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Getty ; The Atlantic Criminal-Justice Reformers Chose the Wrong Slogan
“Defund the Police” is a disaster. Under-policing is a form of oppression too.
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Catuffe / Getty Why More Americans Aren’t Happy for Gregg Popovich
The basketball coach who in recent years has questioned the soul of America brought home the gold for Team USA.
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Rasmus Loeth Petersen / Alamy One of the Ocean’s Biggest Threats Is Still Mostly a Mystery
There are major gaps in our understanding of invasive species.
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Tom Pennington / Getty Where Did ‘Synchronized Swimming’ Go?
More than 30 years after its Olympic debut, the sport was rebranded as “artistic swimming”—a controversial move that athletes fear could backfire.
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Ernst Haas / Getty ‘The Revelation Was That I Was the Problem’
A doctor nagged his twin brother to lose weight—but family arguments about food can be destructive.
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Getty ; The Atlantic The Olympics Have Lost Their Appeal
More and more, the international spectacle has become synonymous with overspending, corruption, and autocratic regimes.
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Getty ; Adam Maida / The Atlantic Pop Is Making Happiness Sound Pretty Dreary Lately
Lorde heads to the beach. Lana Del Rey sings of peace. Billie Eilish is happier than ever. But it doesn’t quite sound like a celebration.
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Everett; The Atlantic Your Favorite Art-House Film From 2001
On Monday, we asked you to vote for your favorite art-house film from 2001. The results are in.
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Harold M. Lambert / Getty ; The Atlantic Facebook Cares About Privacy—But Only If You’re an Advertiser
The social giant kicked off researchers studying how political ads can encourage targeted voter suppression, leaving citizens with little insight into how they’re manipulated on the platform.
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Allison Zaucha / The New York Times / … The Best Way to Keep Your Kids Safe From Delta
Get the adults in your community vaccinated.
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Wenjia Tang When the Dream of Growing Old With Your Friends Comes True
“We all dreamt, We’ll grow old together. We’ll be old ladies together. And we did.”
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The Atlantic The Books Briefing: What the Best Translations Share
Rendering a work in a new language often becomes a collaboration between the interpreter and the original text: Your weekly guide to the best in books
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Alessandra Sanguinetti / Magnum 16 Things to Remember at College
Advice for my daughter: Do talk to your professors outside of class. Do notice the way the sky changes color. Don’t get too drunk.
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The Atlantic Yes, the Pandemic Is Bad Again
Masks are reappearing and return-to-office plans have been postponed. Welcome to Delta’s whiplash.
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Ollie Millington / Getty Masks Are Back, Maybe for the Long Term
Some people can’t help but feel that masking while vaccinated is a regression—especially because this time, there’s no obvious off-ramp.
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Getty ; The Atlantic The Pandemic Business Boom
COVID-19 killed countless businesses. Surprisingly, it also launched a whole bunch of new ones.
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Kirsty O'Connor / PA / Getty Relax, America: The Vaccines Are Still Working
They’re not perfect and they never were. But they remain the only way to end the pandemic.
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Getty ; The Atlantic Tucker Carlson’s Self-Loathing International Tourism
Why the Fox News host—and other conservatives who dislike today’s America—happily assumed roles in an autocrat’s public-relations campaign
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Ryan Collerd / Bloomberg / Getty Does Biden Understand Contemporary Politics?
The president still believes he can reach across the aisle to a radicalized GOP.
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Jouni Porsanger / Lehtikuva / AFP / Getty Photos of the Week: Sun Deck, Shot Put, Sloth Seat
Sunflowers in Japan, flood damage in Germany, flamingos in France, Olympic games in Japan, shepherds in Turkey, wildfires in Southern Europe, and much more
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Spencer Platt / Getty The Atlantic Daily: A Nuanced Guide to Delta
It’s easy to feel despondent or indifferent about the pandemic these days. Here’s a better way to think about Delta.
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Hiro Komae / AP Watching Olympic Skateboarding Among 20 Skeptical, Aging Skaters
Skateboarders like myself feared that the activity’s mainstream debut would change our culture. Instead, we left our mark on the Games.
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Getty ; The Atlantic What Are Stores Even Thinking With All These Emails?
Your inbox is now a shopping mall.
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ALEX BRANDON / POOL / AFP via Getty The Capitol Rioters Attacked Police. Why Isn't the FOP Outraged?
Police unions aren’t usually bashful about defending officers, but they’ve been conspicuously subdued in discussing the January 6 attacks.
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Alberto Pezzali / AP; The Atlantic It’s August, and No One Knows What Kind of Summer It Is
For a moment it was hot vax summer; then the vibe sort of shifted.
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Warner Bros. The Suicide Squad Pushes the Limits of Taste
In the film, edgy shock value meets Hollywood sentimentality, resulting in a superhero movie unlike most others in the genre.
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Chris Jones The Would-Be Savior of Patagonia
Are environmental crusaders like Douglas Tompkins good for the planet?
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Jan Buchczik Which Pet Will Make You Happiest?
A pandemic puppy can increase your well-being—if you choose one for the right reasons.
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The Diplomats Without a Country
Myanmar’s diplomats in the U.S. and at the UN moved to oppose a coup—and found themselves in limbo.
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Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times / Getty; … Kamala Harris Knows She’s Trapped
The vice president needs to win over the voters who approve of Biden, but not of her performance.
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