If the point of a perfume is not just to smell nice but also to project an identity, Brittany Aldean is selling the vision of a conservative woman who has it all, @nancywalecki.bsky.social argues—she reports on the influencer's new fragrance line:

"By and large, Gaddini has found that young Christian women want to be a wife and a mother and have a high-powered job." Engaging and nuanced piece by @nancywalecki.bsky.social in @theatlantic.com today. Check it out here: www.theatlantic.com/health/2026/...

More families who can afford it are hiring a “chief of staff for the home,” @nancywalecki.bsky.social writes. She reports on the rise of house-managing businesses, and why some people see the chance to free up their time as worth the money:

John Mark Comer’s advice for lost, phone-addicted young Christians is to live, literally, more like Jesus. I spent six months profiling/interviewing Comer and trying out the practices for @theatlantic.com's May print issue www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

John Mark Comer’s advice for lost, phone-addicted young Christians might sound like that of any viral wellness personality—but he has a unique framing: the practices of Jesus. @nancywalecki.bsky.social spoke with the pastor and spent six months trying his practices.

No one—NO ONE—writes like James Parker. This was such a treat to read. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Got to write about how Mk.gee is making the guitar sound new again, for @theatlantic.com -- featuring Joni Mitchell, my dad, and a weird guitar device from the 90s. Please read! I had so much fun writing this www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Dear New York City: I’m sorry for all the mean things I said to you this winter; spring is lovely.

I'm deep in some guitar-gear discussion threads right now for a piece I'm writing, and can I just say, I LOVE musicians. People who want to spend all their free time thinking about how to produce the most beautiful sounds possible?? My kind of folks!!!

I needed the world to know that Polymarket has an X account for its female traders called @PolyBaddies. My latest for @theatlantic.com : www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

Best part of writing this was interviewing a 9-year-old who’s already 10x funnier than I’ll ever be

Oh thank God, Nancy Meyers has returned to save the American rom com 💪

A year ago today, Arthur, a loved one of mine, died in the Palisades Fire. Thinking extra today about what a wonderful and bizarre and special person he was. Here's a tribute I wrote to him last Jan: www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

There are many “For Sale” signs in the Palisades—as well as ones instead promising, “This home will rise again.” @nancywalecki.bsky.social reports on how long a year can feel after a fire:

In the Palisades burn scar, I saw many banners and signs the community had placed where their homes and businesses used to be. I keep thinking about one on an elementary school: "Returning January 2028." My report on what my hometown looks like, one year later: www.theatlantic.com/science/2026...

I had a blast with this piece, interviewing such talented jingle writers—including the man who is literally the reason Blue Öyster Cult put more cowbell on “Don’t Fear the Reaper” www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

There is something ineffably human about commercial jingles that AI doesn’t seem able to replicate; people just seem to know the difference somehow. Fascinating and fun piece by @nancywalecki.bsky.social

Happy Milo & the Nativity play season to all who celebrate. Has to be one of my favorite videos on the Internet: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhB6...

All that stucco, molding, and wood from the East Wing of the White House had to go somewhere. So @nancywalecki.bsky.social tried to find it.

I went on a quest to find the East Wing remnants and turns out some of it may be being turned into a new hole at a golf course?? Enjoy my misadventures for @theatlantic.com www.theatlantic.com/technology/2...

About to hit subscribe to this substack with every corpuscle of my being

Read Elias Wachtel's debut in @theatlantic.com--nuanced + delightful piece about Gen Z switching to dumbphones that somehow also contains a beautiful meditation on the process of religious conversion ?! BRAVO! www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

L.A. announced that it has arrested a suspected arsonist for January's Palisades Fire. But that's changed little for residents, and it hasn't changed how much I miss my loved one who died in the fire. My latest for @theatlantic.com: www.theatlantic.com/science/2025...

What a beautiful man, what a beautiful story, an oasis in the dark, and I still have three pages to go. A big thank you for the telling. At one point, it felt like your father was that man in the wizarding world, matching wands to upcoming magicians, except this is music, and utterly more magical

This is fantastic from @nancywalecki.bsky.social & @theatlantic.com. The kind of piece that should exist more in the world. I don't have access to a gift link, but if you've got access to an Atlantic sub I highly recommend. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

What! An! Interview!!!! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/13/m...

I enjoyed this. And what an infectious laugh. ❤️ "Reporter left speechless after witnessing Japan's new $70 million Maglev train in action at 310 mph"

Shrieked and told my mom, “MY STORY WAS FEATURED BY LONGREADS!!!!” Big Longreads fan.

Quite something to see this all laid out in such stark detail. Excellent reporting from @hana-kiros.bsky.social. Gift link here because everyone should read this: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Claire's was once a place where tween girls went to be tween girls. Now it's in trouble, @elcush.bsky.social writes: https://theatln.tc/8D1ts6RS

Another day, another opportunity to replay the Graham Nash/Joni Mitchell “Our House” demo over and over and over

The gizmo Dad uses to speak hasn’t been working, so Mom and I read his lips and act as his interpreter with other people. Dad had me relay a joke to someone. He then informed me I hadn’t delivered the joke with the right intonation. 🤦‍♀️

As I finalized my article about him for @theatlantic.com, Dad told our fact-checker he wanted to make sure I was highlighting his FRIENDS’ accomplishments—including the only man Dennis Wilson trusted to care for the Asian small-clawed otters he kept in his swimming pool. bit.ly/45eZIfa

This is beyond great. A wonderful story by @nancywalecki.bsky.social, full of love (and rock stars!) www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

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

When the greatest rock musicians of the 1970s needed an instrument—or a friend—Fred Walecki was there. @nancywalecki.bsky.social writes about her father’s work:

"Brian Wilson, he made all his records with four tracks, but you couldn't make his records if you had a HUNDRED tracks today." "That ear – I mean, Jesus, he’s got to will that to the Smithsonian." — Bob Dylan RIP Brian Wilson

RIP to Brian Wilson, who gave us many perfect albums but also the perfect interview

This romp through Paris by @caity.bsky.social is completely, utterly delightful. READ IT OR YOU'LL MISS OUT www.theatlantic.com/books/archiv...

When Korean skin care arrived in the United States several years ago, it became the stuff of legend among beauty enthusiasts—both for its quality and price. New tariffs against South Korea could upend its affordability, @nancywalecki.bsky.social reports:

Tariffs have come for snail mucin. My latest for @theatlantic.com on how new trade restrictions could upend America's love affair with Korean skin care. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Another deeply heartbreaking story by my great colleague @nancywalecki.bsky.social

Trump Is Ceding Ground to a Deadly Enemy, an essay by me adapted from my book Everything Is Tuberculosis. www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

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Without a doubt, one of the wildest stories ever. A little over a week ago, the national-security adviser inadvertently added @jeffreygoldberg.bsky.social to a group chat with the VP and others to plan an attack on the Houthis. You have to read this now: www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...

In the area scorched by January’s Palisades Fire, Los Angeles is planning to rebuild with fire in mind—but the landscape is still primed to burn, @nancywalecki.bsky.social reports. theatln.tc/sAOLawL0

My hometown burned in January. I wrote about all the members of my community trying to come back to this very special place. www.theatlantic.com/science/arch...

The Palisades will be rebuilt, and many displaced residents want to return—if they can, @nancywalecki.bsky.social reports: theatln.tc/KL7wabHx

Charlie spent his life creating what was essentially LA’s Unofficial Rock n Roll Hall of Fame. The Eaton Fire took it away. My latest in @theatlantic.com: www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...

Good reporting by @hana-kiros.bsky.social www.theatlantic.com/health/archi...