Adrienne LaFrance
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Human, executive editor of The Atlantic
Really fascinating to watch artistic institutions try to thread this needle... An important piece by
@kelseyables.bsky.social
:
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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A Cautious New Approach to Trumpās Impeachments at the Smithsonian
The National Portrait Gallery reopened its presidents exhibitābut kept some details low-key.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/05/smithsonian-trump-portrait-impeachment/687180/
5 days ago
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Oh look, it's new fiction from
@stephenking.bsky.social
in The Atlantic:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Dinahās Hat
A short story
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/06/stephen-king-dinahs-hat/686930/
5 days ago
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Smart, from Vivian Salama and
@jonlemire.bsky.social
, about the president's big China trip:
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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A Summit About Business, but Maybe Also the Fate of the World
Trump is in Beijing with Americaās top CEOs for a reason.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/05/china-trump-summit-xi/687166/
6 days ago
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Brilliant and essential. Everyone should read
@helenlewis.bsky.social
's new cover story, out today:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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The Men Who Want Women to Be Quiet
A virulent form of misogyny has become the single most important force holding together the American right.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/06/conservative-masculinism-misogyny/686939/?gift=1ga2TvL-DbuHDQIcYF7oRwHKBGquDk5KukaWjIHgkJw&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
6 days ago
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This essay is extraordinary. By a 93-year-old who remembers what life was like before modern vaccines.
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Excellent reporting from
@sfifz787.bsky.social
. A must-read:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The FBI Directorās Unusual Calling Card
āKa$h Patelā bourbon is his newest innovation.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/05/kash-patel-fbi-bourbon/687066/
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From The Atlantic's editor in chief
@jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social
: "We will not be intimidated by illegitimate investigations ... we will continue to cover the FBI professionally, fairly, and thoroughly; and we will continue to practice journalism in the public interest."
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I love journalists.
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Scammers are going to have a field day...
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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Deepfakes Are Coming for Your Bank Account
OpenAI made the perfect tool for scammers.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/05/chatgpt-images-deepfakes-fraud/687023/
17 days ago
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This is very smart, by RogƩ Karma:
www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026...
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So, About That AI Bubble
Thanks to the rise of Claude Code and other AI agents, revenues are finally catching up to the hype.
https://www.theatlantic.com/economy/2026/05/ai-bubble-revenue-anthropic/687022/
19 days ago
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Vance Denies and Confirms Atlantic Reporting in One Breath
The vice presidentās comments on Fox News are the latest instance of his tortured attempts to navigate a path through Donald Trumpās war in Iran.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/04/vance-denies-and-confirms-atlantic-reporting-iran/687017/
19 days ago
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Adrienne LaFrance
Adam Serwer
21 days ago
The "reactionary colorblindess" of the right-wing justices has reached its logical conclusion in finding that it is racist NOT to let Louisianaāand any other state for that matterādiscriminate on the basis of race in voting. (gift link)
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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I wrote for The Atlantic about political violence and the rise of what Iām calling Blood Populism. Americans need to look beyond reflexive partisanship to understand the scope and scale of this problem.
21 days ago
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This really is amazing:
www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...
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Is It the Shoes?
The marathonās impossible barrier was broken.
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/04/marathon-2-hours-sabastian-sawe-running-london/686974/
22 days ago
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This is completely fascinating. An important story from
@matteowong.bsky.social
and
@lilashroff.bsky.social
about all of the Defense Production Act chatter in Washingtonāand how Silicon Valley is lawyering up:
www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...
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What Happens if America Nationalizes AI?
The Trump administration could exert much greater control over the AI industry.
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/04/ai-nationalization-trump-hegseth-anthropic-openai/686943/
23 days ago
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"They could not look or sound more unoppressed if they tried."
@gcaw.bsky.social
's latest:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The Fake Radicals Stealing Lemons
A New York Times podcast hosted Hasan Piker and a New Yorker staff writer for a discussion of lawbreaking, which they both endorsed as resistance to tyranny.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/hasan-piker-stealing-podcast/686917/
26 days ago
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In which
@dgraham.bsky.social
does not mince words:
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Seriously, Tucker Carlson? Come On.
Media figures who have turned against Trump only in recent weeks have forfeited the right to be taken seriously in the future.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/04/tucker-carlson-maga-pundits-trump/686921/
26 days ago
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reposted by
Adrienne LaFrance
The Atlantic
27 days ago
The Atlanticās Sarah Fitzpatrick speaks with Hanna Rosin about her reporting on FBI Director Kash Patel: āThe thing that stood out the most to me was the incredibly high levels of alarm that I would describe as bordering on panic for these sources.ā
theatln.tc/FglK4ZMd
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š» NEW from Radio Atlantic š» A conversation between
@sfifz787.bsky.social
and
@hannarosin.bsky.social
about Sarah's extraordinary reporting on Kash Patelāplus
@qjurecic.bsky.social
on the SPLC lawsuit:
www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/202...
