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    Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” features biblical themes and symbols that aren’t present in Homer’s poem. @LuisParrales_ argues that this doesn’t mean the film is Christian—but…

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    If you’re looking for books that will make you feel deeply this season, @emmasarappo recommends “No God but Us.” See more recommendations from The Atlantic’s summer reading guide…

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    Those who want to weaken the Spanish government, boost the European far-right, and create turmoil inside the European Union lost little time in promoting images from Ceuta as soon…

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    A new Instagram feature enables users to doomscroll the app on their TV. @kait_tiffany tested the feature to see if it succeeded at enhancing—or dulling—her social life:

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    For America's 250th, @TheAtlantic asked the Black Seed Writers Group—a collective of homeless, transitional, and recently housed authors that meets in downtown Boston—for its thou…

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    It’s no secret that President Trump loves gold—and now taxpayers are financing his gaudy style in Washington, Matt Viser reports.

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    Benjamin Netanyahu, a self-styled expert on the U.S., has shattered his country’s standing with America, @FranklinFoer argues. Foer explores how the Israeli leader has driven a we…

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    Claims that Gen Z is saving the movies obscure a murkier truth about what the theatergoing experience has become, Sophia Nguyen argues.

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    A plan to renovate one of America’s most hated airports will surely be popular—but Dulles is actually fine the way it is, argues @AdrienneLaF:

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    The manosphere is trying to sell a version of masculinity based on the subjugation of others—and it's becoming an ideology all its own, @AdamSerwer argues.

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    Charli XCX has been known for making self-aware, cybernetic dance pop—the art-school take on Britney Spears—but her new album most flagrantly calls back to an entirely different i…

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    The population of eastern migratory monarchs could become extinct by 2080—but the fight to protect the species continues, Vann R. Newkirk II reports. He spoke with the grassroots…

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    Read about barrel racing in Phoenix, the nostalgia of Willie Nelson, and more culture recommendations from staff writer Yvonne Wingett Sanchez in The Atlantic Daily:

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    “Plenty of people my age are beginning to take care of sick or aging parents. It’s the natural way; you take care of the people who once took care of you,” @JenishaWatts writes. “…

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    America’s greatest rival is single-handedly averting a global energy crisis, and no one knows how the country is doing it—or why, Rogé Karma argues.

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    What is a robot? In 2016, @AdrienneLaF explored how that was becoming a more difficult question to answer—and a more crucial one. “Humanity, and what it means to be a human, will…

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    Abdul El-Sayed is mixing populism and anti-Zionism in a way that has little precedent in the Democratic Party—and the ramifications of his conspiratorial rhetoric may be difficult…

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    If you’re looking for books that will make you feel deeply this season, @ValerieTrapp recommends “In the Body of the World.” See more recommendations from The Atlantic’s summer re…

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    “The strongest case for mass immigration has always been that some people have no home to go back to,” @gcaw writes. “But the events in Ceuta seem very far from this category.”

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    Anthony Fauci's diaries are deeply embarrassing—and surprisingly instructive, Gal Beckerman argues.

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    Glen Hansard, who died at 56, was a teenager when he left school to pursue work as a street musician. This vulnerable and often trying vocation made him the artist he was, Sophia…

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    Wisconsin is no stranger to political extremes—but the state’s Democratic primary for governor may decide just how far left voters are willing to go, @russellberman reports:

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    Nearly 75 years after Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed by the U.S. government, @AmyWeissMeyer spoke with the sons they left behind. She reports on the ever-evolving debate…

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    By targeting Fauci, Senate Republicans are trying to transfer guilt from those who downplayed or misrepresented the pandemic, @davidfrum argues.

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    Federal prosecutors admitted that they don’t have evidence to prove the Reflecting Pool was vandalized by the former Olympian David Hearn—undermining everything that Trump has bee…

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    A swath of the internet can’t seem to get enough of watching the ridiculous feud between Alex Cooper and Alix Earle—and this obsession reveals a greater trend in how society can r…

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    .@anniejoyw8 has been a bridesmaid seven times, spending almost $20,000 on other people’s weddings. She explores the financial burden of being in a wedding party—and whether there…

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    Apple will now let you lease an iPhone or a MacBook like you would a car. The new program makes the company’s gadgets seem more affordable than they really are, @dlberes argues.

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    Anthony Fauci's diaries are deeply embarrassing—and surprisingly instructive, @galbeckerman argues. https://t.co/IL8NY9u0kX 🎨: Jonelle Afurong / The Atlantic. Source: Peter Dazele…

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    A political newcomer, Wes Moore can adapt to any audience—and has earned a perception, helped along by conservative media outlets, that he lacks authenticity, @JenishaWatts report…