What Kate McKinnon Gave to Saturday Night Live
Of the show’s big cast departures, this one will hurt the most.
Lilies
A poem by Mary Oliver, published in The Atlantic in 1988
Each Sentence Is One You Can Feel
In All the Lovers in the Night, Mieko Kawakami draws on her poet’s sensibility to explore the awful intensity of human emotions.
The Election Denier Who Could Run Michigan’s Elections
Kristina Karamo was an unknown poll worker who claimed the 2020 election was fraudulent. Now, she’s the Republican candidate for secretary of state.
Kids Are Far, Far Behind in School
Educators need a plan ambitious enough to remedy enormous learning losses.
I Feel Safest in My Hospital
The U.S. may feel ready to move on from the pandemic, but I’m not.
A Whole Age of Warfare Sank With the Moskva
A fierce debate is raging within the U.S. Marine Corps about what comes next.
A Radioactive Gas Is Lurking Beneath the Permafrost
Cancer-causing radon has been trapped beneath the frozen Arctic soil for millennia. Climate change is setting it free.
The Doom Spiral of Pernicious Polarization
The U.S. is more dangerously divided than any other wealthy democracy. Is there a way back from the brink?
Chip ’n Dale: Rescue Rangers Is a Reboot That Requires Zero Nostalgia
The Disney+ film is like an updated Who Framed Roger Rabbit—a fantastically funny cartoon satire.
To War Criminals Who Believe They Have Impunity, Think Again
The trial in Sweden of an Iranian official accused of facilitating the mass murder of political prisoners is a timely example.
What Alito Doesn’t Understand About Pregnancy
A conservative justice’s draft treats pregnancy as a simple matter: Either a uterus is occupied by a fetus or it is not.
The Volunteer Movement Enraging China
An informal, online network is translating publicly available articles and social-media posts. That has been enough to rile Beijing.
Something’s Up With Harry Styles’s Vibe
Don’t be fooled by the pastel tones and gentle sounds of Harry’s House.
Ngũgĩ in America
At 84, the Kenyan writer and perennial Nobel runner-up reflects on his Southern California home and the problem of sameness.
Motherhood’s Impossible, All-Consuming Demands
Works that meditate on the struggle to maintain an independent sense of self after having children: Your weekly guide to the best in books
A Second Chance at Friendship
“It happened because both parties were interested to make it happen.”
Scotland’s Billionaires Are Turning Climate Change Into a Trophy Game
A net-zero land rush is sweeping the country, and both locals and wealthy “green lairds” are trying to buy in.
No, Student Loans Aren’t Like a Mortgage
Senator Elizabeth Warren on why she believes that student debt should be canceled, and how to prevent a debt situation like this from happening again
American Democracy Isn’t Ready for This
Lessons from the iVote meltdown
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