examines the complex poet’s canon.
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Illustration by Simon Montag; David M. Bennett / ... How Flamenco Went Pop
The Spanish star Rosalía has made the harrowing music of Andalusia into a global phenomenon.
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Pablo Amargo An Ode to Middle Age
Your body begins to betray you. You have neither the vitality of youth nor the license of old age. But being over the hill has its pleasures.
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Naomi Elliott The 18 Best Albums of 2019
Our staffers pick the most resonant and exciting music of the year.
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PAUL HARRIS / GETTY Hunter S. Thompson’s Letters to His Enemies
The great gonzo journalist understood America’s fractured politics long before the rest of us did.
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Peter Staley The Chaotic Elegance of Flea
In his new memoir, Acid for the Children, the Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist exhibits virtuosic vulnerability.
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Lucille Clerc Philip Pullman’s Problem With God
In His Dark Materials, now an HBO series, the author takes on organized religion. It’s not a fair fight.
