Texas Republicans Are Desperate to Sound Manly
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Photos of the Week: Kite Chase, River Float, Night Harvest
A pink-soup festival in Lithuania, wild horses in Germany, a volcanic eruption in Indonesia, a gathering of Marilyn Monroe look-alikes…
Atlantic Trivia: The Weekend
Test your knowledge—and read our stories for a little extra help.
The Caning That Changed America
Two books about the 1856 beating of a senator show how words can incite violence—and also help defeat it.
Iran’s Next Internet Blackout Is Inevitable
Flipping the kill switch is a potent exercise of authoritarian control.
The World Cup of Ugh
Why isn’t this more fun?
Don’t Worry! That Was Almost Certainly the Last Graham Platner Scandal!
A very not-panicked note from the Platner campaign
Trump Thinks His Administration Is ‘Like Pirates’
They’re seizing ships, plundering cargo, and inflicting casualties on the high seas.
Has Graham Platner Changed Enough?
Yet more damning revelations threaten to sink his Senate campaign.
California Democrats Avoided the Worst-Case Scenario
But their dysfunctional governor’s primary does not bode well.