~best-of-the-atlanti | Bookmarks (1083)
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The Truth About America’s Most Common Surgery
A new book explores the history of the Cesarean section—and how it explains what’s broken about...
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Photos: Keeping Cool in the Summer Heat
Recent images of people across the Northern Hemisphere doing what they can to beat the heat
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Instagram Is Not a Cigarette
The surgeon general’s recommendation to add a warning label to social-media apps is not as straightforward...
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Revenge of the Brits
British editors are suddenly leading several U.S. publications. Can it last?
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The Most Dangerous Bias in Today’s America
It’s the one that stops people from hearing the good news.
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Miami Is Entering a State of Unreality
No amount of adaptation to climate change can fix Miami’s water problems.
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The New Calculus of Summer Workouts
Summer extremes are making exercising outdoors so much grosser.
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Trump World Seems Worried
Either that, or they’re betting their base doesn’t care about the truth.
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What to Read to Understand How People Get Tricked
Each of these titles will stick with you and, perhaps, make you more likely to realize...
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The Biden Campaign’s Losing Battle
Beating up on the media is Trumpian and ineffective.
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The Magic of Old-Growth Forests
Photographing some of the oldest—and largest—living organisms on the planet
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It’s Time to Stop Inviting Plus-Ones to Weddings
Extra guests are expensive. What if we did away with them?
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The Cause That Turned Idealists Into Authoritarian Zealots
The history of American Communism shows that dogma and fervor are no substitute for popular support.
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Between a Rock and a Hard Place in the South China Sea
A remote outpost of the Philippines in the South China Sea is on the front line...
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'House of the Dragon' Is Bolder, Nastier—And Harder to Watch
In Season 2, the show comes close to being great. But it keeps making the same...
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The Overlooked (But Real) Possibility of a Big Democratic Win
Both moderates and progressives are pushing the Biden campaign to get more ambitious.
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The Eerie Silence Over Brexit
How did the biggest argument in British politics simply … vanish?