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The Kash Patel Fallout
An interview with the Atlantic staff writer Sarah Fitzpatrick about her reporting
https://www.theatlantic.com/podcasts/2026/04/kash-patel-fallout/686907/
27 days ago
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Well when you put it that way, yikes...
@jonathanbchait.bsky.social
on the desperation of a president who can't stop posting:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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The Posting Will Continue Until Morale Improves
Trumpās Iran messaging seems desperate.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/trump-iran-posts/686909/
27 days ago
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This is worth reading.
@engber.bsky.social
on the birth of a new conspiracy theory:
www.theatlantic.com/science/2026...
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The Single Dumbest Conspiracy Theory of 2026
The ādisappearing scientistsā story is, in its way, a remarkable achievement.
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/04/missing-scientists/686885/
28 days ago
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This essay is really worth reading. Noah Hawley is a great writer:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezosās Private Retreat
For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/billionaire-consequence-free-reality/686588/
28 days ago
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Happy Patriotās Day Eve! A perfect time to read Paul Revereās ride, which first appeared in The Atlantic in 1861:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
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Paul Revereās Ride
A poem
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/1861/01/henry-wadsworth-longfellow-paul-reveres-ride/308349/?gift=1ga2TvL-DbuHDQIcYF7oR7Y8FhVV64QFqNQGJKWOxE8
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This is a big one. Stellar reporting from Sarah Fitzpatrick. To call it a must-read is an understatement:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Kash Patelās Erratic Behavior Could Cost Him His Job
The FBI director has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences/686839/
about 1 month ago
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This is a big one. Stellar reporting from Sarah Fitzpatrick. To call it a must-read is an understatement:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Kash Patelās Erratic Behavior Could Cost Him His Job
The FBI director has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/kash-patel-fbi-director-drinking-absences/686839/
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This is completely fascinating, by
@engber.bsky.social
:
www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/0...
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Is Woody Brown the Author of Woody Brownās Best-Selling Novel?
Upward Bound has gotten rave reviews and celebrity endorsements, but experts question its authenticity.
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/04/who-really-wrote-autistic-author-woody-brown-novel/686814/
about 1 month ago
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The Atlanticās newest cover story, by the peerless
@caity.bsky.social
, is unlike anything else. Just read it:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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I Found It: The Best Free Restaurant Bread in America
Thirteen thousand miles. Infinite contenders. One beautiful loaf.
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/best-free-restaurant-bread-america/686582/
about 1 month ago
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"Seldom have American leaders intervened so overtly in a foreign election, and seldom has their preferred candidate fared so badly."
www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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Thereās a Message for MAGA in Viktor OrbĆ”nās Defeat
Trump and Vance chose to go all in on Hungary, and now they share in the loss.
https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/04/viktor-orbans-loss-was-also-a-defeat-for-maga/686781/
about 1 month ago
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To understand what just happened in Hungary (OrbƔn actually lost, and conceded as much), I highly recommend
@isaacstanleybecker.bsky.social
's latest:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Viktor OrbƔn Could Actually Lose
The Hungarian leader faces an energized oppositionāand questions about whether he would accept defeat.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/viktor-orban-hungary-election-magyar/686732/
about 1 month ago
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Would that we all had āastronautsā courage and their ancient-explorerās heartsā Hereās to the best of us:
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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The Artemis Astronauts Are Studs
Strength, courage, expertise, wonder: NASAās moon-mission crew has reset the bar for greatness.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/04/artemis-ii-moon-astronauts-extreme-athletes/686728/
about 1 month ago
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I love astronauts.
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If you haven't read this astonishing Atlantic story by
@sarahzhang.bsky.social
, you mustāabout the science of consciousness and our understanding of what (if anything) people in vegetative states can perceive. By a writer at the height of her powers:
theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...
(From 2025)
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The Mother Who Never Stopped Believing Her Son Was Still There
For decades, Eve Baer remained convinced that her son, unresponsive after a severe brain injury, was still conscious. Science eventually proved her right.
https://theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/06/brain-injury-consciousness-science/682579/
about 1 month ago
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reposted by
Adrienne LaFrance
Tom Nichols
about 1 month ago
If Trump does give an order to attack civilian targets that have no military value as a means of collectively punishing the Iranian people - and make good his threat to begin a genocide - Marco Rubio should resign and the military must refuse the order.
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Did Trump Just Threaten to Use Nuclear Weapons in Iran?
If such an order comes to pass, the military can and must refuse.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/trump-truthsocial-destruction-iran/686716/?gift=otEsSHbRYKNfFYMngVFweOZ2ACsYtzYQB-Clgym7_50&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
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White House: āOnly President Trump knows what he will do, and the entire world will find out..."
@dgraham.bsky.social
: "This view is legally, morally, and practically disastrous."
www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
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Trump Threatens to Destroy an Entire Nation
The presidentās position is that if he wants to wipe out a āwhole civilization,ā then that is his decision to make.
https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/2026/04/trump-iran-civilization-threat/686712/
about 1 month ago
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A stirring argument from @RadioFreeTomāthat final paragraph, whew. Really worth reading. Here's a gift link for anyone who doesn't subscriber to The Atlantic yet:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Did Trump Just Threaten to Use Nuclear Weapons in Iran?
