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"X and Grok are politically and culturally influential tools; Musk seems intent on turning them into not just instruments of the far right but also something like Maxim on steroids." www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

This article, its structure, and especially its hall-of-fame kicker should all be taught in writing classes:

It's a particularly good day to read a poem by Arthur Sze, our newest Poet Laureate— www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

“And when those white-sailed ships / piled us together, cargo in the hull of hell, / the word rode with us, our tongues / anointed with the power of God.” Read “In the Beginning, There Was the Word,” a poem by Ashley M. Jones:

Today is a good day to read @mckaycoppins.bsky.social on the mind games, sibling rivalry, and war for power that culminated in Lachlan Murdoch winning his family’s succession fight: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

"We have everything we need, but we want more, and faster. The crushed garter snake is scrawled on the tarmac in an ampersand." Read “Summertime,” a poem in our October 2025 issue by Rosanna Warren.

“And maybe after his grandmother was dead, he thought, maybe then he could just lock the door and be alone in the house and no one else would have to die.” Read a new short story by Daniel J. O’Malley:

“I am talking my way back to the poem’s turn / and where it might lie outside my skirted body, / a corded place where bluish sky paints my attention” Read “Irresistible Contentment,” a poem from Prageeta Sharma's forthcoming collection, “Onement Won”:

A fun shape-shifter of a poem that we recently published @theatlantic.com, from Richard Siken's forthcoming collection: www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...

When Joni Mitchell, Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris, and other 1970s music legends needed an instrument—or a friend—my dad, Fred Walecki, was there. My love song to him in @theatlantic.com September issue: bit.ly/45eZIfa

Summer is coming down to a choice between enduring the heat and avoiding it—both of which might, in their own ways, be making people sick, @yeahyeahyasmin.bsky.social reports.

“As you passed by, / the big sun erupted, darkness shook open / and showed you its fires. But your horses / remained: patient and gray, statue-like / in the iron light, enduring on the horizon.” Read “Your Horses,” a poem by Jodie Hollander:

Following the devastating floods in Texas that occurred on July 4, search efforts along the Guadalupe River, combined with online groups, are helping to reunite items with survivors and families. nyti.ms/4eV7a3u

“Write that down, says my father, / who knows a beautiful thing / when it slithers over his path.” Read “Buying Shrimp at Bennetts Point,” a poem by Roey Leonardi:

YOU MANIACS! YOU BLEW IT UP www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

For @theatlantic.com's August issue, I wrote about the last time the U.S. government said a group of immigrants posed a threat to national security, and what one man did in response: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

It started with nonstick pans. Then it was spoons, coffee cups, and cling wrap. @annielowrey.bsky.social reports on what she learned from her quest to rid plastic from her family’s life.

A very entertaining and eye-opening read if you also go cukoo bananas fighting with customer service www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

“I’d never felt that understood or supported by anyone else in my entire life. So what, he liked to sleep with men? I did too.” Read a new short story by Helen Schulman:

a father's day poem in @theatlantic.com, by gioncarlo valentine: "But you were only learning yourself, tracing your cheeks / to learn what you were, your new package, all celestial flourish, / tucked away inside cotton and skin." www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...

this poetry debut from nicky vaid in @theatlantic.com is a real treat: "I don’t know how the beetles got in. / Landed like plums rolling off a cloud, / soft erasers inside their mouths, / my dreams were first to go." www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...

"... hexagon honey stuck to their eyes, there are six sides to loneliness ..." www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...

I learned so much from this amazing @sarahzhang.bsky.social piece about the human brain and consciousness—which it turns out scientists are only just beginning to understand. Like everything Sarah writes, this is an utterly fascinating, deeply human story: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

“No matter how long we get to parent our children, there are only limited numbers of ‘I love you’s we can say to them.” A Personal History by Yiyun Li.

this poem by li-young lee, published on mother's day, is simply breathtaking: www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...

a short story for your monday, from honor's new book, sleep: www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

“‘Forgive / the utter glut / of this,’ the counter’s / sour dishes, the heap / of sheets undone, / tufts of dog hair / floating where / the late sun hits. ” Read “Good Lord, These Muscadines,” a new poem by Caki Wilkinson:

i love the rhythm in this poem by @a-woo.bsky.social: "You can mix almost anything / With alcohol, sugar & lemon, branch & / Honey, cream & the cat that got it, sweat & the breath / Autonomic" www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...

a very unique review of a very unique book, by @matteowong.bsky.social: www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...

grapes, painted by ellen isham schutt, 1911

“Blast of pain, and past / the pear-white chill of the birth ward bustles. / this odd shadow down my legs and away.” Read “Hinge,” a new poem by Laura Kolbe:

Still thinking about her (Ruth Asawa's persimmons)

What would it take for us to embrace getting older—instead of trying to defy the passage of time? In a new season of “How To,” co-hosts Natalie Brennan and Yasmin Tayag explore the cultural gamification of aging up:

Opera on TV can "reach you even if you’re 'on assignment in Antarctica.' It’s hard to argue with that." Or maybe not, @katherinehu.bsky.social writes. "Knowing that you can experience a moment only once—and being unable to relive it—is a rarity." Go read this!! www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

On opera, and the wonderful imperfections of live performance: "Seeing the seams is part of live performance’s charm—it asks the audience to actively participate in the suspension of reality, as opposed to having it ready-made for them." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

The Atlantic's April cover story is a real feat. It was an honor to work with @mckaycoppins.bsky.social on it over the past year: "The fight over the trust was the culmination of a decades-long story—one that James decided he was finally ready to tell." www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

“To plot freedom is to leave the words that matter / Written across everything you own that matters, / As in leave the names that your loves call you / All the places that you traverse." Read a new poem by Reginald Dwayne Betts:

WRITING TIP: if you get stuck, try making the font really really big. This will remind you of being a baby, when you only knew twelve words and didn't know about death

a lovely, playful poem by @jmaebarizo.bsky.social: "Tell me that you do not think of me, that you / have forgotten the wild proscenium of cloud, / how bodies affix and then elide, the sky’s / stenography." www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...

this essay, from @nancywalecki.bsky.social, broke my heart: "The winds are part of life here, and one that I’ve always, probably foolishly, loved." www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

Todd Webb’s photographs of Georgia O’Keeffe at home in New Mexico provide a window into the painter’s daily life, Roxana Robinson writes: theatln.tc/gfaWb4YW

Two stages of writing: 1) This shouldn't take too long 2) Oh no

i'll be working on web poetry for the atlantic starting in january! #poetrysky, my inbox is open: [email protected]

this is the best piece on AI relationships that i've read, truly can't recommend it enough:

If you're looking for some holiday reading, this short story from @theatlantic.com—on fleeting young love—is a favorite: "The feel of Lucia staring filled Frankie with a strange kind of dread, the fear that she might spoil this sweet thing with her hunger." www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...

When a writer says they've outlined their story, what they really mean is they've envisioned 3-4 cool scenes they now need to somehow tie together into a plot

a delightful gift guide with picks you won't find anywhere else—do you know anyone who wants the 54-pound warren commission report? or maybe a Los Alamos staff mug? www.theatlantic.com/culture/arch...