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The Pet Chicken ‘From Hell’
When a family adopts a rooster, it wreaks havoc on their cramped Mumbai apartment.
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Kevin Lamarque / Reuters Trump's New Red Scare
With reelection looming and his wall all but defeated, the president sees a convenient political target on the left.
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Cinema Guild The Documentary That Bucks Oscar Trends—And Still Got a Nomination
Hale County This Morning, This Evening’s nod is a diversion from the Academy’s typical recognition of black cinema.
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Leah Millis / Reuters Accused College Students Deserve the Presumption of Innocence
Nineteen attorneys general are lobbying against extending that right in Title IX cases on campus.
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Universal / DreamWorks Animation How to Let Your Dragon Go
DreamWorks Animation’s heartwarming trilogy about a Viking boy and his pet comes to an end with How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World.
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Max Rossi / Reuters What to Watch for During the Catholic Church’s Sex-Abuse Meeting
Pope Francis convened 190 bishops and other prelates to discuss the protection of minors in the Church. Are they serious about it?
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Marie LaFauci/ Getty / Arsh Raziuddin / The ... The Coming Care Crisis as Kids With Autism Grow Up
The number of adults with autism diagnoses is soaring, but there aren’t enough programs and services to meet the demand.
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IFC How Documentary Now! Spoofs Male Genius
The IFC mockumentary series from Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, and Seth Meyers is better than ever in its third season.
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Eduardo Munoz / Reuters What the Jussie Smollett Story Reveals
It shows a peculiar aspect of 21st-century America: victimhood chic.
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Shutterstock When Kids Realize Their Whole Life Is Already Online
Googling yourself has become a rite of passage.
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Kevin Morley / Associated Press The Virginia Democrats’ Warring Factions
Scandals reveal a party beset by infighting and whispers of conspiracies.
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Mark Humphrey / AP The Lessons Southern Baptists Need to Learn
America’s largest Protestant denomination is reeling from a sexual-abuse scandal. Can its leaders push through needed reforms?
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: How the Philosophy of Alexander Hamilton Explains the Green New Deal
“This goes back to Hamilton, the daddy of it all.” Plus Bernie Sanders is officially running for president, questioning the insect apocalypse, and more
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Dennis Van Tine / Reuters The Atlantic Politics & Policy Daily: Bern Again
A few hours after his announcement, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont had already out-fundraised his 2020 competitors.
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Reuters There Was No One Like Karl Lagerfeld
Chanel’s creative director, who died at 85, winkingly played into the stereotypes of a great couturier. But he also refused to be pigeonholed.
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Yuri Gripas / Reuters Bernie Sanders Is the Democratic Front-Runner
Even though many Democrats blame him for Donald Trump’s election—and his rivals think he’ll fade
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John Trumbull / Caitlin Ochs / Eric Vidall ... A Centuries-Old Idea Could Revolutionize Climate Policy
The Green New Deal’s mastermind is a precocious New Yorker with big ambitions. Sound familiar?
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Vincenzo Pinto / AFP / Getty Carnival in Venice 2019
Colorful images from the opening days of the festival—“Tutta colpa della Luna!”
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Netflix Russian Doll Shatters the Word Crazy
Understanding Netflix’s trippy masterpiece means understanding what it’s saying about mental illness and the stigma around it.
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University of York The Lab Discovering DNA in Old Books
Even the beeswax used in seals is rich with data about the past, including the flowers that grew in that region year to year
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Chris McLoughlin / Getty Is the Insect Apocalypse Really Upon Us?
Claims that insects will disappear within a century are absurd, but the reality isn’t reassuring either.
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Alex Wong / Getty The 2020 U.S. Presidential Race: A Cheat Sheet
Bernie Sanders is running for president again, hoping to improve on his surprisingly successful 2016 campaign. Who else is running, who’s not, and who can’t decide? A quick guide to the crowded field.
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Saul Loeb / AFP / Getty The Gun Violence That’s a Bigger Threat to Kids Than School Shootings
Mass killings on school grounds account for a very small percent of victims, but they capture far more public attention than other shootings.
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Leah Millis / Reuters Reckless Even by Roger Stone Standards
Never gratuitously annoy the person who is deciding how long you’ll spend in federal prison.
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Netflix The Uncomfortable and Profound Authenticity of Roma
What it’s like to watch Alfonso Cuarón’s sweeping drama when you’ve been in the shoes of both the maid and the children she cares for
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Eric Baradat / AFP / Getty Images Why Is This Cross-Shaped Memorial Constitutional?
The Supreme Court seems poised to affirm that it can be displayed on public land—but a great deal rides on its rationale.
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Eric Thayer / Reuters Andrew McCabe Couldn’t Believe the Things Trump Said About Putin
The former deputy director of the FBI explains why the bureau felt obligated to investigate the president—and how the Mueller probe might end.
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mikroman6 / Getty How to Stop Hating Your Least Favorite Food
I can’t stand cucumbers, but I’m ready to change if I can.
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Andreas Gebert / Reuters The Moment the Transatlantic Charade Ended
At the Munich Security Conference, Europe and the Trump administration stopped pretending to respect each other.
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Clodagh Kilcoyne / Reuters The Atlantic Daily: Hard Border
The NFL v. Kaepernick. Plus: Brexit and the hard border in Ireland, and a brief history of American presidential campaign announcements—and what they signal.