If such an order comes to pass, the military can and must refuse.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/trump-truthsocial-destruction-iran/686716/?gift=1ga2TvL-DbuHDQIcYF7oRyicgcQ636ADj6Loql18Yy0&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
about 1 month ago
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This is so beautiful. Only a person of
@ashleyrparker.bsky.social
's sparkling charm and fierce intelligence could write a tribute so layered; loving, honest, and funny. What a gift to the rest of us to get to see Bruce Jay Parker through her eyes:
www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...
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The Endless Goodbye
More than a decade before my dad died, I lost him to dementia.
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/04/death-dementia/686552/?gift=1ga2TvL-DbuHDQIcYF7oR6P7jK_fUIHO4iEqONhptSI&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share
about 2 months ago
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What does it mean to be "in" the Epstein files?
@tyrangiel.bsky.social
sifted through 3.5 million pages to answer that question. Here's his taxonomy of grossness:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The Epstein Spectrum
A moral exercise in a moral desert
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/epstein-files-contacts-degrees/686265/
about 2 months ago
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There is a crazy NeeDoh shortage going on and if you have no idea what that means
@olgakhazan.bsky.social
can explain:
www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/...
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Everyone Thinks They Need a NeeDoh
But no one can find one.
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/04/needoh-toy-shortage/686674/
about 2 months ago
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āEven in less dangerous times,Ā the public would still have a right to answers about such an unprecedented purge of the senior U.S. military ranks.ā
@radiofreetom.bsky.social
ās latest:
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Hegsethās War on Americaās Military
Someone needs to explain the Pentagon purges to the American people.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/hegseths-war-on-americas-military/686676/
about 2 months ago
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NEW from
@theatlantic.com
: "Several people familiar with the White Houseās plans told us there are active discussions about others leaving the administration, including Kash Patel, Army Secretary Daniel Driscoll, and Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer."
www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...
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Trumpās Purge May Be Just Beginning
After Pam Bondiās ouster, other top administration officials could be in jeopardy.
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/04/pam-bondi-trump-attorney-general/686673/
about 2 months ago
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"Bondi was not uniquely skilled at destruction, just a willing cog in Trumpās machine. Eventually, the machine ground her up, too."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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The Next Attorney General Has an Impossible Job
Just like the last one
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/trump-pam-bondi-justice-department-fired/686672/
about 2 months ago
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This is smart:
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Pam Bondi Couldnāt Possibly Succeed
She did what Donald Trump wanted her to do. That turned out to be part of the problem.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/04/pam-bondi-fired-trump/686671/
about 2 months ago
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Going to the moon is objectively awesome. Even when you don't land on it. I love this
@rossandersen.bsky.social
dispatch from the Artemis II launch:
www.theatlantic.com/science/2026...
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Why Doesnāt Anybody Realize Weāre Going Back to the Moon?
On the ground at the Trump eraās most important space launch
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/04/artemis-moon-launch-trump/686661/
about 2 months ago
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I will read everything Cullen Murphy writes, obviously, and this one is particularly lovely. Not to be missed:
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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What Tracy Kidder Stood For
His deep, immersive writing had moral stakes and changed peopleās lives.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/04/tracy-kidder-writer-obituary-mountains-beyond-mountains/686651/
about 2 months ago
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This essay by the brilliant Laura Secor is really, really worth reading:
www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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Someday in Tehran
The heartbreak of hoping for a democratic Iran
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/05/iran-us-israel-war-democracy-women/686583/
about 2 months ago
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Itās okay for hard things to be hard. On the subject of AI and writing, I like how George Saunders puts it.
about 2 months ago
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Every self-respecting comedy nerd needs to read
@geoffrbennett.bsky.social
ās wonderful essay on āIn Living Color.ā So many great stories from that era. And in many ways an ode to Keenan Ivory Wayans:
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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The 'In Living Color' Effect
How a radical sketch-comedy show helped usher in the cultural boom of Black comedy in the 1990s
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/03/in-living-color-televisions-boldest-bet/686500/
about 2 months ago
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āAs with all decisions involving this president, the move was subject to being reversed until publicly announced.ā This situation is absurd. Great reporting from
@jonfischer.bsky.social
and
@ashleyrparker.bsky.social
:
www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026...
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Not So Fast, Bill Maher
The comedian was set to receive the Twain Prize before a sudden reversal of course.
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/2026/03/trump-bill-maher-kennedy-center/686474/
2 months ago
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Driving by the Kennedy Center this morning and LOOK WHO I SAW
2 months ago
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Everything Lily Meyer writes is so smartāthis made me want to read Andrew Martin's new book.
www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/0...
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The āSeinfeldā Theory of Fiction
Annoying characters let us admit that we might be annoying too.
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/03/down-time-andrew-martin-pandemic-novel-review/686455/
2 months ago
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