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Somalia is on the brink of famine—and for the first time in decades, America isn’t doing anything to help a country in that condition, Hana Kiros reports.
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Russia is giving Trump-friendly media figures a tour of Oleshky, Ukraine, the site of a cease-fire reportedly brokered by Melania Trump—but what they’ll see almost certainly won’t be the truth, @ZarinaZabrisky reports.
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Donald Trump has abandoned the Western order, turning America into a Russian ally, @RadioFreeTom argues:
A novel’s first line carries enormous weight, Stephanie Bai writes in The Atlantic Daily. She asked The Atlantic’s writers and editors: What is one of the best first lines in modern literature?
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The president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an abrupt attempt to force Ukraine to surrender and to save the Russian economy, @anneapplebaum argues:
After a troubled monologue, one “SNL” sketch offered a sly exploration of male obliviousness—and Shane Gillis was the perfect host to embody it, Michael Tedder argues:
The history of Zionism includes varied conceptions of the Jewish state—and could offer a path for Israel’s future, Adam Kirsch argues:
Video Village, @davidlsims’s new weekly newsletter, brings criticism, recommendations, and commentary about the world of movies straight to your inbox. Sign up today:
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The midterms are vulnerable to AI-driven disinformation—and election officials have yet to find a way to address it, @ToluseO reports.
"If I eat I don’t remember /
having done so. If I have lovers they haven’t called. If I have /
a name I will need you to remind me."
Read "I Thought I Was Good at Something," a poem by Robert Wood Lynn:
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Texting with difficult family members can be infuriating, @OlgaKhazan writes. She reports on the people who use AI to help them write messages—and keep the peace:
“Many earnest liberals see Piker as a handy megaphone who can convey their message to an elusive constituency. Piker, however, is not so much joining the team as sizing it up as prey,” @jonathanchait argues:
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The reality show "The Swan" was brutal to its participants, but at least it was honest about the extreme measures it promoted, Sophie Gilbert writes. Now, she argues, beauty culture has become much more evasive.
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Instead of creating a sequel to “The Social Network,” @petridishes asks, why not just do what Mark Zuckerberg did and make a social network worse? She shares her ideas for updating Aaron Sorkin’s original film about Facebook:
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“Savers who forgo gratification for decades end up not enjoying the money they’ve worked so hard to set aside. Meanwhile, the U.S. economy suffers as all of that money sits under the proverbial mattress instead of being spent,” @JeanChatzky writes.
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Pete Hegseth’s claim that military service members are superior to American civilians “is not only unwarranted, but actively dangerous,” @EliotACohen argues:
In planning to publicly execute Nidal Hasan, the Trump administration “continues to undermine our national values,” and gives credence to those who say the U.S. has lost its way, William H. McRaven argues:
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Protein popcorn. Protein ranch dressing. Lattes with protein cold foam. As everybody seems to be trying eat as much protein as possible, @matteo_wong proposes a humble alternative:
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A novel’s first line carries enormous weight, Stephanie Bai writes in The Atlantic Daily. She asked The Atlantic’s writers and editors: What is one of the best first lines in modern literature?
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