Technology

Are You Sure You’re Not Guilty of the ‘Millennial Pause’?

The first generation to grow up with social media, Millennials are now becoming the first generation to age out of it.

Seriously, What Are You Supposed to Do With Old Clothes?

There are no good solutions to the problems of closet clean-out.

No, I Will Not BeReal

The alternative to Instagram gamifies a more “authentic” kind of posting.

The Horrors of No-News Facebook

Bible quotes and teddy bears forever

What Are Abortion Code Words Even For?

‘I’ll take you camping’ and the limits of online activism

Everything About Twitter v. Musk Is Utter Nonsense

This dispute is where all sanity and logic go to die.

Hard Seltzer Has Gone Flat

Americans are realizing the truth about White Claw: It’s bad!

Introducing the Atlantic Archive

165 years of journalism, now available online

Hybrid Work Is Doomed

Office workers work in offices, for better or for worse.

Uber Pool Is a Zombie

Shared rides are back for the first time since March 2020. Did anyone notice?

You’re Not Allowed to Have the Best Sunscreens in the World

Newer, better UV-blocking agents have been in use in other countries for years. Why can’t we have them here?

The 10-Year-Old Tweet That Still Defines the Internet

A cryptic utterance from a supposed spambot never lost its relevance.

Have the Crypto Bosses Learned Anything At All?

The crash should have been a humbling moment for the industry. Instead, companies are doubling down.

Fashion Has Abandoned Human Taste

Stores are stocked with copycat designs. It’s a nightmare.

Google’s AI Is Something Even Stranger Than Conscious

Machine sentience is overrated.

The Personal Brand Is Dead

Gen Z would rather be anonymous online.

Google’s ‘Sentient’ Chatbot Is Our Self-Deceiving Future

The next generation of AI will put the pathetic fallacy on steroids.

America’s Need for Speed Never Ends Well

If 15-minute-delivery apps sound too good to be true, that’s because they are.

Why Fangirls Scream

From bobby-soxers to Beatlemania to Bieber Fever—we all know what a screaming fangirl looks like. But do we really know why she’s screaming?

How to Fix Twitter—And All of Social Media

The online-speech debate pretends that we must choose between absolute freedom and centralized control. Let’s try something else.